Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 01-03-2024 and time 13:29:26 (UTC) in region 3 km NW Floresta (ME)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Floresta (ME), on

  • 01-03-2024 13:29:26 (UTC)
  • 01-03-2024 14:29:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0150, 14.8960 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
Floresta ME 3 485 485
Ucria ME 4 1058 1543
Raccuja ME 5 1041 2584
Tortorici ME 7 6435 9019
San Piero Patti ME 7 2915 11934
Sinagra ME 9 2705 14639
Montalbano Elicona ME 10 2287 16926
Librizzi ME 11 1660 18586
Castell'Umberto ME 11 3128 21714
Galati Mamertino ME 11 2627 24341
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 11 3090 27431
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 12 1319 28750
Ficarra ME 12 1469 30219
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 12 980 31199
Longi ME 13 1473 32672
Roccella Valdemone ME 14 666 33338
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 34953
Frazzanò ME 15 711 35664
Mirto ME 15 974 36638
Patti ME 15 13431 50069
Naso ME 15 3813 53882
Basicò ME 16 612 54494
Randazzo CT 16 10900 65394
Piraino ME 17 3962 69356
Brolo ME 17 5783 75139
Alcara li Fusi ME 17 1980 77119
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 84193
Malvagna ME 18 733 84926
Tripi ME 18 873 85799
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 18 1996 87795
Maniace CT 19 3765 91560
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 92277
Oliveri ME 19 2181 94458
Capri Leone ME 20 4515 98973
Militello Rosmarino ME 20 1324 100297
Falcone ME 20 2808 103105

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
61 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
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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 0.9 2024-03-01
13:29:26
38.0153 14.8962 10 2024-03-01
13:45:20
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125640321
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-01 13:29:26 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.0153 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.8962 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125640321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 672
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 416
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 9
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 670.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03238
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37951
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:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125640321
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-01 13:45:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2024-03-01T13:29:35.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 11 42.1245 50 0.15 94
IV.EPMN.HHE. 2024-03-01T13:29:34.11 1.0 undecidable manual P 131 32.745 50 0.6 21
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-03-01T13:29:34.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 21.0678 114 0.1 49
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2024-03-01T13:29:33.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 309 18.4704 117 -0.1 50
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-03-01T13:29:32.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 29.8479 50 -0.39 69
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2024-03-01T13:29:32.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 275 26.6511 110 -0.14 49
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-03-01T13:29:31.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 86 21.0678 114 -0.18 73
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2024-03-01T13:29:31.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 309 18.4704 117 0.12 74
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-03-01T13:29:31.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 21 8.0808 140 0.18 75
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2024-03-01T13:29:31.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 189 21.4674 114 0.23 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-01T13:29:30.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 328 3.5964 159 -0.05 51
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-03-01T13:29:29.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 8.0808 140 0.04 77
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-01T13:29:28.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 328 3.5964 159 -0.19 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00019488935000000002 0.2176 AML other m 2024-03-01T13:29:30.76
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00030768269999999995 0.2944 AML other m 2024-03-01T13:29:30.55
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000046265429999999995 0.2176 AML other m 2024-03-01T13:29:31.43
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0001245682 0.4224 AML other m 2024-03-01T13:29:31.52
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00003688642 0.7616 AML other m 2024-03-01T13:29:34.84
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000049430014999999994 0.5824 AML other m 2024-03-01T13:29:35.57
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