Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 08-01-2023 and time 14:40:33 (Italy) in region 4 km E Castroreale (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Castroreale (ME), on

  • 08-01-2023 13:40:33 (UTC)
  • 08-01-2023 14:40:33 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0840, 15.2580 at 11 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Castroreale ME 4 2504 2504
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 7 4650 7154
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 8 41583 48737
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 50793
Merì ME 10 2338 53131
San Filippo del Mela ME 10 7115 60246
Terme Vigliatore ME 10 7395 67641
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 10 1807 69448
Mandanici ME 10 601 70049
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 71580
Pace del Mela ME 12 6239 77819
Furnari ME 12 3784 81603
San Pier Niceto ME 12 2837 84440
Antillo ME 12 919 85359
Condrò ME 12 493 85852
Fiumedinisi ME 13 1409 87261
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 13 1019 88280
Novara di Sicilia ME 13 1337 89617
Monforte San Giorgio ME 14 2777 92394
Pagliara ME 14 1170 93564
Tripi ME 14 873 94437
Torregrotta ME 15 7431 101868
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 15 842 102710
Roccavaldina ME 15 1133 103843
Alì ME 15 768 104611
Milazzo ME 15 31646 136257
Savoca ME 16 1732 137989
Limina ME 16 836 138825
Valdina ME 16 1355 140180
Falcone ME 16 2808 142988
Itala ME 16 1640 144628
Nizza di Sicilia ME 17 3667 148295
Alì Terme ME 17 2539 150834
Roccalumera ME 17 4141 154975
Roccafiorita ME 17 197 155172
Rometta ME 17 6650 161822
Basicò ME 17 612 162434
Furci Siculo ME 17 3382 165816
Venetico ME 18 3911 169727
Oliveri ME 18 2181 171908
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 18 9377 181285
Scaletta Zanclea ME 18 2140 183425
Spadafora ME 19 5021 188446
Saponara ME 20 3988 192434
Forza d'Agrò ME 20 911 193345
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 20 1554 194899
Mongiuffi Melia ME 20 600 195499

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
34 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
66 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.1 2023-01-08
13:40:33
38.0837 15.2583 11 2024-03-01
17:17:55
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 114407221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-08 13:40:33 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0837 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.2583 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114407221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 656
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 429
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 172
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 81
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) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.53330
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114407221
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-13 10:15:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GIZZ.HHE. 2023-01-08T13:40:55.56 3.0 positive manual P -0.06 0
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-01-08T13:40:47.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 326 42.0246 50 0.32 44
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2023-01-08T13:40:47.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 77 39.7269 50 0.32 67
1J.FX14.HHN.00 2023-01-08T13:40:44.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 107 59.1963 50 -0.05 46
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-08T13:40:43.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 47 29.5482 50 -0.2 70
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2023-01-08T13:40:43.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 270 28.749 50 -0.14 47
1J.FX13.HHE. 2023-01-08T13:40:41.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 111 42.1245 50 -0.47 65
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-01-08T13:40:41.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 326 42.0246 50 0.34 44
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2023-01-08T13:40:41.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 323 43.3233 50 0.22 91
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2023-01-08T13:40:41.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 39.7269 50 0.29 90
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2023-01-08T13:40:41.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 41.0256 50 -0.19 92
1J.FX12.HHZ.00 2023-01-08T13:40:40.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 89 40.1265 50 -0.38 66
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-08T13:40:39.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 190 12.6762 131 0.19 72
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2023-01-08T13:40:39.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 270 28.749 50 -0.22 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-08T13:40:39.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 47 29.5482 50 0.1 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-01-08T13:40:38.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 10.7781 135 -0.28 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-01-08T13:40:38.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 240 12.2766 131 -0.28 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-08T13:40:37.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 12.6762 131 0.39 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-01-08T13:40:36.66 0.1 positive manual P 50 10.7781 135 0.01 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-01-08T13:40:36.78 0.6 undecidable manual P 240 12.2766 131 -0.09 49
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0003015 1.84 AML other m 2023-01-08T13:40:38.98
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00028149999999999996 0.76 AML other m 2023-01-08T13:40:39.24
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00006365 1.3 AML other m 2023-01-08T13:40:40.16
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00007675 0.48 AML other m 2023-01-08T13:40:41.61
IY.OPPI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000191 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-08T13:41:00.71
IY.OPPI.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000161 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-08T13:41:13.44
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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