Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 16-02-2024 and time 18:09:47 (UTC) in region 7 km NE Adrano (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 7 km NE Adrano (CT), on

  • 16-02-2024 18:09:47 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2024 19:09:47 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7190, 14.8670 at 14 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
Adrano CT 7 36122 36122
Bronte CT 8 19172 55294
Biancavilla CT 9 24007 79301
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 12 7641 86942
Ragalna CT 12 3924 90866
Maletto CT 12 3920 94786
Centuripe EN 15 5470 100256
PaternĂ² CT 16 48228 148484
Maniace CT 17 3765 152249
Belpasso CT 17 28108 180357
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 187820
Randazzo CT 19 10900 198720
CesarĂ² ME 20 2439 201159

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
31 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
96 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 1.6 2024-02-16
18:09:47
37.719 14.867 14 2024-02-16
18:15:18
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125318241
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-16 18:09:47
Latitude 37.7190
Longitude 14.8670
Depth (km) 14 (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 125318241

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) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
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) 0.15
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125318241
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-16 18:15:18
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