Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 02-02-2024 and time 01:12:27 (Italy) in region 2 km S Militello Rosmarino (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Militello Rosmarino (ME), on

  • 02-02-2024 00:12:27 (UTC)
  • 02-02-2024 01:12:27 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0270, 14.6740 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Militello Rosmarino ME 2 1324 1324
Alcara li Fusi ME 3 1980 3304
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 6 1996 5300
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 6 12624 17924
San Fratello ME 7 3707 21631
Longi ME 7 1473 23104
Torrenova ME 7 4386 27490
Frazzanò ME 8 711 28201
Acquedolci ME 8 5744 33945
Galati Mamertino ME 9 2627 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
Capo d'Orlando ME 16 13254 70010
Ficarra ME 16 1469 71479
Sinagra ME 17 2705 74184
Ucria ME 18 1058 75242
Brolo ME 20 5783 81025
San Teodoro ME 20 1403 82428

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
63 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 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
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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 1.6 2024-02-02
00:12:27
38.0268 14.6742 9 2024-02-02
00:21:27
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124984181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-02 00:12:27 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.0268 ± 0.0162
Longitude 14.6742 ± 0.0091
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 124984181

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1808
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 695
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 345
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1810.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 158
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.43
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06565
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54679
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124984181
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-02 00:21:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:47.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 77 60.6948 50 0.74 56
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:43.16 0.1 undecidable manual S 97 49.2174 50 -0.42 90
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:40.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 195 36.3414 50 0.16 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:39.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 60.6948 50 0.79 74
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:38.38 0.1 undecidable manual S 145 27.5502 109 0.7 88
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:36.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 97 49.2174 50 -0.37 68
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:36.02 0.1 undecidable manual S 74 23.1546 112 -0.2 97
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:36.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 265 46.62 50 -0.25 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:34.67 0.1 undecidable manual S 84 17.5713 118 0.2 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:34.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 36.3414 50 -0.4 92
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:32.03 0.1 undecidable manual S 276 7.2927 142 0.36 98
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:32.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 27.5502 109 -0.42 68
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:32.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 23.1546 112 -0.25 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:31.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 17.5713 118 -0.28 96
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-02-02T00:12:29.94 1.0 positive manual P 276 7.2927 142 0 26
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000554 1.72 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:35.09
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00036150000000000006 0.38 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:35.02
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001029 0.34 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:36.42
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.9 0.000514 0.24 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:36.44
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00009240248000000001 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:37.93
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0003145 1.76 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:37.93
IV.EPZF.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00048265415 0.54 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:40.37
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00041728030000000006 0.54 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:40.38
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0001212858 0.6 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:41.88
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000246 0.3 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:42.61
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007010475500000001 0.28 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:43.55
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.5 0.0001205 0.3 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:43.71
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00027550000000000003 0.44 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:43.70
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006625 1.16 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:44.16
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0003680409 0.16 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:32.31
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0003988261 0.16 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:32.31
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.4 0.00007815674499999999 0.4 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:47.02
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.4 0.000074045055 0.3 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:47.89
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000067977545 0.28 AML other m 2024-02-02T00:12:48.41
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