Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 07-08-2024 and time 12:32:48 (Italy) in region 4 km N Montalbano Elicona (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 4 km N Montalbano Elicona (ME), on

  • 07-08-2024 10:32:48 (UTC)
  • 07-08-2024 12:32:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0600, 15.0140 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Montalbano Elicona ME 4 2287 2287
San Piero Patti ME 4 2915 5202
Basicò ME 4 612 5814
Librizzi ME 6 1660 7474
Tripi ME 8 873 8347
Oliveri ME 8 2181 10528
Falcone ME 9 2808 13336
Raccuja ME 9 1041 14377
Patti ME 10 13431 27808
Montagnareale ME 10 1615 29423
Furnari ME 11 3784 33207
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 34738
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 36075
Ucria ME 12 1058 37133
Floresta ME 12 485 37618
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 13 3090 40708
Roccella Valdemone ME 14 666 41374
Sinagra ME 15 2705 44079
Rodì Milici ME 15 2056 46135
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 53530
Malvagna ME 16 733 54263
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 16 1019 55282
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 62356
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 63336
Tortorici ME 17 6435 69771
Ficarra ME 17 1469 71240
Piraino ME 17 3962 75202
Castroreale ME 18 2504 77706
Moio Alcantara ME 18 717 78423
Castell'Umberto ME 18 3128 81551
Brolo ME 20 5783 87334

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
62 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 1.6 2024-08-07
10:32:48
38.0603 15.0137 8 2024-08-07
10:44:09
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130483981
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-08-07 10:32:48 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0603 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0137 ± 0.0046
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 130483981

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 418
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 128
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 65
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 69
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07105
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.35343
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 130483981
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-08-07 10:44:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2024-08-07T10:33:02.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 356 37.3293 50 0.93 36
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2024-08-07T10:33:01.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 357 36.4413 102 0.58 42
IV.IVPL.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:33:01.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 35.1426 102 0.85 38
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:33:00.95 1.0 undecidable manual S 266 36.9297 50 -0.5 22
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:59.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 39 30.1476 104 -0.15 71
IV.EMNR.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:58.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 178 27.0507 106 0.61 42
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:57.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 285 25.5522 107 0.11 48
IV.AIO.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:56.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 117 21.5673 110 -0.28 70
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:56.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 351 39.2274 50 0.19 46
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:55.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 353 37.629 50 -0.2 46
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2024-08-07T10:32:55.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 36.4413 102 -0.3 91
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:55.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 168 31.746 104 0.21 93
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2024-08-07T10:32:55.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 32.3454 103 0.45 66
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:55.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 266 36.9297 50 -0.53 43
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2024-08-07T10:32:55.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 37.3293 50 -0.31 68
IV.IVPL.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:55.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 355 35.1426 102 0.02 48
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:54.42 0.6 undecidable manual P 172 27.8499 106 0.25 47
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:54.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 177 29.9478 105 0.36 45
IV.EMNR.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:54.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 27.0507 106 0.27 70
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:54.42 0.6 undecidable manual P 208 29.5482 105 -0.08 48
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:54.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 152 30.2475 104 -0.25 46
IV.EMSG.HHE. 2024-08-07T10:32:54.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 192 27.1506 106 0.28 46
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:54.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 39 30.1476 104 -0.04 97
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:53.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 285 25.5522 107 -0.33 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:53.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 11.3775 124 0.07 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:53.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 261 12.3765 122 -0.36 70
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2024-08-07T10:32:52.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 155 21.867 109 -0.31 47
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:52.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 289 7.881 135 0.15 74
IV.AIO.HHN. 2024-08-07T10:32:52.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 117 21.5673 110 -0.37 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:51.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 12.3765 122 -0.26 96
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:50.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 289 7.881 135 0.08 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-08-07T10:32:50.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 108 11.3775 124 -0.16 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000925 1.86 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:32:53.99
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0007809999999999999 0.54 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:32:53.42
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0014199999999999998 0.28 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:32:53.54
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00048049999999999997 1.34 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:32:53.08
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.8 0.001138 1.64 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:32:53.10
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0008225 1.16 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:32:53.35
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000535 1.56 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:32:54.90
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000893 0.64 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:32:54.75
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000994 0.34 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:32:58.23
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000697 0.44 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:32:59.43
IV.EPZF.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0003305 1.54 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:33:00.07
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000255 1.56 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:33:00.07
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00004475 0.68 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:33:01.62
IV.EPZF.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00029049999999999996 0.42 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:33:02.39
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000299 0.42 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:33:02.20
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00005044999999999999 1.46 AML other m 2024-08-07T10:33:03.07
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