Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 02-08-2023 and time 09:03:15 (Italy) in region 3 km E Caronia (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Caronia (ME), on

  • 02-08-2023 07:03:15 (UTC)
  • 02-08-2023 09:03:15 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0290, 14.4730 at 25 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
Caronia ME 3 3364 3364
Acquedolci ME 11 5744 9108
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 11 4694 13802
San Fratello ME 11 3707 17509
Reitano ME 13 806 18315
Mistretta ME 15 4791 23106
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 15 12624 35730
Motta d'Affermo ME 16 739 36469
Pettineo ME 17 1350 37819
Militello Rosmarino ME 18 1324 39143
Torrenova ME 19 4386 43529
Capizzi ME 20 3176 46705

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
70 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
77 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2023-08-02
07:03:15
38.0288 14.4733 25 2023-08-02
07:13:09
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 119790361
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-02 07:03:15 ± 0.24
Latitude 38.0288 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.4733 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 25 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 119790361

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1295
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 441
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 358
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 88
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.52790
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 119790361
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-02 07:13:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ZEN8.EHZ. 2023-08-02T07:05:07.70 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.72 0
IV.SEI.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:05:02.75 3.0 positive manual Pg 19.08 0
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:05:01.36 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.77 0
IV.POFI.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:04:56.23 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.82 0
IV.RCAV.EHZ. 2023-08-02T07:04:48.68 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.17 0
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:04:42.68 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.76 0
IV.PII.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:04:40.75 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.94 0
IT.ORP.HGZ. 2023-08-02T07:04:39.07 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.38 0
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:04:32.49 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 8.36 0
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:04:27.59 3.0 negative manual Pn 3.17 0
IV.BARO.EHZ. 2023-08-02T07:04:15.88 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.55 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:04:04.13 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -3.42 0
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:56.82 3.0 undecidable manual S -4.97 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:56.14 3.0 undecidable manual S -3.11 0
IV.ERC.EHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:44.68 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 3.48 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:29.38 1.0 undecidable manual S 264 39.3273 116 0.48 25
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:28.12 1.0 undecidable manual S 255 37.7289 117 -0.4 25
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:28.86 1.0 undecidable manual S 167 36.2415 118 0.7 23
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:27.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 35.0427 119 -0.22 53
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:26.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 262 29.1486 124 0.37 52
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2023-08-02T07:03:26.75 1.0 undecidable manual P 49 58.5969 106 0.9 21
IV.IACL.HHE. 2023-08-02T07:03:25.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 350 56.8986 107 0.12 53
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:25.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 90 57.9975 107 -0.03 80
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:23.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 264 39.3273 116 0.04 55
IV.LIBRI.HNE. 2023-08-02T07:03:23.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 40.2264 115 0.09 81
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:22.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 167 36.2415 118 0.07 82
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:22.07 3.0 undecidable manual P 1.01 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:22.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 35.0427 119 -0.11 82
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:22.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 37.7289 117 -0.47 100
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-08-02T07:03:21.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 262 29.1486 124 0.15 82
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-08-02T07:03:19.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 87 10.3785 155 -0.24 56
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000859 0.94 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:29.80
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.0 0.0004005 1.54 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:29.87
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000504 0.28 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:29.98
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00016299999999999998 0.84 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:30.85
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007335 0.8 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:30.98
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00028649999999999997 0.36 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:30.89
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00045400000000000003 0.74 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:31.69
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.9 0.000312 1.26 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:32.19
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003135 0.44 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:34.22
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00016499999999999997 0.68 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:35.62
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000488 1.24 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:37.77
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00005185 1.06 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:38.39
IV.GRIS.EHN. ML:2.5 0.00007280000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:58.61
IV.GRIS.EHE. ML:3.1 0.00031140000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2023-08-02T07:03:58.58
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