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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 01-02-2024 and time 15:57:49 (UTC) in region 2 km W Alcara li Fusi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Alcara li Fusi (ME), on

  • 01-02-2024 15:57:49 (UTC)
  • 01-02-2024 16:57:49 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0190, 14.6830 at 10 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
Alcara li Fusi ME 2 1980 1980
Militello Rosmarino ME 3 1324 3304
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 6 1996 5300
Longi ME 6 1473 6773
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 7 12624 19397
San Fratello ME 8 3707 23104
Galati Mamertino ME 8 2627 25731
Frazzanò ME 8 711 26442
Torrenova ME 8 4386 30828
Acquedolci ME 9 5744 36572
Mirto ME 10 974 37546
Capri Leone ME 10 4515 42061
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 10 1319 43380
Tortorici ME 13 6435 49815
Castell'Umberto ME 13 3128 52943
Naso ME 15 3813 56756
Ficarra ME 16 1469 58225
Sinagra ME 16 2705 60930
Capo d'Orlando ME 17 13254 74184
Ucria ME 18 1058 75242
San Teodoro ME 19 1403 76645
Cesarò ME 20 2439 79084
Brolo ME 20 5783 84867

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
62 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2024-02-01
15:57:49		 38.0193 14.6828 10 2024-02-01
16:12:32		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124980701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-01 15:57:49 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.0193 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.6828 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124980701

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 880
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 413
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 340
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 880.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 101
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48563
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124980701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-01 16:12:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PTQR.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:59:43.12 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.21 0
IV.ORI.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:59:07.21 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.49 0
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:59:05.67 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.64 0
OT.OT14.EHZ. 2024-02-01T15:59:02.57 3.0 positive manual Pg 11.11 0
IY.CIRK.HHZ.00 2024-02-01T15:58:59.51 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.51 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:58:30.86 3.0 undecidable manual S -1.8 0
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2024-02-01T15:58:25.15 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 1.69 0
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2024-02-01T15:58:06.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 22 53.9016 50 0.75 39
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:58:01.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 197 35.742 50 0.34 46
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:58:01.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 89 39.627 50 -0.35 68
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:58:00.91 3.0 negative manual P -1.05 0
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2024-02-01T15:57:59.48 1.0 undecidable manual P 22 53.9016 50 0.59 21
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:59.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 26.4513 110 0.65 42
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:59.84 3.0 positive manual P 0.15 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:58.69 3.0 positive manual Pg -0.84 0
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:57.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 22.6551 113 -0.21 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:56.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 81 16.872 120 0.39 70
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:56.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 89 39.627 50 -0.14 71
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:55.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 35.742 50 -0.33 69
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:54.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 145 26.4513 110 -0.15 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:53.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 281 8.1807 140 -0.03 77
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:53.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 22.6551 113 -0.21 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:52.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 81 16.872 120 -0.07 100
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-02-01T15:57:51.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 281 8.1807 140 -0.07 76
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000526 0.44 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:57:55.59
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0004715 0.44 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:57:55.60
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00047400000000000003 0.26 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:57:56.39
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000404 0.46 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:57:56.33
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00011049999999999999 0.48 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:57:57.56
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00011229999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:57:57.68
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000464 0.24 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:57:57.74
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000527 1.08 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:57:58.33
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000293 0.24 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:57:59.23
IV.EPZF.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000497 1.14 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:58:00.11
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00020050000000000002 0.3 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:58:03.92
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000234 1.64 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:58:05.01
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008380000000000002 0.5 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:58:05.05
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000886 0.46 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:58:05.37
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.4 0.0001027 0.8 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:58:06.94
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0001261 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:58:07.44
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.1 0.000044999999999999996 0.9 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:58:15.46
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.0 0.000034 0.54 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:58:17.38
IY.CIRK.HHN.00 ML:3.3 0.0003445 0.1 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:59:06.10
IY.CIRK.HHE.00 ML:3.2 0.00027449999999999995 0.12 AML other m 2024-02-01T15:59:31.91
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