A report from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) highlights that 2,082 earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.0 or greater were reported, of which 248 were between 3.0 and 3.9, while 26 reached 4.0 to 4.9 and only one reached 5.0, which occurred on August 1 of last year near Pietrapaola, a town in the southern region of Calabria.
Numerous seismic sequences were recorded mainly in central Italy, as well as in the southern Calabrian Ionian area, in the province of Parma, south of the Tyrrhenian Sea and in the town of Campo Phlegrei, in the Campania region, although all were of low magnitude and short duration.
The region that recorded the highest number of earthquakes of magnitude greater than or equal to 2.0 in 2024 was Emilia Romagna, with 434, followed by Calabria and Sicily, but if earthquakes of magnitude less than 2.0 are also considered, the regions of Le Marche and Umbria would occupy the first places, with more than three thousand events each.
These figures are in line with the data of recent years, since since 2019, the total number of earthquakes located in Italy has remained stable between 16 thousand and 17 thousand earthquakes per year, the document notes.
Lucía Margheriti, director of the National Earthquake Observatory of the INGV, highlighted the work carried out by the seismic surveillance service of that institute during the past year, guaranteed timely communication to the Civil Protection authorities and to the public, regarding the parameters of the events that occurred.
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