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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 24-08-2023 and time 21:16:42 (Italy) in region 1 km NW Militello Rosmarino (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Militello Rosmarino (ME), on

  • 24-08-2023 19:16:42 (UTC)
  • 24-08-2023 21:16:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0550, 14.6680 at 8 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Militello Rosmarino ME 1 1324 1324
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 3 12624 13948
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 4 1996 15944
Torrenova ME 4 4386 20330
Alcara li Fusi ME 5 1980 22310
Acquedolci ME 7 5744 28054
Capri Leone ME 7 4515 32569
Frazzanò ME 7 711 33280
San Fratello ME 8 3707 36987
Longi ME 8 1473 38460
Mirto ME 8 974 39434
Galati Mamertino ME 9 2627 42061
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 10 1319 43380
Castell'Umberto ME 13 3128 46508
Naso ME 13 3813 50321
Capo d'Orlando ME 14 13254 63575
Tortorici ME 14 6435 70010
Ficarra ME 15 1469 71479
Sinagra ME 16 2705 74184
Brolo ME 18 5783 79967
Ucria ME 19 1058 81025
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 20 3090 84115

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
66 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.6 2023-08-24
19:16:42		 38.0553 14.6678 8 2023-08-24
19:26:12		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120445191
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-24 19:16:42 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.0553 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.6678 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120445191

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1221
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 698
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 175
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1220.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 96
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54679
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120445191
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-24 19:26:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:59.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 33 45.0216 50 1.26 30
IV.IFIL.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:53.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 56.9985 50 0.56 81
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:53.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 60.6948 50 -0.11 90
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:52.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 256 54.9006 50 -0.42 42
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:52.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 54.7008 50 -0.37 86
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-08-24T19:16:52.36 0.6 positive manual P -0.11 0.86
IV.ILOS.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:52.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 29 49.7169 50 0.3 88
3D.OEM8.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:52.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 50.7159 50 -0.24 89
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-08-24T19:16:51.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 22.9548 109 -0.07 48
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:51.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 46.9197 50 -0.41 86
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:51.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 33 45.0216 50 -0.09 93
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:51.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 44.8218 50 -0.04 94
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-08-24T19:16:50.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 94 41.0256 50 -0.27 45
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-08-24T19:16:50.14 0.6 negative manual P 147 30.5472 105 1 35
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-08-24T19:16:50.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 94 18.0708 114 0.47 45
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-08-24T19:16:50.97 0.6 undecidable manual P 193 39.2274 50 0.29 45
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-08-24T19:16:47.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 22.9548 109 -0.31 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-08-24T19:16:46.71 0.1 positive manual P 94 18.0708 114 -0.07 98
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:46.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 250 7.0929 139 -0.04 50
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-08-24T19:16:44.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 7.0929 139 -0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00043392714999999996 0.1408 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:51.18
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005264687999999999 0.2176 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:51.25
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0002536425 0.128 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:51.72
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001045 0.32 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:52.91
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00034275975000000003 0.1792 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:53.34
IV.EPZF.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00031796985 0.9856 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:54.02
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00033372565 0.9856 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:54.03
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00010794519 0.3328 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:54.13
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000117537795 0.256 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:59.54
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00011637319 0.3072 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:59.70
IV.EPZF.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0004023385 0.5632 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:16:59.94
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00041099999999999996 0.76 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:17:00.95
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00014800000000000002 0.42 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:17:05.25
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000256 0.76 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:17:05.28
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002705 1.5 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:17:06.18
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00010415 1.2 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:17:07.23
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.9 0.00002357288 0.5376 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:17:03.65
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.0 0.000030580955 0.7808 AML other m 2023-08-24T19:17:05.80
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