Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 14-01-2024 and time 20:59:28 (Italy) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 14-01-2024 19:59:28 (UTC)
  • 14-01-2024 20:59:28 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5020, 15.4260 at 23 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km SE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
30 Km E of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
50 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
70 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
78 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 2024-01-14
19:59:28
37.5017 15.4265 23 2024-01-14
20:18:42
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124646351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-14 19:59:28 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.5017 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.4265 ± 0.0113
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124646351

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 929
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 709
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 124
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 930.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 170
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.74554
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 23
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124646351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-14 20:18:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:53.60 1.0 undecidable manual S 224 82.7505 100 0.14 23
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:51.30 1.0 undecidable manual S 240 72.2721 101 0.6 21
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:45.12 1.0 undecidable manual S 251 51.7038 107 -0.26 24
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:45.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 219 49.2174 108 0.35 47
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:42.79 1.0 positive manual P 224 82.7505 100 -0.18 23
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:41.44 0.3 negative manual P 240 72.2721 101 0.06 71
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:40.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 32.3454 119 -0.02 52
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2024-01-14T19:59:40.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 225 33.9438 117 0.03 51
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:40.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 65.8896 103 0.06 97
IY.CNDF.HHE. 2024-01-14T19:59:40.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 67.2771 102 0.06 96
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:37.90 0.1 positive manual P 219 49.2174 108 -0.04 99
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:37.98 1.0 positive manual P 251 51.7038 107 -0.33 23
IV.EPMN.HHE. 2024-01-14T19:59:36.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 328 41.625 112 0.08 99
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2024-01-14T19:59:36.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 235 42.3243 111 -0.11 100
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:35.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 213 32.3454 119 -0.11 51
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2024-01-14T19:59:35.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 33.9438 117 -0.16 100
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-01-14T19:59:35.04 3.0 negative manual P 0.09 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:1.9 0.0002965 0.2 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:40.81
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00026700000000000004 1.88 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:41.94
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00021046904999999998 1.1008 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:34.46
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00016970199999999998 0.7168 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:47.01
IV.EPOZ.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000141136501 43.9296 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:34.39
IV.EPOZ.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00021173779999999998 0.7552 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:47.00
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000046070983999999996 0.1536 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:48.06
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00011563313999999999 0.192 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:47.81
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000106241675 0.2432 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:47.81
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00010555171500000001 0.6272 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:41.88
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000047698405 0.1024 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:49.22
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00004468529 0.1152 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:49.10
IV.HLNI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00008079559999999999 0.64 AML other m 2024-01-14T20:00:00.23
IV.HLNI.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00007208721 0.384 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:45.31
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000073359155 0.256 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:51.21
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000069781975 0.512 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:56.12
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00006258606 0.4608 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:58.79
IV.HVZN.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00012596505 0.704 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:56.17
IV.HVZN.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00012050425 0.8448 AML other m 2024-01-14T20:00:04.65
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00004048433 0.7552 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:52.02
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00007066097999999999 0.9472 AML other m 2024-01-14T20:00:12.54
IV.HMDC.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00015927389999999999 0.6272 AML other m 2024-01-14T19:59:51.58
IV.HMDC.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00013174615000000002 0.96 AML other m 2024-01-14T20:00:07.32
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