Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 04-06-2023 and time 19:47:37 (Italy) in region 8 km E Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 8 km E Bronte (CT), on

  • 04-06-2023 17:47:37 (UTC)
  • 04-06-2023 19:47:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7600, 14.9150 at 18 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
Bronte CT 8 19172 19172
Maletto CT 9 3920 23092
Adrano CT 13 36122 59214
Randazzo CT 14 10900 70114
Biancavilla CT 14 24007 94121
Ragalna CT 15 3924 98045
Maniace CT 15 3765 101810
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 16 7641 109451
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 110431
Zafferana Etnea CT 18 9517 119948
Milo CT 18 1087 121035
Nicolosi CT 19 7463 128498
Belpasso CT 19 28108 156606
Moio Alcantara ME 20 717 157323

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
32 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Gela (75827 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 1.9 2023-06-04
17:47:37
37.76 14.915 18 2023-06-04
17:49:35
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 118105191
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-06-04 17:47:37
Latitude 37.7600
Longitude 14.9150
Depth (km) 18 (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 118105191

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) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 165
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) 0.28
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:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118105191
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-04 17:49:35
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