Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 01-05-2023 and time 09:53:49 (UTC) in region 2 km N Novara di Sicilia (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km N Novara di Sicilia (ME), on

  • 01-05-2023 09:53:49 (UTC)
  • 01-05-2023 11:53:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0370, 15.1250 at 8 km depth.

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

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 3 873 2210
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 3741
Basicò ME 6 612 4353
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 7 1019 5372
Furnari ME 8 3784 9156
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 11212
Falcone ME 10 2808 14020
Montalbano Elicona ME 10 2287 16307
Castroreale ME 10 2504 18811
Oliveri ME 11 2181 20992
Terme Vigliatore ME 12 7395 28387
Antillo ME 13 919 29306
San Piero Patti ME 14 2915 32221
Malvagna ME 14 733 32954
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 74537
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 15 3945 78482
Roccella Valdemone ME 15 666 79148
Motta Camastra ME 16 845 79993
Librizzi ME 16 1660 81653
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 82370
Limina ME 17 836 83206
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 86421
Roccafiorita ME 17 197 86618
Mandanici ME 17 601 87219
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 91869
Merì ME 18 2338 94207
Patti ME 18 13431 107638
Graniti ME 18 1492 109130
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 110745
Raccuja ME 19 1041 111786
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 20 842 112628
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 113608
Floresta ME 20 485 114093
San Filippo del Mela ME 20 7115 121208
Mongiuffi Melia ME 20 600 121808

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
46 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 1.4 2023-05-01
09:53:49
38.0368 15.125 8 2023-05-01
11:26:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116933461
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-01 09:53:49 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.0368 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1250 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116933461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 293
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 166
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 299
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 93
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10702
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37682
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116933461
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-01 11:26:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:54:04.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 53 41.8248 50 0.14 70
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:54:01.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 285 35.6421 50 -0.31 45
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2023-05-01T09:53:59.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 20 27.6501 106 0.14 72
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-05-01T09:53:58.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 58 23.3544 109 0.06 98
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:58.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 24.4533 108 -0.01 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:57.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 41.8248 50 0.1 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:57.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 272 21.9669 110 0.01 74
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:56.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 285 35.6421 50 -0.22 93
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:56.16 0.1 undecidable manual S 181 17.1717 115 0 100
IV.LIBRI.HNN. 2023-05-01T09:53:56.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 17.871 114 0.1 73
IV.EPZF.HNE. 2023-05-01T09:53:56.92 3.0 undecidable manual P 33.2445 0.49 0
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:55.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 25.752 108 0.47 67
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2023-05-01T09:53:55.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 27.6501 106 -0.1 72
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:54.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 24.4533 108 0.19 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:54.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 128 11.877 124 -0.46 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:54.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 21.9669 110 -0.2 71
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-05-01T09:53:54.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 23.3544 109 -0.02 99
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:53.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 17.1717 115 0.16 97
IV.LIBRI.HNN. 2023-05-01T09:53:53.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 17.871 114 0.07 99
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-05-01T09:53:52.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 11.877 124 -0.3 71
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00047250000000000005 0.28 AML other m 2023-05-01T09:53:54.58
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0005845000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2023-05-01T09:53:55.18
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000824 0.34 AML other m 2023-05-01T09:53:58.48
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00021400000000000002 0.58 AML other m 2023-05-01T09:53:58.97
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000221 1.24 AML other m 2023-05-01T09:53:59.01
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00005495 0.48 AML other m 2023-05-01T09:54:00.29
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