Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 13-02-2023 and time 23:24:12 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Novara di Sicilia (ME)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Novara di Sicilia (ME), on

  • 13-02-2023 22:24:12 (UTC)
  • 13-02-2023 23:24:12 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0330, 15.1400 at 7 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Novara di Sicilia ME 2 1337 1337
Tripi ME 4 873 2210
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 6 1019 3229
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 4760
Basicò ME 8 612 5372
Furnari ME 8 3784 9156
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 11212
Castroreale ME 10 2504 13716
Falcone ME 11 2808 16524
Montalbano Elicona ME 11 2287 18811
Antillo ME 11 919 19730
Terme Vigliatore ME 12 7395 27125
Oliveri ME 12 2181 29306
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 70889
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 15 3945 74834
Malvagna ME 15 733 75567
San Piero Patti ME 15 2915 78482
Motta Camastra ME 15 845 79327
Limina ME 16 836 80163
Mandanici ME 16 601 80764
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 81430
Roccafiorita ME 16 197 81627
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 84842
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 85559
Librizzi ME 17 1660 87219
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 91869
Graniti ME 17 1492 93361
Merì ME 18 2338 95699
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 18 842 96541
Mongiuffi Melia ME 19 600 97141
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 104256
Patti ME 20 13431 117687
Savoca ME 20 1732 119419
Gallodoro ME 20 367 119786
Pagliara ME 20 1170 120956

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
47 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.8 2023-02-13
22:24:12
38.0332 15.1402 7 2023-02-13
22:32:59
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114424051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-13 22:24:12 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.0332 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1402 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114424051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 488
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 340
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 10
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09623
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36962
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114424051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-13 22:32:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:20.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 273 23.2545 107 0.03 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:20.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 51 41.0256 50 -0.07 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:20.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 56 22.4553 108 0.37 92
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:20.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 340 40.5261 50 -0.07 95
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:19.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 19.2696 110 0.03 100
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:18.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 186 16.872 113 -0.03 100
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:18.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 203 25.9518 105 0.67 83
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:18.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 25.6521 106 0.5 89
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:16.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 19.2696 110 -0.1 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:16.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 273 23.2545 107 -0.28 94
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:16.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 23.8539 107 -0.29 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:16.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 130 10.6782 124 -0.16 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:16.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 22.4553 108 -0.05 99
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:15.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 186 16.872 113 -0.18 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-02-13T22:24:14.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 10.6782 124 -0.21 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00038500000000000003 0.24 AML other m 2023-02-13T22:24:16.74
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0003795 0.98 AML other m 2023-02-13T22:24:17.47
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000025542179999999996 0.32 AML other m 2023-02-13T22:24:21.13
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000024871565 0.2176 AML other m 2023-02-13T22:24:20.82
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000031096964999999995 0.1792 AML other m 2023-02-13T22:24:21.14
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000053395694999999994 0.3968 AML other m 2023-02-13T22:24:22.46
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