Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 12-07-2023 and time 02:29:01 (Italy) in region 1 km SE Novara di Sicilia (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SE Novara di Sicilia (ME), on

  • 12-07-2023 00:29:01 (UTC)
  • 12-07-2023 02:29:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0130, 15.1410 at 9 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
Novara di Sicilia ME 1 1337 1337
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 4 1019 2356
Tripi ME 6 873 3229
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 4760
Basicò ME 9 612 5372
Antillo ME 10 919 6291
Furnari ME 10 3784 10075
Montalbano Elicona ME 11 2287 12362
Rodì Milici ME 11 2056 14418
Castroreale ME 11 2504 16922
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 12 3945 20867
Falcone ME 13 2808 23675
Malvagna ME 13 733 24408
Motta Camastra ME 13 845 25253
Terme Vigliatore ME 14 7395 32648
Limina ME 14 836 33484
Oliveri ME 14 2181 35665
Roccella Valdemone ME 15 666 36331
Roccafiorita ME 15 197 36528
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 15 3215 39743
Moio Alcantara ME 15 717 40460
Graniti ME 15 1492 41952
Mandanici ME 16 601 42553
San Piero Patti ME 16 2915 45468
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 17 41583 87051
Mongiuffi Melia ME 17 600 87651
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 17 842 88493
Gallodoro ME 18 367 88860
Gaggi ME 18 3184 92044
Librizzi ME 19 1660 93704
Savoca ME 19 1732 95436
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 19 4650 100086
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 101066
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 106469
Pagliara ME 19 1170 107639
Merì ME 20 2338 109977

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.0 2023-07-12
00:29:01
38.0132 15.1408 9 2023-07-12
00:42:47
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 119182351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-07-12 00:29:01 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.0132 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1408 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 119182351

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 474
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 452
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 122
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
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 13
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38221
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
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 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 119182351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-07-12 00:42:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:15.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 42.4242 50 -0.15 46
7C.SPAOL.HNZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:15.97 3.0 undecidable manual S -2.44 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:09.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 278 23.5542 111 -0.19 48
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:09.65 0.6 negative manual P 49 42.4242 50 0.26 45
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:09.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 21.6672 113 0.44 45
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:07.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 187 14.6742 122 -0.16 49
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:06.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 278 23.5542 111 -0.04 49
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:05.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 21.6672 113 -0.05 98
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:05.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 120 9.2796 135 -0.31 48
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:04.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 347 1.6983 170 0.09 50
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:04.62 0.6 negative manual P 187 14.6742 122 -0.03 50
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:03.24 0.1 negative manual P 347 1.6983 170 0.18 99
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-07-12T00:29:03.74 0.1 positive manual P 120 9.2796 135 -0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000221 0.24 AML other m 2023-07-12T00:29:05.67
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00033699999999999995 0.2 AML other m 2023-07-12T00:29:05.83
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000674 0.28 AML other m 2023-07-12T00:29:07.68
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000034250000000000006 0.5 AML other m 2023-07-12T00:29:10.15
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00008145 0.78 AML other m 2023-07-12T00:29:10.35
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000025149999999999998 0.68 AML other m 2023-07-12T00:29:10.69
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00006965 0.52 AML other m 2023-07-12T00:29:11.92
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000759 0.6 AML other m 2023-07-12T00:29:12.14
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