Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 30-09-2023 and time 01:28:44 (UTC) in region 3 km NE Castroreale (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Castroreale (ME), on

  • 30-09-2023 01:28:44 (UTC)
  • 30-09-2023 03:28:44 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1220, 15.2320 at 10 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
Castroreale ME 3 2504 2504
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 3 41583 44087
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 5 4650 48737
Merì ME 5 2338 51075
Rodì Milici ME 6 2056 53131
Terme Vigliatore ME 6 7395 60526
San Filippo del Mela ME 7 7115 67641
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 9 1807 69448
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 70979
Pace del Mela ME 9 6239 77218
Furnari ME 9 3784 81002
Condrò ME 10 493 81495
Milazzo ME 11 31646 113141
San Pier Niceto ME 11 2837 115978
Falcone ME 13 2808 118786
Torregrotta ME 13 7431 126217
Monforte San Giorgio ME 14 2777 128994
Tripi ME 14 873 129867
Roccavaldina ME 14 1133 131000
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 132337
Valdina ME 15 1355 133692
Mandanici ME 15 601 134293
Oliveri ME 15 2181 136474
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 16 1019 137493
Venetico ME 16 3911 141404
Antillo ME 16 919 142323
Basicò ME 16 612 142935
Spadafora ME 17 5021 147956
Fiumedinisi ME 17 1409 149365
Rometta ME 17 6650 156015
Pagliara ME 19 1170 157185
Alì ME 19 768 157953
Saponara ME 20 3988 161941
Itala ME 20 1640 163581
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 20 842 164423

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
36 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.3 2023-09-30
01:28:44
38.1217 15.2322 11 2023-09-30
01:32:41
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121600871
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-30 01:28:44 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1217 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.2322 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121600871

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 377
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 276
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 116
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 75
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38671
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121600871
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-30 01:32:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:29:09.04 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.05 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:55.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 255 32.4453 50 -0.15 47
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:53.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 261 26.8509 50 -0.3 69
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:52.06 0.3 positive manual P 84 41.3253 50 -0.13 70
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:52.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 42.9237 50 -0.19 69
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:51.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 37.2294 50 0.21 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:51.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 180 16.6722 122 -0.09 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:51.64 0.6 negative manual P 322 35.8419 50 0.3 45
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:50.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 219 13.3755 128 -0.03 75
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:50.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 200 28.2495 50 0.19 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:50.85 0.6 undecidable manual P 255 32.4453 50 0.02 48
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:50.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 360 16.5723 122 -0.31 70
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:49.95 0.6 positive manual P 261 26.8509 50 0 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:49.55 0.1 undecidable manual S 75 10.878 134 -0.03 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:48.38 0.1 positive manual P 360 16.5723 122 0.11 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:48.29 0.1 positive manual P 180 16.6722 122 0.01 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:47.85 0.1 positive manual P 219 13.3755 128 0.12 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-09-30T01:28:47.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 10.878 134 0.11 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000149 1.14 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:50.32
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00033299999999999996 0.44 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:51.24
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000303 0.24 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:51.00
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00011399999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:51.25
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001315 0.58 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:51.76
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00015 0.84 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:52.43
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00007165 0.22 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:54.35
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0002105 0.6 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:54.52
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0003215 0.2 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:55.34
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005989999999999999 0.38 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:55.79
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000835 0.34 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:55.73
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00005695 0.62 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:57.57
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000049850000000000006 0.6 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:59.73
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00003995 0.66 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:28:59.18
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000665 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:29:00.67
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00006955 0.88 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:29:01.96
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00007835000000000001 1.42 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:29:10.27
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001655 0.82 AML other m 2023-09-30T01:29:10.29
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