July 26, 2024, 02:30: Earthquake at 3 km SW San Quirico d'Orcia (SI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.2 felt at 02:30 on 26 July 2024.
Place: 3 km SW San Quirico d'Orcia (SI).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Siena.
On Friday 26 July 2024 at 02:30 an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 and depth 9.2 km was recorded in 3 km SW San Quirico d'Orcia (SI). 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 02:30 on 26 July 2024 with epicenter 3 km SW San Quirico d'Orcia (SI), having a depth of 9.2 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