Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 04-04-2023 and time 19:21:40 (Italy) in region 11 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 11 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 04-04-2023 17:21:40 (UTC)
  • 04-04-2023 19:21:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7500, 14.9940 at 5 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
Milo CT 11 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 11 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 13 1582 12186
Ragalna CT 14 3924 16110
Maletto CT 14 3920 20030
Santa Venerina CT 15 8592 28622
Bronte CT 15 19172 47794
Randazzo CT 15 10900 58694
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 66157
Pedara CT 16 14102 80259
Biancavilla CT 16 24007 104266
Trecastagni CT 17 10910 115176
Linguaglossa CT 17 5403 120579
Giarre CT 17 27659 148238
Adrano CT 17 36122 184360
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 185077
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 17 7641 192718
Piedimonte Etneo CT 18 3963 196681
Belpasso CT 18 28108 224789
Mascali CT 18 14282 239071
Viagrande CT 18 8563 247634
Riposto CT 19 14838 262472
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 19 3215 265687
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 266667
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 20 9623 276290
Malvagna ME 20 733 277023
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 20 3524 280547
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 20 17984 298531
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 306274

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
29 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.8 2023-04-04
17:21:40
37.7498 14.9943 5 2024-03-01
17:18:19
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 124561341
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.7 2023-04-04
17:21:39
37.749 14.997 0 2024-01-09
13:04:45
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 116082451
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-04 17:21:40 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.7498 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.9943 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124561341

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 740
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 620
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 292
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 47
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01619
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.17177
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124561341
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-09 13:03:06

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116082451
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-05 07:34:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2023-04-04T17:21:45.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 215 17.7711 104 1.19 33
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-04-04T17:21:44.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 64 17.871 104 0.4 69
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:44.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 67 8.7801 117 0.69 43
IV.ESCV.HHE. 2023-04-04T17:21:44.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 269 15.6732 106 1.09 35
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-04-04T17:21:44.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 18.3705 104 0.34 93
IV.EPOZ.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:44.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 117 19.0698 103 0.71 41
IV.EPZF.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:44.35 1.0 undecidable manual P 304 14.5743 107 1.1 17
IV.EVRN.HHE. 2023-04-04T17:21:43.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 118 14.0748 108 0.11 49
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:43.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 155 6.993 123 0.18 49
IV.ESAL.HHE. 2023-04-04T17:21:43.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 12.2766 110 0.44 69
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2023-04-04T17:21:43.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 196 6.4935 125 0.09 50
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2023-04-04T17:21:43.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 21 7.881 120 -0.23 48
IV.ENIC.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:43.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 170 13.3755 109 0.14 73
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2023-04-04T17:21:43.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 101 8.5803 118 0.34 47
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:42.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 8.1807 119 0.17 74
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2023-04-04T17:21:42.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 302 4.8951 133 0.18 49
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:42.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 67 8.7801 117 -0.08 100
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2023-04-04T17:21:42.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 334 8.7801 117 0.35 71
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:42.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 37 5.6943 128 0.09 50
IV.EMFS.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:41.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 175 3.3966 143 -0.6 44
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2023-04-04T17:21:41.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 6.4935 125 -0.17 98
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2023-04-04T17:21:41.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 7.881 120 -0.15 99
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:41.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 5.6943 128 -0.44 93
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2023-04-04T17:21:41.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 8.5803 118 -0.23 97
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2023-04-04T17:21:41.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 4.8951 133 -0.26 73
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:41.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 155 6.993 123 -0.25 97
IV.EMFS.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:40.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 175 3.3966 143 -0.62 88
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:40.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 21 1.7982 158 -0.93 39
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2023-04-04T17:21:40.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 1.7982 158 -0.82 81
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00069 0.42 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:43.71
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00046399999999999995 1.44 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:46.04
IV.ESML.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00047650000000000004 1.58 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:46.12
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003815 0.42 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:46.12
IV.ESML.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000421 0.44 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:46.76
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00038250000000000003 0.42 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:46.55
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0007664999999999999 1.12 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:47.95
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0007920000000000001 0.9 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:47.15
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0008585 0.42 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:48.48
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00113 0.7 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:48.64
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000893 1.28 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:49.79
IV.EVRN.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0009505000000000001 0.6 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:50.58
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0009765 0.6 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:50.59
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00034399999999999996 0.44 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:50.48
IV.EVRN.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0008 0.24 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:51.81
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0017250000000000002 0.84 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:52.08
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003195 0.74 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:54.87
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00038849999999999996 0.94 AML other m 2023-04-04T17:21:54.10
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