Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 04-06-2023 and time 18:32:19 (UTC) in region 12 km E Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 12 km E Bronte (CT), on

  • 04-06-2023 18:32:19 (UTC)
  • 04-06-2023 20:32:19 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7460, 14.9560 at 11 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 12 19172 19172
Maletto CT 12 3920 23092
Ragalna CT 13 3924 27016
Biancavilla CT 14 24007 51023
Adrano CT 14 36122 87145
Zafferana Etnea CT 14 9517 96662
Milo CT 14 1087 97749
Randazzo CT 15 10900 108649
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 16 7641 116290
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 123753
Sant'Alfio CT 17 1582 125335
Pedara CT 17 14102 139437
Belpasso CT 17 28108 167545
Santa Venerina CT 17 8592 176137
Trecastagni CT 18 10910 187047
Maniace CT 18 3765 190812
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 191792
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 192509
PaternĂ² CT 19 48228 240737
Viagrande CT 19 8563 249300
Linguaglossa CT 20 5403 254703

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Modica (54633 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 1.6 2023-06-04
18:32:19
37.746 14.956 11 2023-06-04
18:38:12
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 118107261
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-06-04 18:32:19
Latitude 37.7460
Longitude 14.9560
Depth (km) 11 (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 118107261

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) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 113
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) 0.22
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118107261
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-04 18:38:12
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