Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 07-08-2024 and time 02:42:17 (Italy) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 07-08-2024 00:42:17 (UTC)
  • 07-08-2024 02:42:17 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6090, 15.4600 at 8 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
35 Km E of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
58 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
66 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2024-08-07
00:42:17
37.6093 15.46 8 2024-08-07
00:50:37
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130466441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-08-07 00:42:17 ± 0.31
Latitude 37.6093 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.4600 ± 0.0148
Depth (km) 8 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 130466441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1301
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 421
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 109
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1300.0
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 27
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70237
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 130466441
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-08-07 00:50:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAFE.HNZ. 2024-08-07T00:43:51.51 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.12 0
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:43:47.98 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.71 0
IV.ORI.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:43:36.12 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.92 0
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:43:31.15 3.0 negative manual Pg 6.47 0
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-08-07T00:43:13.39 3.0 positive manual Pg 4.96 0
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:43.77 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.18 0
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:42.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 203 77.9664 50 0.51 43
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:38.47 3.0 undecidable manual S 294 57.9975 50 1.89 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:37.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 214 60.5949 50 0.33 69
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:36.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 241 59.2962 50 -0.55 43
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:35.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 54.4011 50 0.21 48
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2024-08-07T00:42:34.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 26 48.5181 50 0.45 46
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:33.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 208 44.2224 50 0.3 48
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:32.10 3.0 negative manual P -0.62 0
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:31.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 203 77.9664 50 -0.22 91
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:30.88 3.0 negative manual P -2.22 0
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:29.17 3.0 undecidable manual S 286 24.8529 108 2.1 0
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:29.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 294 57.9975 50 0.36 46
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:28.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 59.2962 50 -0.57 86
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:28.99 0.1 positive manual P 214 60.5949 50 -0.13 96
IY.CNDF.HHE. 2024-08-07T00:42:28.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 55.8996 50 -0.08 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:27.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 54.4011 50 -0.45 90
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2024-08-07T00:42:27.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 48.5181 50 0.07 99
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:26.65 0.1 positive manual P 208 44.2224 50 0.06 100
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:26.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 302 41.9247 50 0.37 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:26.24 0.3 negative manual P 334 44.8218 50 -0.45 69
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:42:23.99 0.6 positive manual P 286 24.8529 108 0.76 43
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00023899999999999998 0.56 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:29.69
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001225 0.52 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:30.09
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000012250000000000001 1.6 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:32.17
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00009245000000000001 0.48 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:33.64
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:1.7 0.0001385 0.2 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:33.52
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.7 0.0000135 0.92 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:35.46
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00002035 0.66 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:36.21
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00002685 0.9 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:36.13
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000041349999999999995 1.42 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:36.21
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000039599999999999994 1.78 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:37.04
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00004745 0.6 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:37.75
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001095 0.9 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:38.10
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000052199999999999995 1.56 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:44.18
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00005065 0.5 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:44.43
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00005615 1.22 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:44.86
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000557 0.48 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:42:45.64
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