July 26, 2024, 01:26: Earthquake at 4 km SE Pietralunga (PG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.2 felt at 01:26 on 26 July 2024.
Place: 4 km SE Pietralunga (PG).
Terremoto in Umbria. Terremoto in provincia di Perugia.
On Friday 26 July 2024 at 01:26 an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 and depth 5.2 km was recorded in 4 km SE Pietralunga (PG). 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 01:26 on 26 July 2024 with epicenter 4 km SE Pietralunga (PG), having a depth of 5.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.2, 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