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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 04-02-2024 and time 00:59:34 (Italy) in region 5 km N Mandanici (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N Mandanici (ME), on

  • 03-02-2024 23:59:34 (UTC)
  • 04-02-2024 00:59:34 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0510, 15.3260 at 32 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
Mandanici ME 5 601 601
Fiumedinisi ME 6 1409 2010
Pagliara ME 8 1170 3180
Alì ME 9 768 3948
Itala ME 10 1640 5588
Alì Terme ME 10 2539 8127
Nizza di Sicilia ME 10 3667 11794
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 10 842 12636
Roccalumera ME 10 4141 16777
Savoca ME 11 1732 18509
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 11 4650 23159
Antillo ME 11 919 24078
Furci Siculo ME 11 3382 27460
Castroreale ME 11 2504 29964
Scaletta Zanclea ME 12 2140 32104
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 12 9377 41481
San Pier Niceto ME 12 2837 44318
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 13 1807 46125
Monforte San Giorgio ME 13 2777 48902
Limina ME 13 836 49738
San Filippo del Mela ME 14 7115 56853
Condrò ME 14 493 57346
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 14 41583 98929
Roccafiorita ME 14 197 99126
Pace del Mela ME 15 6239 105365
Merì ME 15 2338 107703
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 15 1554 109257
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 110276
Rodì Milici ME 15 2056 112332
Forza d'Agrò ME 15 911 113243
Roccavaldina ME 15 1133 114376
Rometta ME 16 6650 121026
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 128457
Valdina ME 16 1355 129812
Gallodoro ME 17 367 130179
Mongiuffi Melia ME 17 600 130779
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 17 1531 132310
Terme Vigliatore ME 17 7395 139705
Novara di Sicilia ME 17 1337 141042
Furnari ME 19 3784 144826
Saponara ME 19 3988 148814
Letojanni ME 19 2861 151675
Venetico ME 19 3911 155586
Spadafora ME 20 5021 160607
Graniti ME 20 1492 162099
Tripi ME 20 873 162972

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
29 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
51 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
64 Km NE 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 1.5 2024-02-03
23:59:34		 38.0513 15.3257 32 2024-02-04
00:09:08		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125018641
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-03 23:59:34 ± 0.19
Latitude 38.0513 ± 0.0153
Longitude 15.3257 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 32 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125018641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1568
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 531
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 354
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 123
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42088
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125018641
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-04 00:09:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-02-04T00:00:00.40 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.06 0
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-02-03T23:59:51.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 96 46.7199 120 0.44 67
IT.SAAM.HNE. 2024-02-03T23:59:49.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 70 40.1265 124 0.1 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:49.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 269 39.4272 125 0.48 68
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2024-02-03T23:59:49.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 276 34.8429 129 0.5 68
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2024-02-03T23:59:48.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 99 33.1446 130 0.13 49
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:48.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 69 35.1426 128 -0.01 50
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-02-03T23:59:48.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 85 33.9438 130 0.64 63
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:46.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 34 28.4493 135 -0.33 48
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:45.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 261 16.6722 150 -0.28 49
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-02-03T23:59:44.01 0.3 positive manual P 96 46.7199 120 -0.17 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:44.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 10.7781 160 0.07 51
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:44.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 222 11.9769 158 -0.4 48
IT.SAAM.HNE. 2024-02-03T23:59:43.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 40.1265 124 -0.04 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:43.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 269 39.4272 125 0.09 49
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2024-02-03T23:59:42.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 34.8429 129 0.02 100
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2024-02-03T23:59:42.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 99 33.1446 130 -0.31 94
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:42.63 0.1 positive manual P 69 35.1426 128 -0.06 99
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-02-03T23:59:42.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 33.9438 130 0.09 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:41.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 28.4493 135 -0.22 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:40.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 16.6722 150 -0.22 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:40.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 13 10.7781 160 -0.12 51
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-02-03T23:59:40.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 11.9769 158 -0.25 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000145 0.2 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:44.57
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008874999999999999 0.56 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:45.52
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000127 0.84 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:45.65
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003255 0.76 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:45.29
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003845 1.04 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:46.24
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000854 0.6 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:46.65
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000255 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:47.43
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001715 0.24 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:49.09
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:0.0 0.000054800000000000004 0.48 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:54.19
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:0.0 0.000062 1.48 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:54.09
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000046581635 0.3328 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:49.20
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000059500805000000005 0.9344 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:50.12
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000048716450000000003 0.32 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:53.00
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000043603915 0.3712 AML other m 2024-02-03T23:59:50.49
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