Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 14-12-2023 and time 11:32:42 (UTC) in region 6 km W Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 6 km W Bronte (CT), on

  • 14-12-2023 11:32:42 (UTC)
  • 14-12-2023 12:32:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7920, 14.7640 at 30 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
Bronte CT 6 19172 19172
CesarĂ² ME 7 2439 21611
San Teodoro ME 9 1403 23014
Maniace CT 9 3765 26779
Maletto CT 10 3920 30699
Troina EN 14 9373 40072
Adrano CT 16 36122 76194
Randazzo CT 19 10900 87094
Regalbuto EN 19 7277 94371
Centuripe EN 19 5470 99841
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 123848

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
43 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
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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 2.1 2023-12-14
11:32:42
37.792 14.764 30 2023-12-14
11:39:20
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 124019031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-14 11:32:42
Latitude 37.7920
Longitude 14.7640
Depth (km) 30 (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 124019031

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) 800.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 137
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) 0.29
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
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124019031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-14 11:39:20
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