Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 01-03-2024 and time 12:18:45 (Italy) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 01-03-2024 11:18:45 (UTC)
  • 01-03-2024 12:18:45 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7440, 15.4800 at 9 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
43 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
51 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
78 Km N 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 1.8 2024-03-01
11:18:45
37.744 15.4795 9 2024-03-01
11:28:16
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125638931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-01 11:18:45 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.7440 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.4795 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125638931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 641
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 562
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 109
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 137
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.25091
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.83367
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125638931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-01 11:28:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:19:08.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 209 74.1702 50 0.31 68
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:19:06.67 1.0 undecidable manual S 231 69.1752 50 -0.44 21
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2024-03-01T11:19:06.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 218 64.491 50 0.64 64
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2024-03-01T11:19:04.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 209 58.3971 50 0.38 69
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:19:04.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 2 57.6978 50 0.05 48
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:19:02.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 23 50.3163 50 0.19 73
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:19:01.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 200 92.5407 50 -0.6 40
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:19:00.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 316 43.5231 50 0.63 67
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-03-01T11:19:00.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 49 43.8228 50 0.51 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:19:00.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 346 46.0206 50 -0.4 45
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:59.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 328 82.5507 50 -0.66 59
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:58.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 319 33.1446 50 0.55 63
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:58.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 209 74.1702 50 -0.27 67
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2024-03-01T11:18:57.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 218 64.491 50 -0.09 95
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:57.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 69.1752 50 -0.58 63
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:56.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 202 58.497 50 -0.08 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:56.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 302 62.493 50 -0.29 91
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2024-03-01T11:18:56.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 58.3971 50 -0.12 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:55.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 57.6978 50 -0.46 67
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2024-03-01T11:18:55.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 63 51.7038 50 0.42 90
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:55.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 32 55.9995 50 -0.14 95
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:54.96 0.1 positive manual P 23 50.3163 50 -0.21 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:54.11 0.1 positive manual P 316 43.5231 50 -0.01 100
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-03-01T11:18:54.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 43.8228 50 0.05 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:53.91 0.3 positive manual P 346 46.0206 50 -0.59 65
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:53.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 34.6431 50 0.26 94
IV.EPMN.HHE. 2024-03-01T11:18:52.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 288 27.8499 108 0.73 57
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-03-01T11:18:52.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 319 33.1446 50 -0.02 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000284 0.16 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:18:58.72
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000212 0.72 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:18:58.55
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001565 0.92 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:18:58.45
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001379 1.26 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:18:59.29
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000275 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:01.14
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000167 1.14 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:01.81
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:1.8 0.0002165 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:01.57
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.8 0.000174 0.8 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:01.98
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00023099999999999998 1.5 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:03.09
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002195 0.54 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:03.69
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001245 1.08 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:04.57
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0001325 1.1 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:04.03
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00015 1.24 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:05.32
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001905 0.34 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:05.41
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00010714999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:06.34
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0001128 0.56 AML other m 2024-03-01T11:19:06.35
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