Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 05-07-2023 and time 17:39:30 (UTC) in region 7 km SW Cesarò (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 7 km SW Cesarò (ME), on

  • 05-07-2023 17:39:30 (UTC)
  • 05-07-2023 19:39:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7890, 14.6870 at 36 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
Cesarò ME 7 2439 2439
San Teodoro ME 7 1403 3842
Troina EN 8 9373 13215
Bronte CT 13 19172 32387
Maniace CT 14 3765 36152
Regalbuto EN 16 7277 43429
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 16 3593 47022
Cerami EN 16 2006 49028
Maletto CT 17 3920 52948
Adrano CT 19 36122 89070
Centuripe EN 19 5470 94540
Capizzi ME 20 3176 97716

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
47 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
47 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
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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 2023-07-05
17:39:30
37.7888 14.6872 36 2024-09-10
16:44:28
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 128230791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-07-05 17:39:30 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.7888 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.6872 ± 0.0171
Depth (km) 36 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 128230791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1542
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 800
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 268
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1540.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 69
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10972
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70147
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 128230791
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-27 10:04:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:55.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 154 77.8665 54 0.22 45
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:50.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 67 51.9036 120 1.2 32
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:48.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 162 51.5151 120 -0.11 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:44.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 30 32.5452 134 -0.71 64
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:44.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 77.8665 54 -0.12 91
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-07-05T17:39:43.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 28.4493 138 -0.17 50
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2023-07-05T17:39:42.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 15.3735 155 0.45 48
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:42.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 287 57.498 117 0.82 39
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:41.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 13.6752 157 -0.05 51
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:41.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 51.9036 120 0.01 73
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:40.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 162 51.5151 120 -0.45 66
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-07-05T17:39:38.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 28.4493 138 0.04 76
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:38.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 32.5452 134 -0.1 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-07-05T17:39:37.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 13.6752 157 -0.13 76
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2023-07-05T17:39:37.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 15.3735 155 -0.16 76
IV.ESCV.HHE. 2023-07-05T17:39:37.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 12.1767 160 0.37 73
IV.EMSG.HHE. 2023-07-05T17:39:37.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 23.2545 144 0.05 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000402 0.42 AML other m 2023-07-05T17:39:43.51
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000203 0.32 AML other m 2023-07-05T17:39:44.38
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00023549999999999998 1.14 AML other m 2023-07-05T17:39:44.30
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001295 0.38 AML other m 2023-07-05T17:39:44.74
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00004285 1.7 AML other m 2023-07-05T17:39:48.10
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000041349999999999995 0.56 AML other m 2023-07-05T17:39:49.33
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000349 0.76 AML other m 2023-07-05T17:39:50.79
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000039699999999999996 1.14 AML other m 2023-07-05T17:39:50.64
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00007980000000000002 1.58 AML other m 2023-07-05T17:39:56.08
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00014250000000000002 0.28 AML other m 2023-07-05T17:39:58.52
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