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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 14-01-2024 and time 13:17:08 (Italy) in region 10 km SW Canicattini Bagni (SR)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 10 km SW Canicattini Bagni (SR), on

  • 14-01-2024 12:17:08 (UTC)
  • 14-01-2024 13:17:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.9730, 14.9760 at 27 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Canicattini Bagni SR 10 7109 7109
Palazzolo Acreide SR 12 8808 15917
Noto SR 12 23913 39830
Buscemi SR 15 1051 40881
Cassaro SR 15 821 41702
Avola SR 16 31708 73410
Ferla SR 17 2523 75933
Rosolini SR 17 21427 97360
Giarratana RG 18 3048 100408
Solarino SR 19 8091 108499
Floridia SR 20 22762 131261

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km E of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
23 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
30 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
39 Km E of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
60 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
73 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km SE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2024-01-14
12:17:08		 36.9732 14.9765 27 2024-01-14
13:01:42		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124642171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-14 12:17:08 ± 0.2
Latitude 36.9732 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.9765 ± 0.0079
Depth (km) 27 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124642171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 655
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 315
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 298
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 100
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11691
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38401
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124642171
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-14 13:01:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:22.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 40.3263 118 -0.04 48
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:22.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 348 42.624 116 -0.22 45
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:21.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 315 32.4453 124 0.43 45
IV.SCIC.HHE. 2024-01-14T12:17:20.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 234 33.3444 123 -0.44 45
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:18.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 23 22.1556 136 -0.05 49
IV.ISPIC.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:18.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 197 22.3554 136 -0.1 49
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:17.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 12.9759 151 0.14 49
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:17.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 265 17.1717 144 -0.2 48
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:16.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 348 42.624 116 -0.32 67
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:16.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 273 40.3263 118 0.26 45
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:15.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 315 32.4453 124 0.35 45
IV.SCIC.HHE. 2024-01-14T12:17:15.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 234 33.3444 123 0.11 71
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:14.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 23 22.1556 136 0.08 49
IV.ISPIC.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:14.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 22.3554 136 -0.11 98
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:14.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 265 17.1717 144 0.14 97
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-01-14T12:17:13.52 0.1 negative manual P 97 12.9759 151 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003285 0.06 AML other m 2024-01-14T12:17:18.48
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00017199999999999998 0.06 AML other m 2024-01-14T12:17:18.76
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00015899999999999996 0.14 AML other m 2024-01-14T12:17:23.26
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000158 0.42 AML other m 2024-01-14T12:17:23.56
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00005543436 0.0832 AML other m 2024-01-14T12:17:18.21
IV.ISPIC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000663789 0.8768 AML other m 2024-01-14T12:17:18.89
IV.ISPIC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00011863008 0.1024 AML other m 2024-01-14T12:17:18.78
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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