Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 03-01-2024 and time 21:26:13 (Italy) in region 5 km W Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Randazzo (CT), on

  • 03-01-2024 20:26:13 (UTC)
  • 03-01-2024 21:26:13 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8700, 14.8930 at 17 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
Randazzo CT 5 10900 10900
Maletto CT 5 3920 14820
Maniace CT 8 3765 18585
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 8 980 19565
Bronte CT 10 19172 38737
Roccella Valdemone ME 13 666 39403
Floresta ME 13 485 39888
Moio Alcantara ME 14 717 40605
Malvagna ME 15 733 41338
CesarĂ² ME 16 2439 43777
San Teodoro ME 17 1403 45180
Tortorici ME 19 6435 51615
Ucria ME 20 1058 52673

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
44 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 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 1.7 2024-01-03
20:26:13
37.87 14.893 17 2024-01-03
20:42:35
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 124461061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-03 20:26:13
Latitude 37.8700
Longitude 14.8930
Depth (km) 17 (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 124461061

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) 300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 67
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) 0.13
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:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124461061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-03 20:42:35
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