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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 28-01-2024 and time 15:30:29 (Italy) in region 1 km NW Santa Lucia del Mela (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Santa Lucia del Mela (ME), on

  • 28-01-2024 14:30:29 (UTC)
  • 28-01-2024 15:30:29 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1480, 15.2760 at 9 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
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 1 4650 4650
San Filippo del Mela ME 3 7115 11765
Merì ME 3 2338 14103
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 4 1807 15910
Pace del Mela ME 5 6239 22149
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 5 41583 63732
Condrò ME 6 493 64225
San Pier Niceto ME 7 2837 67062
Castroreale ME 8 2504 69566
Torregrotta ME 8 7431 76997
Milazzo ME 9 31646 108643
Monforte San Giorgio ME 10 2777 111420
Roccavaldina ME 10 1133 112553
Valdina ME 10 1355 113908
Terme Vigliatore ME 10 7395 121303
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 123359
Venetico ME 11 3911 127270
Spadafora ME 12 5021 132291
Rometta ME 13 6650 138941
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 14 1531 140472
Furnari ME 14 3784 144256
Saponara ME 15 3988 148244
Fiumedinisi ME 17 1409 149653
Mandanici ME 17 601 150254
Villafranca Tirrena ME 17 8584 158838
Falcone ME 17 2808 161646
Itala ME 18 1640 163286
Alì ME 18 768 164054
Tripi ME 19 873 164927
Oliveri ME 19 2181 167108
Antillo ME 19 919 168027
Novara di Sicilia ME 19 1337 169364
Pagliara ME 19 1170 170534
Scaletta Zanclea ME 20 2140 172674
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 20 1019 173693

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
33 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.2 2024-01-28
14:30:29		 38.1482 15.2758 9 2024-01-28
14:36:42		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124910781
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-28 14:30:29 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.1482 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.2758 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124910781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 509
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 443
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 213
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 122
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06025
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33635
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124910781
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-28 14:36:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-01-28T14:30:41.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 87 37.3293 50 -0.24 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-01-28T14:30:38.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 23.9538 111 -0.03 50
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-01-28T14:30:36.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 37.3293 50 0.19 71
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-01-28T14:30:35.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 344 14.1747 123 -0.17 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-01-28T14:30:34.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 23.9538 111 0.17 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-01-28T14:30:33.57 0.6 undecidable manual P 191 19.9689 115 -0.12 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-01-28T14:30:33.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 91 6.6933 144 -0.14 75
IV.NOV.HHE. 2024-01-28T14:30:33.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 222 18.0708 117 -0.05 50
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-01-28T14:30:32.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 14.1747 123 0.11 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-01-28T14:30:31.73 0.1 positive manual P 91 6.6933 144 0.15 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000569 0.34 AML other m 2024-01-28T14:30:33.61
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0004025 0.7 AML other m 2024-01-28T14:30:33.98
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000184 0.42 AML other m 2024-01-28T14:30:35.47
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000225 0.46 AML other m 2024-01-28T14:30:35.41
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000090703425 0.5824 AML other m 2024-01-28T14:30:38.65
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00009346142 2.1568 AML other m 2024-01-28T14:30:40.47
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00003976854000000001 3.8208 AML other m 2024-01-28T14:30:44.66
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00004140702 2.4064 AML other m 2024-01-28T14:30:43.69
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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