Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 26-02-2023 and time 13:34:50 (Italy) in region 2 km W Novara di Sicilia (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Novara di Sicilia (ME), on

  • 26-02-2023 12:34:50 (UTC)
  • 26-02-2023 13:34:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0190, 15.1140 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Basicò ME 7 612 3841
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 5372
Montalbano Elicona ME 9 2287 7659
Furnari ME 10 3784 11443
Falcone ME 11 2808 14251
Rodì Milici ME 11 2056 16307
Malvagna ME 12 733 17040
Castroreale ME 12 2504 19544
Antillo ME 13 919 20463
Oliveri ME 13 2181 22644
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 13 3945 26589
Roccella Valdemone ME 13 666 27255
San Piero Patti ME 13 2915 30170
Terme Vigliatore ME 14 7395 37565
Moio Alcantara ME 14 717 38282
Motta Camastra ME 15 845 39127
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 15 3215 42342
Librizzi ME 16 1660 44002
Limina ME 16 836 44838
Roccafiorita ME 17 197 45035
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 17 41583 86618
Graniti ME 17 1492 88110
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 89090
Mandanici ME 18 601 89691
Floresta ME 18 485 90176
Raccuja ME 18 1041 91217
Patti ME 19 13431 104648
Mongiuffi Melia ME 19 600 105248
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 106863
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 20 842 107705
Gaggi ME 20 3184 110889
Linguaglossa CT 20 5403 116292

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.1 2023-02-26
12:34:50
38.0192 15.1137 9 2024-03-01
17:18:12
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 118540481
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.1 2023-02-26
12:34:50
38.0177 15.1118 9 2023-02-26
12:42:13
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114823291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-26 12:34:50 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.0192 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1137 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118540481

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 400
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 258
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 284
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 68
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10522
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.83547
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114823291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-26 12:42:13

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118540481
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-07 00:49:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:35:06.11 0.6 undecidable manual P 265 92.7405 50 0.02 43
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:35:04.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 52 43.8228 50 -0.09 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:59.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 56 25.2525 109 0.43 45
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:59.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 199 23.754 110 0.63 64
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:59.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 23.5542 110 0.66 42
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:59.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 92 51.3153 50 -0.27 45
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:58.35 0.6 undecidable manual P 170 39.0276 50 0.53 43
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:58.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 41.3253 50 0.39 66
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:58.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 52 43.8228 50 -0.07 71
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:58.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 22.755 110 -0.02 49
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:58.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 45.621 50 -0.28 68
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:57.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 277 21.0678 112 -0.24 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:56.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 31.1466 105 -0.38 68
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:56.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 294 17.6712 116 0.09 49
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:56.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 29.3484 106 -0.07 73
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:55.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 195 26.2515 108 0.19 71
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:55.63 0.1 positive manual P 213 26.2515 108 0.06 98
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:55.27 0.1 positive manual P 199 23.754 110 0.18 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:55.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 117 11.6772 126 0.03 50
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:55.45 0.1 positive manual P 162 26.8509 108 -0.23 94
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:55.18 0.1 positive manual P 192 23.5542 110 0.12 97
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:55.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 26.6511 108 0.02 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:55.46 0.1 negative manual P 56 25.2525 109 0.09 97
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:55.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 178 15.2736 119 -0.41 46
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:54.49 0.1 positive manual P 166 22.755 110 -0.42 91
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:54.41 0.1 negative manual P 277 21.0678 112 -0.19 96
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:54.07 0.1 positive manual P 294 17.6712 116 0.1 98
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:53.26 0.1 positive manual P 178 15.2736 119 -0.27 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:34:52.88 0.1 positive manual P 117 11.6772 126 -0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0018599999999999999 0.92 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:34:55.97
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:2.1 0.001246 0.28 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:34:55.87
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00279 0.2 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:34:55.96
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0024950000000000003 0.28 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:34:56.22
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0004215 0.54 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:34:58.31
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000273 0.42 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:34:58.60
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0005780000000000001 1.04 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:34:58.66
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00028000000000000003 0.8 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:34:59.41
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005105 1.34 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:34:59.99
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0011085000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:35:01.43
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000585 0.22 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:35:02.04
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0014100000000000002 1.32 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:35:02.73
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0012549999999999998 0.78 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:35:03.57
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000504 1.62 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:35:05.05
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003995 1.28 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:35:05.78
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0009145000000000001 1.4 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:35:06.03
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