Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 11-08-2023 and time 07:49:12 (Italy) in region 9 km SW Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 9 km SW Bronte (CT), on

  • 11-08-2023 05:49:12 (UTC)
  • 11-08-2023 07:49:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7510, 14.7440 at 33 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
Bronte CT 9 19172 19172
CesarĂ² ME 11 2439 21611
San Teodoro ME 12 1403 23014
Adrano CT 13 36122 59136
Troina EN 13 9373 68509
Maniace CT 14 3765 72274
Maletto CT 14 3920 76194
Regalbuto EN 14 7277 83471
Centuripe EN 14 5470 88941
Biancavilla CT 16 24007 112948
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 19 3593 116541
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 20 7641 124182

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
41 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
89 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Modica (54633 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 1.8 2023-08-11
05:49:12
37.7512 14.744 33 2023-08-11
05:59:30
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120018931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-11 05:49:12 ± 0.24
Latitude 37.7512 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.7440 ± 0.0159
Depth (km) 33 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120018931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1118
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 974
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 282
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1120.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 125
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64841
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120018931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-11 05:59:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HNZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:35.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 156 71.9724 110 0.64 58
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:32.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 63.0924 113 -0.05 47
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:31.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 57.7977 115 -0.02 71
IV.HLNI.HNZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:28.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 166 46.0206 121 -0.11 72
IT.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:27.34 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:26.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 19 34.3434 130 0.12 73
IV.SSY.HNZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:25.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 156 71.9724 110 0.19 89
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:23.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 57.7977 115 -0.17 92
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:23.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 254 16.1727 152 0.28 48
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:23.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 145 63.0924 113 -0.5 85
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:22.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 51 12.7761 157 0.08 76
IV.HLNI.HNZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:21.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 46.0206 121 -0.08 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:20.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 34.3434 130 0.23 95
IT.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:19.48 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:18.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 16.1727 152 -0.18 98
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:17.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 12.7761 157 -0.12 100
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:17.26 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.01 0
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:08.59 3.0 undecidable manual P 0 0
IT.SPAOL.HHZ. 2023-08-11T05:49:00.86 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IT.LNT.HGN. ML:4.0 0.0166 0.02 AML other m 2023-08-11T05:49:10.74
IT.LNT.HGE. ML:3.9 0.0149 0.04 AML other m 2023-08-11T05:49:13.05
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0001415 0.34 AML other m 2023-08-11T05:49:23.42
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00028100000000000005 0.72 AML other m 2023-08-11T05:49:23.42
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002755 0.28 AML other m 2023-08-11T05:49:24.58
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006884999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2023-08-11T05:49:26.46
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007785000000000001 1.04 AML other m 2023-08-11T05:49:26.22
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00022999999999999998 1.56 AML other m 2023-08-11T05:49:44.07
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