July 26, 2024, 14:09: Earthquake at 3 km SW Montereale (AQ)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 14:09 on 26 July 2024.
Place: 3 km SW Montereale (AQ).
Terremoto in Abruzzo. Terremoto in provincia di L'Aquila.
On Friday 26 July 2024 at 14:09 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 11.9 km was recorded in 3 km SW Montereale (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 14:09 on 26 July 2024 with epicenter 3 km SW Montereale (AQ), having a depth of 11.9 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