Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 11-07-2023 and time 19:52:36 (Italy) in region 2 km S Licodia Eubea (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Licodia Eubea (CT), on

  • 11-07-2023 17:52:36 (UTC)
  • 11-07-2023 19:52:36 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1370, 14.7070 at 16 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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
Licodia Eubea CT 2 3081 3081
Vizzini CT 5 6241 9322
Monterosso Almo RG 7 3032 12354
Grammichele CT 11 13418 25772
Chiaramonte Gulfi RG 12 8238 34010
Giarratana RG 12 3048 37058
Buccheri SR 13 1999 39057
Mazzarrone CT 14 4078 43135
Mineo CT 14 5159 48294
Buscemi SR 17 1051 49345
Militello in Val di Catania CT 17 7443 56788
Francofonte SR 19 12800 69588
Palazzolo Acreide SR 19 8808 78396

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
26 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
31 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
41 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
53 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 Km SE 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2023-07-11
17:52:36
37.1372 14.7072 16 2023-07-11
18:03:04
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 119172181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-07-11 17:52:36 ± 0.08
Latitude 37.1372 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.7072 ± 0.0056
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 119172181

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 536
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 200
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 131
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 540.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 143
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) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04137
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38941
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 119172181
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-07-11 18:03:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:49.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 118 41.7249 99 -0.03 49
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-07-11T17:52:48.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 204 37.1295 101 0.19 47
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2023-07-11T17:52:47.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 32.9448 103 0.25 47
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:47.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 32.5452 103 -0.07 49
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:46.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 32 27.5502 107 0.04 50
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:45.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 226 22.9548 112 0.2 72
IV.ISPIC.HHE. 2023-07-11T17:52:44.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 156 43.2234 99 -0.12 95
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:44.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 161 20.868 115 0.18 48
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:43.81 0.3 negative manual P 118 41.7249 99 -0.21 70
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-07-11T17:52:43.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 37.1295 101 -0.15 95
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:42.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 86 32.5452 103 0.13 72
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2023-07-11T17:52:42.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 32.9448 103 0.09 97
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:41.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 22.9548 112 -0.04 100
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:41.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 9 4.5954 161 -0.4 48
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:41.80 0.1 positive manual P 32 27.5502 107 -0.1 97
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:40.88 0.1 negative manual P 161 20.868 115 -0.06 100
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-07-11T17:52:39.38 0.1 negative manual P 9 4.5954 161 0.19 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HVZN.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0005365 1.64 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:41.17
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000517 1.02 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:42.67
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003935 0.38 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:44.60
IV.HVZN.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0004595 0.36 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:44.43
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002295 0.38 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:44.76
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002395 1.58 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:44.00
IV.HVIT.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00019350000000000001 0.62 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:45.55
IV.HVIT.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001665 0.14 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:45.57
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002875 0.9 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:46.45
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001325 0.44 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:46.81
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001855 0.82 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:48.45
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000391 1.1 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:48.78
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000366 1.1 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:48.76
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00023549999999999998 0.18 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:50.06
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00009685 0.94 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:50.39
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001059 0.26 AML other m 2023-07-11T17:52:50.75
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