Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 12-01-2023 and time 00:51:32 (UTC) in region 11 km SE Maletto (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 11 km SE Maletto (CT), on

  • 12-01-2023 00:51:32 (UTC)
  • 12-01-2023 01:51:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7780, 14.9760 at 1 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Maletto CT 11 3920 3920
Randazzo CT 12 10900 14820
Bronte CT 13 19172 33992
Milo CT 14 1087 35079
Zafferana Etnea CT 15 9517 44596
Moio Alcantara ME 15 717 45313
Sant'Alfio CT 15 1582 46895
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 16 980 47875
Linguaglossa CT 16 5403 53278
Ragalna CT 17 3924 57202
Malvagna ME 17 733 57935
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 18 3215 61150
Santa Venerina CT 18 8592 69742
Maniace CT 18 3765 73507
Roccella Valdemone ME 18 666 74173
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 98180
Adrano CT 18 36122 134302
Piedimonte Etneo CT 18 3963 138265
Nicolosi CT 19 7463 145728
Giarre CT 19 27659 173387
Pedara CT 19 14102 187489
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 20 7641 195130
Mascali CT 20 14282 209412
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 20 3945 213357
Trecastagni CT 20 10910 224267

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
32 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.4 2023-01-12
00:51:32
37.778 14.976 1 2023-01-12
01:26:57
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 113482141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-12 00:51:32
Latitude 37.7780
Longitude 14.9760
Depth (km) 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113482141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 238
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113482141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-12 01:26:57
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