Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 10-12-2023 and time 11:00:15 (UTC) in region 4 km SW Ucria (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW Ucria (ME), on

  • 10-12-2023 11:00:15 (UTC)
  • 10-12-2023 12:00:15 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0160, 14.8640 at 9 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
Ucria ME 4 1058 1058
Tortorici ME 4 6435 7493
Floresta ME 5 485 7978
Raccuja ME 6 1041 9019
Sinagra ME 8 2705 11724
Galati Mamertino ME 8 2627 14351
Castell'Umberto ME 9 3128 17479
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 10 1319 18798
Longi ME 10 1473 20271
San Piero Patti ME 10 2915 23186
Ficarra ME 11 1469 24655
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 11 3090 27745
Frazzanò ME 12 711 28456
Mirto ME 12 974 29430
Librizzi ME 12 1660 31090
Montalbano Elicona ME 13 2287 33377
Naso ME 14 3813 37190
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 38170
Alcara li Fusi ME 14 1980 40150
Montagnareale ME 15 1615 41765
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 42431
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 16 1996 44427
Brolo ME 16 5783 50210
Piraino ME 16 3962 54172
Patti ME 17 13431 67603
Militello Rosmarino ME 17 1324 68927
Randazzo CT 17 10900 79827
Capri Leone ME 17 4515 84342
Maniace CT 18 3765 88107
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 95181
Basicò ME 18 612 95793
Torrenova ME 18 4386 100179
Capo d'Orlando ME 19 13254 113433
Malvagna ME 20 733 114166

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
52 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
60 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2023-12-10
11:00:15
38.0158 14.864 9 2023-12-10
11:09:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123937431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-10 11:00:15 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0158 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.8640 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123937431

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 541
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 406
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 244
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 540.0
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 29
Number of defining phases 21
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40649
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123937431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-10 11:09:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:01:46.14 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
IV.FRON.EHZ. 2023-12-10T11:01:44.59 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 11.25 0
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-12-10T11:01:32.21 3.0 positive manual Pg 12.13 0
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:01:29.85 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.66 0
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:01:22.18 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.16 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:00:52.48 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.98 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:00:36.10 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -5.34 0
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:30.69 1.0 undecidable manual S 15 42.7239 50 0.63 20
IV.EPMN.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:28.13 0.1 undecidable manual S 128 34.9428 50 0.14 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:00:26.85 0.1 undecidable manual S 99 32.6451 50 -0.52 85
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:25.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 123 26.9508 109 -0.21 69
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:24.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 275 23.8539 111 -0.34 45
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:24.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 14 43.5231 50 0.1 91
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:24.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 43.1235 50 0.08 69
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:24.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 42.7239 50 0.2 67
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:24.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 71 45.1215 50 -0.05 69
IV.EPMN.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:23.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 34.9428 50 0.3 89
IV.ECBD.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:22.03 1.0 undecidable manual P 143 32.6451 50 -0.44 22
IV.EMNR.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:21.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 147 26.2515 109 0.38 67
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:00:21.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 99 32.6451 50 -0.49 43
IV.EMSG.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:21.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 22.8549 112 0.4 89
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:21.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 123 26.9508 109 -0.13 93
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-12-10T11:00:20.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 23.8539 111 -0.22 92
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:00:20.44 0.1 undecidable manual S 37 9.3795 135 0.05 98
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:00:20.43 0.1 positive manual P 182 21.2676 114 -0.03 96
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:00:19.81 3.0 positive manual P -0.56 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:00:19.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 16 3.0969 161 0 100
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:00:18.45 0.1 positive manual P 37 9.3795 135 0 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-10T11:00:17.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 16 3.0969 161 -0.05 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00140317 0.1216 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:19.43
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.002665 0.26 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:19.51
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00021919930000000002 0.1408 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:21.13
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0006015 0.12 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:21.20
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00073303165 0.2496 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:21.97
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00021198305 0.3392 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:21.71
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00057079065 0.4608 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:27.32
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000060028205 0.32 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:27.90
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00024349999999999998 0.4 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:30.51
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00007246701 0.2432 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:30.13
IV.EPZF.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00026028404999999997 0.2752 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:27.32
IV.EPZF.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0005690611 0.48 AML other m 2023-12-10T11:00:27.32
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download