Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 10-12-2023 and time 23:06:04 (UTC) in region 4 km SE Tortorici (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SE Tortorici (ME), on

  • 10-12-2023 23:06:04 (UTC)
  • 11-12-2023 00:06:04 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0070, 14.8590 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
Tortorici ME 4 6435 6435
Ucria ME 5 1058 7493
Floresta ME 5 485 7978
Raccuja ME 7 1041 9019
Galati Mamertino ME 8 2627 11646
Sinagra ME 9 2705 14351
Longi ME 10 1473 15824
Castell'Umberto ME 10 3128 18952
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 10 1319 20271
San Piero Patti ME 11 2915 23186
Ficarra ME 12 1469 24655
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 12 3090 27745
Frazzanò ME 12 711 28456
Mirto ME 13 974 29430
Librizzi ME 13 1660 31090
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 32070
Montalbano Elicona ME 14 2287 34357
Alcara li Fusi ME 14 1980 36337
Naso ME 14 3813 40150
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 40816
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 16 1996 42812
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 44427
Randazzo CT 16 10900 55327
Maniace CT 17 3765 59092
Militello Rosmarino ME 17 1324 60416
Brolo ME 17 5783 66199
Capri Leone ME 17 4515 70714
Piraino ME 17 3962 74676
Patti ME 18 13431 88107
Torrenova ME 19 4386 92493
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 99567
Basicò ME 19 612 100179
Maletto CT 20 3920 104099
Malvagna ME 20 733 104832
Capo d'Orlando ME 20 13254 118086

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
59 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 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 1.8 2023-12-10
23:06:04
38.0067 14.8592 9 2023-12-10
23:13:18
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123948621
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-10 23:06:04 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.0067 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.8592 ± 0.0057
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 123948621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 444
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 250
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 121
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 440.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 98
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41279
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123948621
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-10 23:13:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-12-10T23:06:18.87 3.0 negative manual P 0.19 0
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-12-10T23:06:17.42 3.0 negative manual P 0.06 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-12-10T23:06:17.28 3.0 negative manual P -0.9 0
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2023-12-10T23:06:13.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 15 43.8228 50 0.1 46
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-12-10T23:06:13.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 70 45.8208 50 -0.1 46
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-12-10T23:06:13.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 277 23.5542 112 -0.09 72
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-12-10T23:06:12.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 181 20.2686 115 -0.28 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-12-10T23:06:11.29 1.0 negative manual P 97 32.9448 50 -0.29 23
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-12-10T23:06:09.67 0.1 positive manual P 181 20.2686 115 0.33 92
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2023-12-10T23:06:09.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 35 10.4784 132 -0.2 48
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-12-10T23:06:09.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 277 23.5542 112 -0.02 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-10T23:06:08.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 4.1958 156 0.07 50
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2023-12-10T23:06:07.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 10.4784 132 0.03 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-10T23:06:06.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 4.1958 156 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0004965000000000001 0.2 AML other m 2023-12-10T23:06:09.71
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0006005 0.64 AML other m 2023-12-10T23:06:10.10
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.1 0.001795 0.74 AML other m 2023-12-10T23:06:10.50
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.1 0.001575 1.1 AML other m 2023-12-10T23:06:11.56
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000129 0.7 AML other m 2023-12-10T23:06:15.35
IV.EPZF.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0007815 1.52 AML other m 2023-12-10T23:06:17.20
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0008600000000000001 1.52 AML other m 2023-12-10T23:06:17.21
IV.EPZF.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0004925 0.28 AML other m 2023-12-10T23:06:17.96
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000423 0.3 AML other m 2023-12-10T23:06:17.97
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00017299999999999998 0.94 AML other m 2023-12-10T23:06:18.70
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