Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 10-12-2023 and time 20:11:47 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Ucria (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Ucria (ME), on

  • 10-12-2023 20:11:47 (UTC)
  • 10-12-2023 21:11:47 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0270, 14.8600 at 11 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 3 1058 1058
Tortorici ME 3 6435 7493
Raccuja ME 6 1041 8534
Floresta ME 6 485 9019
Sinagra ME 7 2705 11724
Galati Mamertino ME 8 2627 14351
Castell'Umberto ME 8 3128 17479
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 9 1319 18798
Longi ME 9 1473 20271
San Piero Patti ME 10 2915 23186
Ficarra ME 10 1469 24655
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 10 3090 27745
Frazzanò ME 11 711 28456
Mirto ME 11 974 29430
Librizzi ME 12 1660 31090
Naso ME 12 3813 34903
Montalbano Elicona ME 14 2287 37190
Alcara li Fusi ME 14 1980 39170
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 40785
Brolo ME 15 5783 46568
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 15 1996 48564
Piraino ME 15 3962 52526
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 53506
Patti ME 16 13431 66937
Capri Leone ME 16 4515 71452
Militello Rosmarino ME 16 1324 72776
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 79850
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 80516
Torrenova ME 18 4386 84902
Capo d'Orlando ME 18 13254 98156
Randazzo CT 18 10900 109056
Basicò ME 18 612 109668
Maniace CT 19 3765 113433

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
53 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
62 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 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 1.6 2023-12-10
20:11:47
38.0267 14.8598 11 2023-12-10
20:19:38
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123946801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-10 20:11:47 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.0267 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.8598 ± 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 123946801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 934
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 435
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 7
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 930.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 122
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.63762
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123946801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-10 20:19:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-12-10T20:12:00.67 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2023-12-10T20:12:00.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 262 70.7736 50 0.37 41
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-12-10T20:11:59.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 101 33.2445 50 0.05 71
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-12-10T20:11:56.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 272 23.4543 50 -0.11 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-12-10T20:11:54.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 33.2445 50 -0.26 90
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2023-12-10T20:11:53.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 27.9498 50 0.01 72
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2023-12-10T20:11:53.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 24.1536 50 0.3 91
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-12-10T20:11:52.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 22.4553 50 -0.19 93
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-12-10T20:11:52.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 272 23.4543 50 -0.01 97
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2023-12-10T20:11:52.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 44 8.7801 140 0.08 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-10T20:11:51.37 0.1 undecidable manual S 34 2.1978 168 -0.1 98
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2023-12-10T20:11:50.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 44 8.7801 140 0.1 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-10T20:11:49.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 2.1978 168 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000153 1.58 AML other m 2023-12-10T20:12:00.07
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000195 1.34 AML other m 2023-12-10T20:12:01.13
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00053878985 0.1792 AML other m 2023-12-10T20:11:52.84
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0007504607 0.64 AML other m 2023-12-10T20:11:53.30
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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