July 25, 2024, 16:27: Earthquake at 1 km E Alcara li Fusi (ME)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.4 felt at 16:27 on 25 July 2024.
Place: 1 km E Alcara li Fusi (ME).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Messina.
On Thursday 25 July 2024 at 16:27 an earthquake of magnitude 2.4 and depth 138.5 km was recorded in 1 km E Alcara li Fusi (ME). 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 16:27 on 25 July 2024 with epicenter 1 km E Alcara li Fusi (ME), having a depth of 138.5 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 2.4, 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