Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 12-03-2024 and time 13:28:46 (Italy) in region 9 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 9 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 12-03-2024 12:28:46 (UTC)
  • 12-03-2024 13:28:46 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7520, 15.0240 at 4 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
Milo CT 9 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 9 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 11 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 12 8592 20778
Giarre CT 14 27659 48437
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 53840
Piedimonte Etneo CT 15 3963 57803
Mascali CT 15 14282 72085
Pedara CT 15 14102 86187
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 93650
Ragalna CT 15 3924 97574
Randazzo CT 16 10900 108474
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 119384
Riposto CT 16 14838 134222
Maletto CT 16 3920 138142
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 138859
Viagrande CT 17 8563 147422
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 157045
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 160260
Bronte CT 17 19172 179432
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 203439
Belpasso CT 18 28108 231547
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 19 17984 249531
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 253055
Malvagna ME 19 733 253788
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 254768
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 19 7641 262409
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 266354
Aci Catena CT 20 29851 296205
Adrano CT 20 36122 332327
Calatabiano CT 20 5308 337635
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 345378
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 377336
Acireale CT 20 52622 429958
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 450547

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 1.1 2024-03-12
12:28:46
37.752 15.024 4 2024-03-12
12:34:39
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125841921
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-12 12:28:46
Latitude 37.7520
Longitude 15.0240
Depth (km) 4 (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 125841921

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) 300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 76
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) 0.09
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:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125841921
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-12 12:34:39
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