Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 27-11-2023 and time 20:21:21 (Italy) in region 7 km S Alcara li Fusi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 7 km S Alcara li Fusi (ME), on

  • 27-11-2023 19:21:21 (UTC)
  • 27-11-2023 20:21:21 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9650, 14.7220 at 17 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
Alcara li Fusi ME 7 1980 1980
Longi ME 8 1473 3453
Galati Mamertino ME 9 2627 6080
Militello Rosmarino ME 10 1324 7404
Tortorici ME 12 6435 13839
San Fratello ME 12 3707 17546
Frazzanò ME 12 711 18257
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 12 1996 20253
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 13 1319 21572
San Teodoro ME 13 1403 22975
Cesarò ME 13 2439 25414
Maniace CT 14 3765 29179
Mirto ME 14 974 30153
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 14 12624 42777
Torrenova ME 15 4386 47163
Castell'Umberto ME 15 3128 50291
Acquedolci ME 16 5744 56035
Capri Leone ME 16 4515 60550
Ucria ME 17 1058 61608
Floresta ME 17 485 62093
Sinagra ME 17 2705 64798
Naso ME 19 3813 68611
Ficarra ME 19 1469 70080
Raccuja ME 20 1041 71121
Maletto CT 20 3920 75041

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
55 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
61 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 1.5 2023-11-27
19:21:21
37.9648 14.7218 17 2023-11-27
19:34:53
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123498951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-11-27 19:21:21 ± 0.31
Latitude 37.9648 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.7218 ± 0.0160
Depth (km) 17 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123498951

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1315
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 703
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 117
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1320.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12411
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.28239
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123498951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-27 19:34:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-11-27T19:21:30.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 22.3554 118 -0.3 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-11-27T19:21:29.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 143 19.5693 122 0.23 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-27T19:21:28.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 57 15.873 129 0.04 49
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-11-27T19:21:28.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 304 13.7751 134 -0.25 48
IV.ESCV.HHE. 2023-11-27T19:21:27.41 1.0 undecidable manual P 161 25.5522 114 0.43 23
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-11-27T19:21:27.59 0.6 positive manual P 206 31.3464 108 -0.22 46
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-11-27T19:21:26.68 0.6 positive manual P 54 22.3554 118 0.14 48
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-11-27T19:21:25.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 19.5693 122 -0.25 71
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-11-27T19:21:25.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 304 13.7751 134 0.35 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-27T19:21:25.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 15.873 129 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000135540775 0.32 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:29.62
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00015420575 0.384 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:30.17
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002635 1.46 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:33.84
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002495 0.64 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:35.41
IV.EPZF.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00037993895 0.6272 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:41.41
IV.EPZF.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0005684078999999999 0.6656 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:31.08
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00036270035 0.64 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:41.43
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00050836125 0.8192 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:31.54
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.1 0.0000761365 0.1664 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:31.26
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00006931516000000001 0.2304 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:35.97
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000044789509999999996 0.4224 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:32.67
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00003331362 0.6016 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:36.99
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.5 0.0001369698 0.64 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:38.03
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00011314549499999999 0.5504 AML other m 2023-11-27T19:21:35.41
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