July 24, 2024, 04:58: Earthquake at 6 km SE Molochio (RC)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.1 felt at 04:58 on 24 July 2024.
Place: 6 km SE Molochio (RC).
Terremoto in Calabria. Terremoto in provincia di Reggio Calabria.
On Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 04:58 an earthquake of magnitude 1.1 and depth 12.1 km was recorded in 6 km SE Molochio (RC). Further info on the INGV webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 04:58 on 24 July 2024 with epicenter 6 km SE Molochio (RC), having a depth of 12.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.1, therefore less then 2.0, this earthquake is classified as "micro", as not felt by the population.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it