July 24, 2024, 10:08: Earthquake at Isole Eolie (Messina)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.6 felt at 10:08 on 24 July 2024.
Place: Isole Eolie (Messina).
On Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 10:08 an earthquake of magnitude 2.6 and depth 21.9 km was recorded in Isole Eolie (Messina). 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 10:08 on 24 July 2024 with epicenter Isole Eolie (Messina), having a depth of 21.9 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.6, therefore between 2 and 3, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is not
generally felt, but recorded only by seismographs.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it