Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 23-07-2023 and time 03:38:42 (UTC) in region 2 km N Chiaramonte Gulfi (RG)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km N Chiaramonte Gulfi (RG), on

  • 23-07-2023 03:38:42 (UTC)
  • 23-07-2023 05:38:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.0520, 14.6950 at 13 km depth.

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

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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
Chiaramonte Gulfi RG 2 8238 8238
Monterosso Almo RG 7 3032 11270
Giarratana RG 9 3048 14318
Licodia Eubea CT 12 3081 17399
Mazzarrone CT 12 4078 21477
Vizzini CT 13 6241 27718
Comiso RG 14 30156 57874
Ragusa RG 14 73313 131187
Buccheri SR 16 1999 133186
Buscemi SR 17 1051 134237
Vittoria RG 18 63339 197576
Acate RG 18 10954 208530
Palazzolo Acreide SR 19 8808 217338
Grammichele CT 19 13418 230756

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
14 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
18 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
22 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
39 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km SE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Acireale (52622 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 0.8 2023-07-23
03:38:42
37.0515 14.6948 13 2023-07-23
03:50:10
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 119492181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-07-23 03:38:42 ± 0.16
Latitude 37.0515 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.6948 ± 0.0079
Depth (km) 13 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 119492181

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 697
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 407
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 266
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32016
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 119492181
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-07-23 03:50:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
7C.SPAOL.HNZ. 2023-07-23T03:39:07.79 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:59.76 3.0 negative manual Pg 6.88 0
IV.RAFF.HHE. 2023-07-23T03:38:55.72 3.0 undecidable manual S 303 35.0427 96 1.6 0
IV.SCIC.HHE. 2023-07-23T03:38:52.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 28.3494 98 0.13 49
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-07-23T03:38:52.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 210 28.1496 98 0.04 50
IV.RAFF.HHE. 2023-07-23T03:38:49.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 303 35.0427 96 0.23 94
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:49.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 16.6722 112 0.25 49
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:48.98 1.0 undecidable manual P 71 35.5422 96 -0.23 23
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:48.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 7 14.1747 119 0.25 49
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:48.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 143 12.876 123 0.21 50
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-07-23T03:38:48.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 28.1496 98 0.35 70
IV.SCIC.HHE. 2023-07-23T03:38:47.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 184 28.3494 98 -0.27 94
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:46.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 260 17.4714 110 -0.46 92
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:46.34 0.6 negative manual P 247 16.6722 112 -0.03 50
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:45.78 0.1 negative manual P 143 12.876 123 -0.06 100
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:45.95 1.0 positive manual P 7 14.1747 119 -0.07 25
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:45.07 3.0 negative manual P 0.24 0
7C.SPAOL.HNZ. 2023-07-23T03:38:43.91 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.18 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000752 1.5 AML other m 2023-07-23T03:38:48.87
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000605 1.02 AML other m 2023-07-23T03:38:49.25
IV.HVIT.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000048100000000000004 0.16 AML other m 2023-07-23T03:38:49.74
IV.HVIT.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000042250000000000004 0.22 AML other m 2023-07-23T03:38:49.86
IV.HMDC.HNE. ML:1.0 0.0000957151 1.5408 AML other m 2023-07-23T03:38:48.36
IV.HMDC.HNN. ML:1.1 0.0001105699 0.52 AML other m 2023-07-23T03:38:48.86
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000030953139999999996 0.2192 AML other m 2023-07-23T03:38:50.29
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000038487615 0.12 AML other m 2023-07-23T03:38:49.15
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