Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 14-03-2024 and time 09:15:40 (Italy) in region 10 km W Zafferana Etnea (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 10 km W Zafferana Etnea (CT), on

  • 14-03-2024 08:15:40 (UTC)
  • 14-03-2024 09:15:40 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7290, 15.0010 at 6 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
Zafferana Etnea CT 10 9517 9517
Milo CT 10 1087 10604
Ragalna CT 12 3924 14528
Sant'Alfio CT 13 1582 16110
Nicolosi CT 13 7463 23573
Santa Venerina CT 13 8592 32165
Pedara CT 13 14102 46267
Trecastagni CT 14 10910 57177
Biancavilla CT 15 24007 81184
Belpasso CT 15 28108 109292
Viagrande CT 16 8563 117855
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 16 7641 125496
Bronte CT 16 19172 144668
Giarre CT 16 27659 172327
Maletto CT 16 3920 176247
Adrano CT 17 36122 212369
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 17 3524 215893
Randazzo CT 17 10900 226793
San Pietro Clarenza CT 17 7743 234536
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 252520
Mascali CT 18 14282 266802
Linguaglossa CT 18 5403 272205
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 304163
Riposto CT 18 14838 319001
Camporotondo Etneo CT 18 5023 324024
Piedimonte Etneo CT 18 3963 327987
Tremestieri Etneo CT 18 20589 348576
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 371636
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 401487
PaternĂ² CT 19 48228 449715
Gravina di Catania CT 19 25838 475553
Moio Alcantara ME 20 717 476270
Acireale CT 20 52622 528892
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 20 9623 538515
Valverde CT 20 7840 546355

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
26 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
99 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 1.5 2024-03-14
08:15:40
37.729 15.001 6 2024-03-14
08:30:03
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125874731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-14 08:15:40
Latitude 37.7290
Longitude 15.0010
Depth (km) 6 (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 125874731

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) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 66
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) 0.12
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125874731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-14 08:30:03
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