Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 12-12-2023 and time 15:32:37 (UTC) in region 2 km N Pedara (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km N Pedara (CT), on

  • 12-12-2023 15:32:37 (UTC)
  • 12-12-2023 16:32:37 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6350, 15.0560 at 12 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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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
Pedara CT 2 14102 14102
Trecastagni CT 3 10910 25012
Nicolosi CT 3 7463 32475
Viagrande CT 4 8563 41038
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 6 3524 44562
Tremestieri Etneo CT 7 20589 65151
Mascalucia CT 7 31958 97109
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 7 17984 115093
San Giovanni la Punta CT 7 23060 138153
San Pietro Clarenza CT 7 7743 145896
Zafferana Etnea CT 8 9517 155413
Gravina di Catania CT 8 25838 181251
Belpasso CT 8 28108 209359
Aci Catena CT 8 29851 239210
Camporotondo Etneo CT 9 5023 244233
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 9 9479 253712
Valverde CT 9 7840 261552
San Gregorio di Catania CT 9 11966 273518
Santa Venerina CT 9 8592 282110
Acireale CT 10 52622 334732
Ragalna CT 10 3924 338656
Milo CT 11 1087 339743
Aci Castello CT 12 18723 358466
Misterbianco CT 13 49410 407876
Sant'Alfio CT 15 1582 409458
Catania CT 15 314555 724013
PaternĂ² CT 15 48228 772241
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 15 7641 779882
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 16 12116 791998
Giarre CT 16 27659 819657
Biancavilla CT 16 24007 843664
Riposto CT 17 14838 858502
Mascali CT 19 14282 872784
Adrano CT 20 36122 908906

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
15 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.4 2023-12-12
15:32:37
37.635 15.056 12 2023-12-12
16:39:43
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 123982261
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.7 2023-12-12
15:32:36
37.598 15.044 22 2023-12-12
15:47:19
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 123981891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-12 15:32:37
Latitude 37.6350
Longitude 15.0560
Depth (km) 12 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123982261

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 600.0
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 1
Number of defining phases 1
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)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123981891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-12 15:47:19

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123982261
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-12 16:39:43
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