Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 22-02-2024 and time 16:55:50 (UTC) in region Costa Ragusana (Ragusa)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ragusana (Ragusa), on

  • 22-02-2024 16:55:50 (UTC)
  • 22-02-2024 17:55:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.6120, 14.7000 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Pozzallo RG 18 19552 19552

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km S of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
35 Km S of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
40 Km SE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
65 Km SE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.4 2024-02-22
16:55:50
36.6118 14.7003 10 2024-02-22
17:11:22
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125452851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-22 16:55:50 ± 0.15
Latitude 36.6118 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.7003 ± 0.0056
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125452851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 748
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 420
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 26
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 251
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18526
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.74914
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125452851
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-22 17:11:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-02-22T16:56:15.62 1.0 undecidable manual S 10 83.1501 50 -0.04 29
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-02-22T16:56:12.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 29 68.9754 50 0.54 55
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2024-02-22T16:56:05.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 339 45.1215 50 -0.01 96
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-02-22T16:56:05.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 83.1501 50 -0.05 89
IV.HMDC.HNZ. 2024-02-22T16:56:03.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 11 39.2274 50 -0.18 93
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-02-22T16:56:02.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 68.9754 50 0.03 92
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2024-02-22T16:56:01.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 28.5492 50 0.05 65
IV.ISPIC.HHZ. 2024-02-22T16:56:00.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 44 25.9518 110 0.01 66
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2024-02-22T16:55:59.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 45.1215 50 -0.14 94
IV.HMDC.HNZ. 2024-02-22T16:55:58.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 39.2274 50 -0.14 95
IV.SCIC.HNZ. 2024-02-22T16:55:58.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 353 20.5683 115 -0.02 100
IT.PPL1.HNE. 2024-02-22T16:55:58.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 78 39.3273 50 0.12 64
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2024-02-22T16:55:57.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 70 31.8459 50 0.05 65
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2024-02-22T16:55:56.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 329 28.5492 50 0.2 95
IV.SCIC.HNZ. 2024-02-22T16:55:55.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 20.5683 115 0.09 98
IV.ISPIC.HHZ. 2024-02-22T16:55:55.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 25.9518 110 -0.23 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.5 0.000529 0.34 AML other m 2024-02-22T16:56:16.04
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000365 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-22T16:56:16.42
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00023299999999999997 0.66 AML other m 2024-02-22T16:56:18.46
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000186 0.96 AML other m 2024-02-22T16:56:18.49
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.5 0.0005045000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2024-02-22T16:56:19.86
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0006005 1.66 AML other m 2024-02-22T16:56:20.83
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