Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 14-02-2024 and time 22:01:09 (Italy) in region 13 km W Zafferana Etnea (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 13 km W Zafferana Etnea (CT), on

  • 14-02-2024 21:01:09 (UTC)
  • 14-02-2024 22:01:09 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7420, 14.9740 at 7 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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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
Zafferana Etnea CT 13 9517 9517
Milo CT 13 1087 10604
Ragalna CT 13 3924 14528
Bronte CT 13 19172 33700
Maletto CT 14 3920 37620
Biancavilla CT 14 24007 61627
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 69090
Sant'Alfio CT 15 1582 70672
Adrano CT 15 36122 106794
Randazzo CT 15 10900 117694
Pedara CT 16 14102 131796
Santa Venerina CT 16 8592 140388
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 16 7641 148029
Belpasso CT 17 28108 176137
Trecastagni CT 17 10910 187047
Viagrande CT 18 8563 195610
Giarre CT 19 27659 223269
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 228672
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 229389
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 237132
PaternĂ² CT 19 48228 285360
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 286340
Camporotondo Etneo CT 20 5023 291363
Piedimonte Etneo CT 20 3963 295326
Mascali CT 20 14282 309608
Maniace CT 20 3765 313373
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 345331
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 20 3524 348855

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.3 2024-02-14
21:01:09
37.742 14.974 7 2024-02-14
22:14:12
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125280291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-14 21:01:09
Latitude 37.7420
Longitude 14.9740
Depth (km) 7 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125280291

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125280291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-14 22:14:12
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