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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 27-01-2024 and time 02:42:01 (UTC) in region 2 km SE Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SE Basicò (ME), on

  • 27-01-2024 02:42:01 (UTC)
  • 27-01-2024 03:42:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0490, 15.0740 at 8 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
Basicò ME 2 612 612
Tripi ME 2 873 1485
Montalbano Elicona ME 6 2287 3772
Novara di Sicilia ME 6 1337 5109
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 7 1531 6640
Falcone ME 8 2808 9448
Furnari ME 8 3784 13232
Oliveri ME 9 2181 15413
San Piero Patti ME 9 2915 18328
Rodì Milici ME 11 2056 20384
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 11 1019 21403
Librizzi ME 12 1660 23063
Terme Vigliatore ME 13 7395 30458
Castroreale ME 13 2504 32962
Roccella Valdemone ME 14 666 33628
Patti ME 14 13431 47059
Raccuja ME 14 1041 48100
Malvagna ME 14 733 48833
Montagnareale ME 15 1615 50448
Floresta ME 16 485 50933
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 51650
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 17 41583 93233
Ucria ME 17 1058 94291
Antillo ME 17 919 95210
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 99155
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 100135
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 103225
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 19 3215 106440
Motta Camastra ME 19 845 107285

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.1 2024-01-27
02:42:01		 38.0487 15.0743 8 2024-01-27
02:48:15		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124881101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-27 02:42:01 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.0487 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0743 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 8 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124881101

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 487
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 253
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 181
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
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 18
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.05306
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40290
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124881101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-27 02:48:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:16.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 44.7219 50 -0.09 47
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:16.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 268 42.2244 50 -0.19 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:15.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 347 37.2294 50 0.11 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:12.01 1.0 undecidable manual S 66 26.6511 107 0.43 22
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:10.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 44.7219 50 0.16 92
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:09.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 268 42.2244 50 -0.29 90
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:09.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 168 18.9699 113 0.42 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:09.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 347 37.2294 50 0.16 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:08.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 268 17.4714 114 0.01 50
IV.AIO.HHE. 2024-01-27T02:42:08.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 16.2726 116 -0.18 48
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:07.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 287 13.2756 121 0.25 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:07.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 26.6511 107 -0.12 96
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:06.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 168 18.9699 113 0.28 70
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:05.03 0.6 positive manual P 287 13.2756 121 -0.01 50
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:05.73 0.1 positive manual P 268 17.4714 114 -0.06 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:05.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 5.8941 143 -0.29 48
IV.AIO.HHE. 2024-01-27T02:42:05.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 16.2726 116 -0.08 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-01-27T02:42:03.84 0.1 positive manual P 113 5.8941 143 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00059 0.16 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:05.40
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:0.9 0.00014250000000000002 0.16 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:05.33
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0007304999999999999 0.88 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:05.35
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.9 0.00016599999999999997 0.86 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:05.36
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00009575 1.04 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:08.67
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.2 0.000202 0.56 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:08.54
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00009184999999999998 0.66 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:08.66
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001275 1.78 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:09.94
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000117 1.32 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:09.21
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.3 0.0002295 0.24 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:09.67
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00011650000000000001 0.52 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:10.22
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00017549999999999998 1.32 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:10.11
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00005855000000000001 0.62 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:11.47
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006805 0.82 AML other m 2024-01-27T02:42:12.55
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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