Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 17-08-2023 and time 19:34:16 (Italy) in region 2 km NE San Teodoro (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE San Teodoro (ME), on

  • 17-08-2023 17:34:16 (UTC)
  • 17-08-2023 19:34:16 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8630, 14.7120 at 12 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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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
San Teodoro ME 2 1403 1403
CesarĂ² ME 2 2439 3842
Maniace CT 9 3765 7607
Troina EN 13 9373 16980
Bronte CT 14 19172 36152
Maletto CT 14 3920 40072
Alcara li Fusi ME 18 1980 42052
Longi ME 19 1473 43525
Cerami EN 19 2006 45531
San Fratello ME 20 3707 49238
Galati Mamertino ME 20 2627 51865

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
52 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 2.0 2023-08-17
17:34:16
37.863 14.712 12 2023-08-17
17:46:26
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 120229171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-17 17:34:16
Latitude 37.8630
Longitude 14.7120
Depth (km) 12 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120229171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
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 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120229171
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-17 17:46:26
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