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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 20-02-2024 and time 15:34:01 (Italy) in region 4 km E Librizzi (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Librizzi (ME), on

  • 20-02-2024 14:34:01 (UTC)
  • 20-02-2024 15:34:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0870, 15.0040 at 6 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
Librizzi ME 4 1660 1660
San Piero Patti ME 5 2915 4575
Basicò ME 6 612 5187
Oliveri ME 7 2181 7368
Patti ME 7 13431 20799
Montalbano Elicona ME 7 2287 23086
Montagnareale ME 7 1615 24701
Falcone ME 8 2808 27509
Raccuja ME 9 1041 28550
Tripi ME 9 873 29423
Furnari ME 11 3784 33207
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 11 3090 36297
Ucria ME 12 1058 37355
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 12 1531 38886
Sinagra ME 14 2705 41591
Floresta ME 14 485 42076
Gioiosa Marea ME 14 7074 49150
Novara di Sicilia ME 14 1337 50487
Rodì Milici ME 15 2056 52543
Piraino ME 15 3962 56505
Terme Vigliatore ME 15 7395 63900
Ficarra ME 16 1469 65369
Tortorici ME 17 6435 71804
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 72470
Castell'Umberto ME 17 3128 75598
Brolo ME 17 5783 81381
Castroreale ME 18 2504 83885
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 84904
Malvagna ME 19 733 85637
Naso ME 19 3813 89450
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 90430
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 20 1319 91749

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
55 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
65 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2024-02-20
14:34:01		 38.0868 15.004 6 2024-02-20
14:43:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125399141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-20 14:34:01 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0868 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0040 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125399141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 524
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 291
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 355
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 520.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 47
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.67629
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 44
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125399141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-20 14:43:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:22.76 3.0 negative manual P 1.2 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:17.73 3.0 positive manual P 0.46 0
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:16.15 3.0 positive manual P 0.28 0
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:15.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 311 75.0693 50 0.15 65
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:13.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 56.5989 50 0.83 55
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:13.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 61.494 50 -0.12 67
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:12.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 61.5939 50 -0.52 62
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:11.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 66 48.2184 50 -0.35 66
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:10.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 279 24.1536 105 -0.25 70
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:09.14 0.1 positive manual P 354 34.6431 100 0.16 93
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:09.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 175 32.8449 101 0.59 42
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:08.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 204 31.8459 101 -0.41 67
IV.EMSG.HHE. 2024-02-20T14:34:08.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 189 29.8479 102 0.53 43
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:08.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 32.1456 101 0.29 68
IV.EMNR.HHN. 2024-02-20T14:34:08.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 30.0477 102 0.47 66
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:08.98 0.1 positive manual P 357 34.3434 100 0.05 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:08.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 78 31.1466 101 -0.21 93
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:08.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 44 28.4493 102 0.4 90
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:08.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 36.5412 100 -0.45 66
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:07.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 119 13.2756 115 0.16 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:06.59 0.1 positive manual P 123 23.754 105 -0.27 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:06.73 0.1 undecidable manual S 247 12.3765 117 -0.01 100
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2024-02-20T14:34:06.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 156 24.9528 104 -0.36 45
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:06.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 279 24.1536 105 -0.12 96
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:04.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 267 6.5934 134 -0.1 74
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:04.64 0.1 positive manual P 247 12.3765 117 -0.07 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:04.82 0.1 positive manual P 119 13.2756 115 -0.06 99
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2024-02-20T14:34:03.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 267 6.5934 134 0.09 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00269 1.86 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:07.01
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.4 0.003 1.66 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:07.04
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.8 0.000841 0.4 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:07.63
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.6 0.004695 1.1 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:07.21
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:2.0 0.001135 1.12 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:07.21
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.5 0.003585 1.2 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:08.63
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000756 0.88 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:11.09
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000262 0.3 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:12.58
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0008845000000000001 0.26 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:13.34
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00023449999999999998 0.18 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:13.55
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0006785 0.46 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:14.23
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0008240000000000001 1.58 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:15.11
IV.EPZF.HNE. ML:2.3 0.000888 0.34 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:15.47
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0008855 0.32 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:15.64
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.001445 0.72 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:15.17
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:2.5 0.001385 0.92 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:15.16
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.001155 0.36 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:15.83
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0012900000000000001 0.34 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:15.83
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001805 1.52 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:16.92
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007970000000000001 1.22 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:16.03
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0008565000000000001 1.58 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:16.05
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000187 1.22 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:17.87
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0005625 0.28 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:17.44
IV.EPZF.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0008939999999999999 0.4 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:18.40
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0009175 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:18.41
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00023099999999999998 1.48 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:19.02
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0005655 0.66 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:20.73
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000212 0.38 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:25.07
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000151 0.74 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:25.11
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00011269999999999999 1.62 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:26.85
IV.IACL.HNE. ML:2.3 0.00032450000000000003 0.2 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:27.18
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0003805 0.82 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:27.08
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000192 0.6 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:27.66
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001285 1.5 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:27.97
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000434 1.52 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:29.18
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00015 1.5 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:30.06
IV.IACL.HNN. ML:2.5 0.00045799999999999997 0.98 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:30.45
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000039750000000000004 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:31.46
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.3 0.00029049999999999996 1.4 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:32.05
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00021250000000000002 0.68 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:32.74
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000413 1.28 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:32.73
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000036049999999999995 0.44 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:34.54
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.3 0.0002725 0.58 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:34.85
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00039349999999999997 1.42 AML other m 2024-02-20T14:34:36.28
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