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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 13-02-2024 and time 18:10:03 (Italy) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 13-02-2024 17:10:03 (UTC)
  • 13-02-2024 18:10:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7890, 15.4390 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
Giardini-Naxos ME 15 9415 9415
Taormina ME 15 10960 20375
Letojanni ME 16 2861 23236
Castelmola ME 16 1088 24324
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 17 1554 25878
Forza d'Agrò ME 17 911 26789
Gallodoro ME 18 367 27156
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 19 9377 36533
Calatabiano CT 19 5308 41841
Mongiuffi Melia ME 19 600 42441
Furci Siculo ME 20 3382 45823

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
40 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
46 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 2.2 2024-02-13
17:10:03		 37.7887 15.4387 10 2024-02-13
17:22:48		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125255031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-13 17:10:03 ± 0.16
Latitude 37.7887 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.4387 ± 0.0091
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 125255031

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 738
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 592
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 146
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 124
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.71676
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitude information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 40
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125255031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-13 17:22:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AGST.EHE. 2024-02-13T17:10:23.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 198 61.8936 50 0.81 38
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2024-02-13T17:10:23.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 204 61.1943 50 0.8 38
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:19.44 3.0 positive manual P -0.32 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:17.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 349 40.4262 50 0.19 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:17.08 3.0 negative manual P -0.7 0
IV.HSRS.HHE. 2024-02-13T17:10:16.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 194 79.5648 50 -0.43 64
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:16.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 315 37.4292 50 0.04 49
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:16.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 205 77.0673 50 -0.49 84
IV.AGST.EHE. 2024-02-13T17:10:14.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 61.8936 50 -0.4 66
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:14.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 62.3931 50 0.22 92
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:13.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 7 53.1024 50 0.18 94
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2024-02-13T17:10:13.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 61.1943 50 -0.49 87
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:13.34 3.0 negative manual P 0.27 0
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2024-02-13T17:10:13.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 53.0025 50 0.18 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:13.72 3.0 negative manual P -0.4 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:13.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 318 27.0507 110 0.33 48
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:12.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 23.1546 113 0.63 45
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-02-13T17:10:11.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 43.7229 50 0.12 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:10.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 315 37.4292 50 -0.23 96
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:10.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 44 33.0447 50 0.24 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:10.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 40.4262 50 -0.24 95
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:09.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 262 26.9508 110 0.33 96
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:09.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 240 25.4523 111 0.74 85
IT.LAZR.HNE. 2024-02-13T17:10:09.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 28.9488 50 -0.25 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:08.63 0.1 positive manual P 318 27.0507 110 -0.4 94
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:07.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 270 20.0688 116 -0.15 100
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-02-13T17:10:07.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 279 23.1546 113 -0.45 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0014849999999999998 0.58 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:13.31
IV.EFIU.HNE. ML:2.3 0.0015899999999999998 0.6 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:13.31
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001685 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:13.60
IV.EFIU.HNN. ML:2.4 0.00176 0.36 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:13.43
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001145 0.46 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:13.71
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0016950000000000001 0.52 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:14.32
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0010049999999999998 0.7 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:14.65
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001242 0.68 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:15.43
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0013900000000000002 0.5 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:16.59
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0015499999999999997 0.78 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:17.22
IV.EPOZ.HNN. ML:2.4 0.001635 0.78 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:17.23
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00135 1 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:17.90
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0006990000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:18.33
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000717 0.44 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:18.33
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000176 0.46 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:18.34
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00015849999999999998 1.14 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:20.93
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0001037 0.3 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:21.42
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000441 0.98 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:21.42
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0010789999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:22.28
IV.EPOZ.HNE. ML:2.3 0.001105 0.5 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:22.05
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:2.1 0.000305 1.16 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:22.71
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00031 0.36 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:22.71
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000212 0.82 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:24.50
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002635 0.66 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:24.44
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005840000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:24.62
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.8 0.0001875 0.72 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:24.51
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:1.7 0.00013900000000000002 0.36 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:25.82
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00020600000000000002 1.4 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:25.05
IV.SOI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00007805000000000001 1.06 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:28.18
IV.SOI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0000818 0.46 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:29.40
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000247 0.34 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:29.73
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.3 0.00028500000000000004 0.34 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:29.74
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000388 0.92 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:29.83
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000287 0.36 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:29.72
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000364 0.92 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:30.83
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000127 1.06 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:32.19
IV.SOI.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00006409999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:33.81
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0001795 0.82 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:34.81
IV.SOI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00006275 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:34.76
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000179 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-13T17:10:38.82
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