July 27, 2024, 01:49: Earthquake at Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.3 felt at 01:49 on 27 July 2024.
Place: Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina).
On Saturday 27 July 2024 at 01:49 an earthquake of magnitude 2.3 and depth 114.1 km was recorded in Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina). 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 01:49 on 27 July 2024 with epicenter Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina), having a depth of 114.1 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 2.3, 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