Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 04-03-2024 and time 07:46:00 (Italy) in region 6 km E Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 6 km E Bronte (CT), on

  • 04-03-2024 06:46:00 (UTC)
  • 04-03-2024 07:46:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7760, 14.9030 at 20 km depth.

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

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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
Bronte CT 6 19172 19172
Maletto CT 7 3920 23092
Randazzo CT 12 10900 33992
Maniace CT 13 3765 37757
Adrano CT 14 36122 73879
Biancavilla CT 15 24007 97886
Ragalna CT 16 3924 101810
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 102790
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 18 7641 110431
CesarĂ² ME 18 2439 112870
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 113587
San Teodoro ME 20 1403 114990
Milo CT 20 1087 116077
Zafferana Etnea CT 20 9517 125594
Roccella Valdemone ME 20 666 126260

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
34 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Gela (75827 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 1.8 2024-03-04
06:46:00
37.776 14.903 20 2024-03-04
06:50:51
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125688161
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-04 06:46:00
Latitude 37.7760
Longitude 14.9030
Depth (km) 20 (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 125688161

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) 1900.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 208
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) 0.08
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:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125688161
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-04 06:50:51
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