Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 01-09-2023 and time 13:08:06 (Italy) in region 5 km SE Maletto (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SE Maletto (CT), on

  • 01-09-2023 11:08:06 (UTC)
  • 01-09-2023 13:08:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7930, 14.8910 at 17 km depth.

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

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
Maletto CT 5 3920 3920
Bronte CT 5 19172 23092
Maniace CT 11 3765 26857
Randazzo CT 11 10900 37757
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 38737
Adrano CT 15 36122 74859
CesarĂ² ME 17 2439 77298
Biancavilla CT 17 24007 101305
San Teodoro ME 18 1403 102708
Moio Alcantara ME 18 717 103425
Ragalna CT 19 3924 107349
Roccella Valdemone ME 19 666 108015
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 20 7641 115656

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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
Rev200
ML 2.0 2023-09-01
11:08:06
37.793 14.891 17 2023-09-01
14:43:49
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 120661401
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 2.0 2023-09-01
11:08:06
37.793 14.891 17 2023-09-01
11:13:09
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 120658211
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-01 11:08:06
Latitude 37.7930
Longitude 14.8910
Depth (km) 17 (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 120661401

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) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 63
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) 0.12
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
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120658211
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-01 11:13:09

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120661401
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-01 14:43:49
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