Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 04-12-2023 and time 06:31:32 (Italy) in region 4 km W San Fratello (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W San Fratello (ME), on

  • 04-12-2023 05:31:32 (UTC)
  • 04-12-2023 06:31:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0240, 14.5490 at 9 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
San Fratello ME 4 3707 3707
Acquedolci ME 5 5744 9451
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 9 12624 22075
Caronia ME 9 3364 25439
Militello Rosmarino ME 12 1324 26763
Alcara li Fusi ME 13 1980 28743
Torrenova ME 14 4386 33129
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 14 1996 35125
Capri Leone ME 17 4515 39640
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 18 4694 44334
Longi ME 18 1473 45807
Frazzanò ME 18 711 46518
Reitano ME 19 806 47324
Mirto ME 19 974 48298
Mistretta ME 19 4791 53089
Galati Mamertino ME 20 2627 55716

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
71 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
73 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
96 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 1.9 2023-12-04
05:31:32
38.0243 14.5488 9 2023-12-04
05:37:41
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123796081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-04 05:31:32 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.0243 ± 0.0171
Longitude 14.5488 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123796081

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1955
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 654
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 350
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1960.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 169
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03507
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64391
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123796081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-04 05:37:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:52.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 60.0954 50 0.54 55
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-12-04T05:31:45.62 1.0 undecidable manual P 79 71.4729 50 0.33 28
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:44.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 79 33.8439 50 -0.46 59
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:43.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 95 60.0954 50 0.17 90
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:42.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 28.4493 108 -0.02 65
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:41.62 1.0 negative manual P 265 45.8208 50 0.28 30
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:40.63 1.0 positive manual P 258 44.0226 50 -0.42 29
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:40.40 1.0 undecidable manual P 129 34.9428 50 0.74 27
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:39.92 0.6 positive manual P 264 35.6421 50 0.16 63
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:39.23 0.6 positive manual P 79 33.8439 50 -0.26 62
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:39.33 0.3 positive manual P 177 34.8429 50 -0.31 91
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-04T05:31:38.34 0.3 positive manual P 86 28.4493 108 -0.23 94
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-12-04T05:31:36.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 74 3.8961 157 0.02 68
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-12-04T05:31:34.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 3.8961 157 0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000381 1.56 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:42.15
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00075 0.3 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:43.18
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00013741955 0.3776 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:45.39
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000109247065 0.3008 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:46.59
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00035299999999999996 0.2 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:46.64
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00035499999999999996 0.22 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:47.17
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00028900000000000003 0.7 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:49.68
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000368 0.52 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:51.49
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0010329999999999998 0.72 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:51.45
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000446 0.72 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:52.23
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.6 0.0001715 0.88 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:52.40
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00016749999999999998 0.2 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:52.81
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000593 1.16 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:53.68
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000793 0.22 AML other m 2023-12-04T05:31:55.73
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