Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 09-01-2024 and time 18:23:23 (UTC) in region 5 km S Castroreale (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 5 km S Castroreale (ME), on

  • 09-01-2024 18:23:23 (UTC)
  • 09-01-2024 19:23:23 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0550, 15.2010 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Castroreale ME 5 2504 2504
Rodì Milici ME 7 2056 4560
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 7 1531 6091
Novara di Sicilia ME 7 1337 7428
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 8 1019 8447
Furnari ME 9 3784 12231
Tripi ME 9 873 13104
Antillo ME 10 919 14023
Terme Vigliatore ME 10 7395 21418
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 10 41583 63001
Mandanici ME 12 601 63602
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 12 4650 68252
Basicò ME 12 612 68864
Falcone ME 12 2808 71672
Merì ME 13 2338 74010
Limina ME 14 836 74846
San Filippo del Mela ME 14 7115 81961
Oliveri ME 15 2181 84142
Roccafiorita ME 15 197 84339
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 15 842 85181
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 16 1807 86988
Pagliara ME 16 1170 88158
Fiumedinisi ME 16 1409 89567
Savoca ME 16 1732 91299
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 93586
Pace del Mela ME 17 6239 99825
Condrò ME 18 493 100318
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 103155
Motta Camastra ME 18 845 104000
Mongiuffi Melia ME 18 600 104600
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 108545
Graniti ME 18 1492 110037
Gallodoro ME 19 367 110404
Milazzo ME 19 31646 142050
Furci Siculo ME 19 3382 145432
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 19 9377 154809
Roccalumera ME 19 4141 158950
Alì ME 19 768 159718
Nizza di Sicilia ME 20 3667 163385
Forza d'Agrò ME 20 911 164296
Monforte San Giorgio ME 20 2777 167073
Malvagna ME 20 733 167806
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 20 1554 169360

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
39 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
49 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
62 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.7 2024-01-09
18:23:23
38.0553 15.2007 9 2024-01-09
18:30:05
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124563641
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-09 18:23:23 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.0553 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.2007 ± 0.0046
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 124563641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 559
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 386
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 181
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 87
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.49912
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124563641
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-09 18:30:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:41.27 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:38.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 40.4262 50 0.38 67
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:38.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 45.4212 50 -0.4 66
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:34.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 55.4001 50 -0.09 92
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:33.81 0.1 undecidable manual S 267 28.5492 107 -0.4 90
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:32.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 45.4212 50 -0.12 93
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:32.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 332 40.4262 50 0.26 68
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2024-01-09T18:23:30.29 0.1 undecidable manual S 53 16.6722 118 -0.09 99
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:29.04 0.3 positive manual P 278 23.9538 110 0.09 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:29.81 0.3 positive manual P 267 28.5492 107 -0.02 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:28.47 0.1 undecidable manual S 163 9.7791 132 0.08 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:28.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 24.0537 110 -0.08 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:27.39 0.1 undecidable manual S 241 6.3936 144 -0.2 98
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2024-01-09T18:23:27.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 53 16.6722 118 0.17 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:26.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 163 9.7791 132 0.28 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-01-09T18:23:26.24 0.1 negative manual P 241 6.3936 144 0.23 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0008895 0.44 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:27.56
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0038050000000000002 0.44 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:27.56
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0008190000000000001 0.68 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:27.64
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.3 0.003455 0.66 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:27.64
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0010609999999999999 0.14 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:28.77
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00217 1.84 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:29.03
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0002815 0.66 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:33.59
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00022150000000000002 1.84 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:33.07
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00007865 0.76 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:34.38
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00009825 1.46 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:34.22
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000715 0.68 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:43.23
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00008645 1.58 AML other m 2024-01-09T18:23:47.96
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