Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 31-01-2024 and time 17:52:32 (Italy) in region 4 km SW Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW Bronte (CT), on

  • 31-01-2024 16:52:32 (UTC)
  • 31-01-2024 17:52:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7590, 14.8120 at 6 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 4 19172 19172
Maletto CT 9 3920 23092
Adrano CT 11 36122 59214
Maniace CT 12 3765 62979
CesarĂ² ME 13 2439 65418
Biancavilla CT 14 24007 89425
San Teodoro ME 14 1403 90828
Centuripe EN 17 5470 96298
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 17 7641 103939
Randazzo CT 18 10900 114839
Ragalna CT 18 3924 118763
Troina EN 19 9373 128136
Regalbuto EN 19 7277 135413

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
100 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 1.1 2024-01-31
16:52:32
37.759 14.812 6 2024-01-31
18:45:46
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 124968571
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-31 16:52:32
Latitude 37.7590
Longitude 14.8120
Depth (km) 6 (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 124968571

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) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 114
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) 0.18
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:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124968571
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-31 18:45:46
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