Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 14-08-2023 and time 15:25:35 (Italy) in region 2 km SW Santa Domenica Vittoria (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Santa Domenica Vittoria (ME), on

  • 14-08-2023 13:25:35 (UTC)
  • 14-08-2023 15:25:35 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9040, 14.9470 at 32 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
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 2 980 980
Randazzo CT 3 10900 11880
Roccella Valdemone ME 6 666 12546
Moio Alcantara ME 9 717 13263
Malvagna ME 10 733 13996
Floresta ME 10 485 14481
Maletto CT 11 3920 18401
Maniace CT 13 3765 22166
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 24453
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 27668
Bronte CT 16 19172 46840
San Piero Patti ME 17 2915 49755
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 53700
Ucria ME 17 1058 54758
Raccuja ME 17 1041 55799
Tortorici ME 18 6435 62234
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 67637
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 68482

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
46 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 1.4 2023-08-14
13:25:35
37.9042 14.9472 32 2023-08-14
13:34:23
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120117961
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-14 13:25:35 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.9042 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.9472 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 32 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120117961

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 850
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 330
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 92
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 850.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 115
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10702
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55848
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120117961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-14 13:34:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:55.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 186 61.9935 113 -0.39 42
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:47.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 73 26.0517 138 0.07 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:46.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 16.6722 150 -0.14 48
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:46.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 222 11.877 158 0.34 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:46.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 21.4674 143 -0.25 47
IV.LIBRI.HNE. 2023-08-14T13:25:46.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 19.9689 145 -0.41 45
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:46.98 0.6 positive manual P 186 61.9935 113 -0.24 44
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:46.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 115 22.1556 142 -0.09 49
IV.EMNR.HHE. 2023-08-14T13:25:46.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 11.877 158 0.32 47
IV.ECTS.HHN. 2023-08-14T13:25:45.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 99 15.3735 152 -0.3 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:42.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 21.4674 143 -0.01 99
IV.LIBRI.HNE. 2023-08-14T13:25:42.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 19.9689 145 0.09 98
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:42.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 115 22.1556 142 -0.09 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:42.82 0.1 positive manual P 73 26.0517 138 0.22 94
IV.EMNR.HHE. 2023-08-14T13:25:41.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 145 11.877 158 0.21 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:41.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 16.6722 150 -0.04 99
IV.ECTS.HHN. 2023-08-14T13:25:41.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 99 15.3735 152 -0.01 100
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-08-14T13:25:41.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 11.877 158 0.11 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00031392255000000003 0.3584 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:46.52
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0004385 0.36 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:46.37
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00012805 0.36 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:47.22
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001565 1.14 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:47.29
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008925 0.2 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:47.40
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000831 1.74 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:47.90
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000056012105 0.4224 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:49.02
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005215489 0.2816 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:48.43
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00003394999999999999 0.1 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:55.65
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000025572095 0.3456 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:57.71
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.9 0.000029948235 0.2304 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:47.30
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:0.9 0.00002947136 0.9664 AML other m 2023-08-14T13:25:51.64
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