Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 24-04-2023 and time 18:37:22 (Italy) in region 1 km W Sant'Alfio (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Sant'Alfio (CT), on

  • 24-04-2023 16:37:22 (UTC)
  • 24-04-2023 18:37:22 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7440, 15.1280 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Sant'Alfio CT 2 1582 1582
Milo CT 2 1087 2669
Giarre CT 5 27659 30328
Zafferana Etnea CT 6 9517 39845
Santa Venerina CT 6 8592 48437
Mascali CT 6 14282 62719
Riposto CT 7 14838 77557
Piedimonte Etneo CT 9 3963 81520
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 9 9623 91143
Linguaglossa CT 11 5403 96546
Calatabiano CT 13 5308 101854
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 112764
Acireale CT 15 52622 165386
Viagrande CT 15 8563 173949
Pedara CT 15 14102 188051
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 15 17984 206035
Gaggi ME 16 3184 209219
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 212434
Aci Catena CT 16 29851 242285
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 16 3524 245809
Nicolosi CT 17 7463 253272
Giardini-Naxos ME 17 9415 262687
Motta Camastra ME 18 845 263532
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 267477
Valverde CT 18 7840 275317
Taormina ME 18 10960 286277
Castelmola ME 18 1088 287365
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 310425
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 311142
Graniti ME 19 1492 312634
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 333223
San Gregorio di Catania CT 20 11966 345189
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 377147

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
27 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
63 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 1.6 2023-04-24
16:37:22
37.7435 15.1283 10 2024-03-01
17:18:07
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 117240731
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.3 2023-04-24
16:37:22
37.75 15.105 6 2024-01-25
16:01:17
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 116712131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-24 16:37:22 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.7435 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1283 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117240731

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 554
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 502
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 152
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 550.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01259
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36063
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117240731
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-11 08:14:50

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116712131
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-24 16:46:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:29.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 326 40.0266 50 -0.14 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:27.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 26.8509 50 -0.11 97
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:27.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 312 12.0768 129 0.2 73
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:27.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 303 9.879 135 0.34 47
IV.ESPC.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:27.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 237 10.4784 133 -0.18 49
IV.EPZF.HNZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:27.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 291 25.4523 111 0.09 97
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:27.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 55 8.7801 138 0.4 70
IV.ECZM.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:26.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 19.7691 117 -0.02 100
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:26.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 174 6.0939 149 0.23 73
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:26.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 243 15.5733 122 0.77 41
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:26.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 17.871 119 0.37 93
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:26.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 27 9.5793 136 0.02 76
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:26.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 318 5.4945 151 -0.04 51
IV.EMFO.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:25.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 256 3.4965 161 -0.25 73
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:25.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 23 1.3986 172 -0.24 74
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:25.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 146 9.4794 136 0.43 93
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:25.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 312 12.0768 129 0.34 95
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:25.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 358 15.3735 123 -0.1 99
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:24.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 9.5793 136 -0.15 99
IV.ESPC.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:24.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 10.4784 133 -0.35 95
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:24.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 318 5.4945 151 -0.25 98
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:24.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 8.7801 138 0.05 76
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:24.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 174 6.0939 149 -0.04 76
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:24.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 303 9.879 135 -0.09 100
IV.EMFO.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:23.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 3.4965 161 -0.31 97
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2023-04-24T16:37:23.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 23 1.3986 172 -0.34 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000948 1.62 AML other m 2023-04-24T16:37:26.08
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000597 1.2 AML other m 2023-04-24T16:37:26.78
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0012250000000000002 0.24 AML other m 2023-04-24T16:37:26.79
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0004825 0.82 AML other m 2023-04-24T16:37:29.47
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.001285 0.28 AML other m 2023-04-24T16:37:29.57
IV.EPOZ.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0005200000000000001 1.22 AML other m 2023-04-24T16:37:30.68
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0003485 0.84 AML other m 2023-04-24T16:37:30.96
IV.EPOZ.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000411 0.6 AML other m 2023-04-24T16:37:30.99
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