Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 17-01-2024 and time 23:07:33 (Italy) in region 8 km SE Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 8 km SE Bronte (CT), on

  • 17-01-2024 22:07:33 (UTC)
  • 17-01-2024 23:07:33 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7300, 14.8930 at 20 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
Bronte CT 8 19172 19172
Adrano CT 9 36122 55294
Biancavilla CT 10 24007 79301
Maletto CT 11 3920 83221
Ragalna CT 12 3924 87145
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 13 7641 94786
Maniace CT 17 3765 98551
PaternĂ² CT 17 48228 146779
Belpasso CT 17 28108 174887
Randazzo CT 17 10900 185787
Nicolosi CT 17 7463 193250
Centuripe EN 18 5470 198720
Zafferana Etnea CT 19 9517 208237
Pedara CT 19 14102 222339
Milo CT 20 1087 223426

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
30 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Modica (54633 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 1.5 2024-01-17
22:07:33
37.73 14.893 20 2024-01-17
22:14:35
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 124703391
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-17 22:07:33
Latitude 37.7300
Longitude 14.8930
Depth (km) 20 (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 124703391

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) 800.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 80
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) 0.24
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124703391
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-17 22:14:35
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