July 24, 2024, 18:23: Earthquake at 4 km NE Barete (AQ)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 18:23 on 24 July 2024.
Place: 4 km NE Barete (AQ).
Terremoto in Abruzzo. Terremoto in provincia di L'Aquila.
On Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 18:23 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 11.1 km was recorded in 4 km NE Barete (AQ). 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 18:23 on 24 July 2024 with epicenter 4 km NE Barete (AQ), having a depth of 11.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.6, 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