Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 07-03-2024 and time 02:35:30 (Italy) in region 7 km N Nicolosi (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 7 km N Nicolosi (CT), on

  • 07-03-2024 01:35:30 (UTC)
  • 07-03-2024 02:35:30 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6810, 15.0130 at 5 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
Nicolosi CT 7 7463 7463
Pedara CT 8 14102 21565
Zafferana Etnea CT 8 9517 31082
Ragalna CT 9 3924 35006
Trecastagni CT 9 10910 45916
Belpasso CT 10 28108 74024
Milo CT 10 1087 75111
Viagrande CT 11 8563 83674
Santa Venerina CT 11 8592 92266
San Pietro Clarenza CT 12 7743 100009
Mascalucia CT 12 31958 131967
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 12 3524 135491
Camporotondo Etneo CT 13 5023 140514
Tremestieri Etneo CT 13 20589 161103
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 13 17984 179087
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 13 7641 186728
Biancavilla CT 13 24007 210735
San Giovanni la Punta CT 14 23060 233795
Sant'Alfio CT 14 1582 235377
Gravina di Catania CT 14 25838 261215
Aci Catena CT 14 29851 291066
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 15 9479 300545
PaternĂ² CT 15 48228 348773
Valverde CT 15 7840 356613
San Gregorio di Catania CT 15 11966 368579
Acireale CT 16 52622 421201
Adrano CT 16 36122 457323
Giarre CT 16 27659 484982
Misterbianco CT 18 49410 534392
Riposto CT 18 14838 549230
Aci Castello CT 18 18723 567953
Mascali CT 18 14282 582235
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 19 12116 594351
Bronte CT 20 19172 613523

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
21 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
96 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 1.0 2024-03-07
01:35:30
37.681 15.013 5 2024-03-07
01:42:05
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125743201
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-07 01:35:30
Latitude 37.6810
Longitude 15.0130
Depth (km) 5 (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 125743201

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) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 58
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) 0.17
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:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125743201
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-07 01:42:05
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