Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 13-03-2024 and time 21:10:36 (UTC) in region 10 km N Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 10 km N Ragalna (CT), on

  • 13-03-2024 21:10:36 (UTC)
  • 13-03-2024 22:10:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7250, 14.9440 at 11 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
Ragalna CT 10 3924 3924
Biancavilla CT 11 24007 27931
Adrano CT 12 36122 64053
Bronte CT 12 19172 83225
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 13 7641 90866
Maletto CT 14 3920 94786
Nicolosi CT 14 7463 102249
Zafferana Etnea CT 14 9517 111766
Belpasso CT 15 28108 139874
Milo CT 15 1087 140961
Pedara CT 16 14102 155063
PaternĂ² CT 17 48228 203291
Trecastagni CT 17 10910 214201
Randazzo CT 17 10900 225101
Santa Venerina CT 18 8592 233693
Sant'Alfio CT 18 1582 235275
Camporotondo Etneo CT 18 5023 240298
San Pietro Clarenza CT 18 7743 248041
Viagrande CT 18 8563 256604
Maniace CT 19 3765 260369
Mascalucia CT 19 31958 292327
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 312916

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Modica (54633 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
Rev200
ML 1.2 2024-03-13
21:10:36
37.725 14.944 11 2024-03-13
21:39:01
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125866411
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.0 2024-03-13
21:10:37
37.721 14.945 6 2024-03-13
21:22:50
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125866091
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-13 21:10:36
Latitude 37.7250
Longitude 14.9440
Depth (km) 11 (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 125866411

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) 1200.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 69
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) 0.11
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
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125866411
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-13 21:39:01

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125866091
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-13 21:22:50
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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