Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 11-02-2024 and time 02:43:12 (Italy) in region 3 km S Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km S Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT), on

  • 11-02-2024 01:43:12 (UTC)
  • 11-02-2024 02:43:12 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4860, 14.9650 at 11 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
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 3 12116 12116
Misterbianco CT 5 49410 61526
Camporotondo Etneo CT 10 5023 66549
San Pietro Clarenza CT 11 7743 74292
Catania CT 11 314555 388847
PaternĂ² CT 12 48228 437075
Belpasso CT 12 28108 465183
Gravina di Catania CT 12 25838 491021
Mascalucia CT 13 31958 522979
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 13 9479 532458
Tremestieri Etneo CT 14 20589 553047
San Giovanni la Punta CT 15 23060 576107
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 583570
San Gregorio di Catania CT 16 11966 595536
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 16 7641 603177
Ragalna CT 16 3924 607101
Pedara CT 17 14102 621203
Valverde CT 18 7840 629043
Aci Castello CT 18 18723 647766
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 651290
Trecastagni CT 18 10910 662200
Viagrande CT 18 8563 670763
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 694770
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 20 17984 712754

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
11 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
23 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
56 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
72 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
79 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Messina (238439 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 1.0 2024-02-11
01:43:12
37.4862 14.9653 11 2024-02-11
02:01:34
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125211651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-11 01:43:12 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.4862 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.9653 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 11 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125211651

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1130
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 610
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 279
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1130.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14839
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54679
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125211651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-11 02:01:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHE. 2024-02-11T01:43:23.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 60.6948 50 0.22 91
IV.EBDA.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:21.22 0.1 undecidable manual S 40 21.3675 50 0.58 89
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:21.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 165 23.2545 50 0.24 72
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2024-02-11T01:43:20.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 40.626 50 0.66 83
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:19.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 333 16.4724 50 -0.19 74
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:19.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 208 17.3715 50 0.3 72
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:19.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 37.629 50 -0.08 97
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:19.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 17 16.872 50 0.26 73
IV.ESCV.HHE. 2024-02-11T01:43:18.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 31.8459 50 -0.04 99
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:18.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 34.3434 50 -0.6 86
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:18.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 27.0507 50 0.44 92
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:17.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 23.2545 50 -0.07 100
IV.ESPC.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:17.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 13 23.5542 50 -0.35 94
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:17.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 28.4493 50 -0.44 69
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:17.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 27.8499 50 -0.44 92
IV.EBDA.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:17.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 21.3675 50 0.54 90
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:16.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 16.872 50 -0.45 70
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:16.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 17.3715 50 -0.15 74
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2024-02-11T01:43:15.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 16.4724 50 -0.65 65
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000094976675 0.22 AML other m 2024-02-11T01:43:19.64
IV.ESML.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00010065644500000002 0.1408 AML other m 2024-02-11T01:43:20.61
IV.ESML.HNN. ML:0.9 0.00006334084850000001 0.0904 AML other m 2024-02-11T01:43:19.68
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000100269675 0.1 AML other m 2024-02-11T01:43:20.50
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000628657965 0.12 AML other m 2024-02-11T01:43:20.49
IV.HLNI.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00010355546499999998 0.1096 AML other m 2024-02-11T01:43:20.50
IV.HLNI.HNN. ML:0.9 0.000068471645 0.1304 AML other m 2024-02-11T01:43:20.50
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