Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 17-02-2024 and time 03:52:52 (Italy) in region 11 km N Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 11 km N Ragalna (CT), on

  • 17-02-2024 02:52:52 (UTC)
  • 17-02-2024 03:52:52 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7320, 14.9590 at 4 km depth.

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

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
Ragalna CT 11 3924 3924
Bronte CT 13 19172 23096
Biancavilla CT 13 24007 47103
Zafferana Etnea CT 13 9517 56620
Adrano CT 14 36122 92742
Maletto CT 14 3920 96662
Milo CT 14 1087 97749
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 14 7641 105390
Nicolosi CT 14 7463 112853
Pedara CT 16 14102 126955
Belpasso CT 16 28108 155063
Randazzo CT 16 10900 165963
Sant'Alfio CT 16 1582 167545
Trecastagni CT 17 10910 178455
Santa Venerina CT 17 8592 187047
PaternĂ² CT 18 48228 235275
Viagrande CT 18 8563 243838
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 251581
Camporotondo Etneo CT 19 5023 256604
Mascalucia CT 19 31958 288562
Maniace CT 20 3765 292327
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 20 3524 295851
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 316440
Giarre CT 20 27659 344099

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
99 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 1.0 2024-02-17
02:52:52
37.732 14.959 4 2024-02-17
03:12:30
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125324871
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-17 02:52:52
Latitude 37.7320
Longitude 14.9590
Depth (km) 4 (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 125324871

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) 200.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 50
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) 0.16
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:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125324871
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-17 03:12:30
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