Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 26-02-2023 and time 12:36:26 (UTC) in region 1 km W Novara di Sicilia (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Novara di Sicilia (ME), on

  • 26-02-2023 12:36:26 (UTC)
  • 26-02-2023 13:36:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0140, 15.1170 at 9 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
Novara di Sicilia ME 1 1337 1337
Tripi ME 4 873 2210
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 6 1019 3229
Basicò ME 7 612 3841
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 5372
Montalbano Elicona ME 9 2287 7659
Furnari ME 10 3784 11443
Rodì Milici ME 12 2056 13499
Malvagna ME 12 733 14232
Falcone ME 12 2808 17040
Antillo ME 12 919 17959
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 13 3945 21904
Castroreale ME 13 2504 24408
Roccella Valdemone ME 13 666 25074
Oliveri ME 13 2181 27255
San Piero Patti ME 14 2915 30170
Motta Camastra ME 14 845 31015
Moio Alcantara ME 14 717 31732
Terme Vigliatore ME 14 7395 39127
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 15 3215 42342
Limina ME 16 836 43178
Roccafiorita ME 16 197 43375
Graniti ME 17 1492 44867
Librizzi ME 17 1660 46527
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 17 41583 88110
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 89090
Mandanici ME 18 601 89691
Mongiuffi Melia ME 18 600 90291
Floresta ME 18 485 90776
Raccuja ME 19 1041 91817
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 19 842 92659
Gaggi ME 19 3184 95843
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 101246
Patti ME 19 13431 114677
Montagnareale ME 20 1615 116292
Gallodoro ME 20 367 116659

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
47 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 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 1.5 2023-02-26
12:36:26
38.014 15.1173 9 2024-03-01
17:18:12
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 118540761
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2023-02-26
12:36:26
38.0108 15.1172 10 2023-02-26
12:42:12
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114823281
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-26 12:36:26 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.0140 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1173 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118540761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 475
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 159
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 15
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 480.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 116
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
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) 0.10072
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39570
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118540761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-07 00:50:17

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114823281
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-26 12:42:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:35.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 25.2525 110 -0.06 48
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:35.46 1.0 undecidable manual S 200 23.2545 112 0.56 22
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:34.31 1.0 undecidable manual S 166 22.0668 113 -0.21 24
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:34.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 21.5673 114 -0.3 46
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2023-02-26T12:36:34.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 51 43.9227 50 0.08 47
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:33.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 295 18.1707 117 0.49 45
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:31.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 179 14.6742 123 -0.26 47
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:31.46 0.1 positive manual P 200 23.2545 112 0.25 93
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:31.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 115 11.1777 130 0.26 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:31.61 0.1 positive manual P 54 25.2525 110 0.03 97
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:31.49 0.1 negative manual P 193 23.0547 112 0.31 92
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:30.64 0.1 positive manual P 279 21.5673 114 -0.24 94
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:30.26 0.1 positive manual P 295 18.1707 117 -0.02 99
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:30.74 0.1 positive manual P 166 22.0668 113 -0.26 93
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:29.47 0.1 positive manual P 179 14.6742 123 -0.2 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-02-26T12:36:29.09 0.1 positive manual P 115 11.1777 130 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0002305 1.64 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:36:31.09
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0005940000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:36:32.16
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000554 0.32 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:36:32.44
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00038950000000000003 0.96 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:36:32.16
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000222 0.72 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:36:35.30
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001534 0.74 AML other m 2023-02-26T12:36:35.17
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