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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 15-01-2024 and time 03:19:22 (Italy) in region 2 km W Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT), on

  • 15-01-2024 02:19:22 (UTC)
  • 15-01-2024 03:19:22 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5090, 14.9490 at 22 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
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 2 12116 12116
Misterbianco CT 5 49410 61526
Camporotondo Etneo CT 8 5023 66549
Paternò CT 9 48228 114777
Belpasso CT 10 28108 142885
San Pietro Clarenza CT 10 7743 150628
Gravina di Catania CT 12 25838 176466
Mascalucia CT 12 31958 208424
Catania CT 12 314555 522979
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 13 9479 532458
Tremestieri Etneo CT 13 20589 553047
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 13 7641 560688
Ragalna CT 14 3924 564612
Nicolosi CT 14 7463 572075
San Giovanni la Punta CT 15 23060 595135
San Gregorio di Catania CT 15 11966 607101
Pedara CT 16 14102 621203
Biancavilla CT 16 24007 645210
Trecastagni CT 17 10910 656120
Viagrande CT 17 8563 664683
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 17 3524 668207
Valverde CT 17 7840 676047
Aci Castello CT 18 18723 694770
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 19 17984 712754
Adrano CT 20 36122 748876

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
22 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
58 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
79 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Messina (238439 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 1.3 2024-01-15
02:19:22		 37.5092 14.9493 22 2024-01-15
02:33:12		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124649101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-15 02:19:22 ± 0.23
Latitude 37.5092 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.9493 ± 0.0136
Depth (km) 22 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124649101

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1173
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 570
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 68
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1170.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 132
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01169
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56657
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124649101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-15 02:33:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:36.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 164 40.5261 110 0.41 46
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:35.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 139 37.2294 112 -0.22 48
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:33.90 0.6 undecidable manual P 166 62.8926 102 0.31 45
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2024-01-15T02:19:33.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 144 30.747 117 -0.16 49
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2024-01-15T02:19:32.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 164 26.1516 122 0.26 49
IV.EBDA.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:31.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 48 20.5683 130 0.56 45
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:30.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 333 13.5753 143 0.01 52
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:30.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 164 40.5261 110 0.42 46
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:30.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 201 19.0698 132 -0.19 49
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:29.63 0.3 negative manual P 139 37.2294 112 -0.17 73
IV.EMSA.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:29.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 197 1.2987 176 0.18 52
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:28.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 39 25.8519 123 0.28 97
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2024-01-15T02:19:28.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 144 30.747 117 -0.18 98
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2024-01-15T02:19:28.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 164 26.1516 122 0.14 100
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:27.54 1.0 negative manual P 201 19.0698 132 0.13 25
IV.EBDA.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:27.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 20.5683 130 -0.44 95
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:26.82 1.0 negative manual P 333 13.5753 143 -0.01 26
IV.EMSA.HHZ. 2024-01-15T02:19:25.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 1.2987 176 -0.43 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001668394 0.7808 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:30.49
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000091487325 0.92 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:31.27
IV.ESML.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0006159434999999999 3.2992 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:31.10
IV.ESML.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00008432833499999999 0.0192 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:30.72
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00004688451 0.1008 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:31.51
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000025708535000000002 0.08 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:32.18
IV.HLNI.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00007889808 0.72 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:30.35
IV.HLNI.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00008198001499999999 0.4704 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:27.51
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.3 0.000067044965 0.6 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:37.54
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00007172861 2.8 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:37.10
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00002894112 1.6 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:38.40
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000086313145 4.36 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:36.72
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:1.3 0.000066281795 1.3984 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:38.56
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00007991227000000001 0.7408 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:38.94
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000072711785 1.4608 AML other m 2024-01-15T02:19:55.38
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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