Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 26-02-2023 and time 16:00:37 (UTC) in region 2 km W Novara di Sicilia (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Novara di Sicilia (ME), on

  • 26-02-2023 16:00:37 (UTC)
  • 26-02-2023 17:00:37 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0150, 15.1090 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
Novara di Sicilia ME 2 1337 1337
Tripi ME 4 873 2210
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 7 1019 3229
Basicò ME 7 612 3841
Montalbano Elicona ME 8 2287 6128
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 7659
Furnari ME 10 3784 11443
Malvagna ME 12 733 12176
Falcone ME 12 2808 14984
Rodì Milici ME 12 2056 17040
Roccella Valdemone ME 13 666 17706
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 13 3945 21651
Antillo ME 13 919 22570
Castroreale ME 13 2504 25074
Oliveri ME 13 2181 27255
San Piero Patti ME 13 2915 30170
Moio Alcantara ME 14 717 30887
Motta Camastra ME 14 845 31732
Terme Vigliatore ME 15 7395 39127
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 15 3215 42342
Librizzi ME 16 1660 44002
Limina ME 17 836 44838
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 45818
Roccafiorita ME 17 197 46015
Graniti ME 17 1492 47507
Floresta ME 18 485 47992
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 18 41583 89575
Raccuja ME 18 1041 90616
Mandanici ME 18 601 91217
Patti ME 19 13431 104648
Mongiuffi Melia ME 19 600 105248
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 106863
Linguaglossa CT 20 5403 112266
Gaggi ME 20 3184 115450
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 20 842 116292

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 1.0 2023-02-26
16:00:37
38.0147 15.1087 8 2023-02-26
16:36:27
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114827701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-26 16:00:37 ± 0.15
Latitude 38.0147 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1087 ± 0.0023
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 114827701

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 358
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 162
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 12
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 119
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.13
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10702
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.23292
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114827701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-26 16:36:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:47.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 55 25.8519 107 -0.09 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:45.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 279 20.7681 110 -0.09 73
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:44.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 17.4714 114 0.17 48
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:43.05 0.6 positive manual P 191 22.9548 108 0.33 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:43.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 25.8519 107 0.04 73
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:43.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 176 14.7741 117 -0.15 49
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:42.86 0.1 undecidable manual S 114 11.877 123 0.09 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:42.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 279 20.7681 110 -0.12 97
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:41.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 17.4714 114 0.12 73
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:41.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 176 14.7741 117 -0.12 49
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-02-26T16:00:40.65 0.1 positive manual P 114 11.877 123 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00028399999999999996 0.22 AML other m 2023-02-26T16:00:43.35
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00013716455 0.1536 AML other m 2023-02-26T16:00:43.76
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000045412649999999996 1.0624 AML other m 2023-02-26T16:00:46.18
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000050662395 1.4336 AML other m 2023-02-26T16:00:45.61
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00007399043500000001 0.4608 AML other m 2023-02-26T16:00:48.04
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000078951195 0.1792 AML other m 2023-02-26T16:00:47.71
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