July 26, 2024, 11:56: Earthquake at 4 km N Melissa (KR)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.9 felt at 11:56 on 26 July 2024.
Place: 4 km N Melissa (KR).
On Friday 26 July 2024 at 11:56 an earthquake of magnitude 1.9 and depth 28.9 km was recorded in 4 km N Melissa (KR). 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 11:56 on 26 July 2024 with epicenter 4 km N Melissa (KR), having a depth of 28.9 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.9, 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