Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 18-01-2024 and time 03:45:29 (Italy) in region 6 km SE Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SE Bronte (CT), on

  • 18-01-2024 02:45:29 (UTC)
  • 18-01-2024 03:45:29 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7370, 14.8560 at 24 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 6 19172 19172
Adrano CT 9 36122 55294
Maletto CT 11 3920 59214
Biancavilla CT 11 24007 83221
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 14 7641 90862
Ragalna CT 14 3924 94786
Maniace CT 15 3765 98551
Centuripe EN 16 5470 104021
CesarĂ² ME 17 2439 106460
Randazzo CT 18 10900 117360
PaternĂ² CT 18 48228 165588
San Teodoro ME 19 1403 166991
Belpasso CT 19 28108 195099

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
98 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 2.0 2024-01-18
02:45:29
37.737 14.856 24 2024-01-18
03:04:08
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 124708381
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-18 02:45:29
Latitude 37.7370
Longitude 14.8560
Depth (km) 24 (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 124708381

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) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 116
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) 0.19
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:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124708381
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-18 03:04:08
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