Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 15-03-2024 and time 17:12:43 (UTC) in region 1 km E Raddusa (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Raddusa (CT), on

  • 15-03-2024 17:12:43 (UTC)
  • 15-03-2024 18:12:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4740, 14.5470 at 31 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Raddusa CT 1 3178 3178
Castel di Iudica CT 9 4625 7803
Aidone EN 11 4889 12692
Valguarnera Caropepe EN 14 7866 20558
Ramacca CT 16 10894 31452
Catenanuova EN 17 4866 36318
Piazza Armerina EN 19 21886 58204
Mirabella Imbaccari CT 19 4912 63116

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
52 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
58 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Agrigento (59770 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
Rev100
ML 1.8 2024-03-15
17:12:43
37.4737 14.5472 31 2024-03-15
17:25:41
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125903061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-15 17:12:43 ± 0.47
Latitude 37.4737 ± 0.0171
Longitude 14.5472 ± 0.0147
Depth (km) 31 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125903061

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1847
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 472
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 178
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1850.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 218
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.68798
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125903061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-15 17:25:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ECHR.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:13:42.63 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:13:07.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 138 76.368 107 -0.18 45
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2024-03-15T17:13:07.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 181 71.1732 108 1.29 46
IV.HSRS.HHE. 2024-03-15T17:13:06.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 125 73.0713 108 0.28 68
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-03-15T17:13:05.16 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.19 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:13:03.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 127 58.1973 113 0.67 62
IV.HMDC.HNZ. 2024-03-15T17:13:02.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 60.7947 112 -0.98 35
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:13:00.62 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:57.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 32.2455 129 0.1 76
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:57.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 156 35.9418 126 -0.28 72
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:57.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 138 76.368 107 -0.08 68
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:57.42 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2024-03-15T17:12:56.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 181 71.1732 108 -0.41 64
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:56.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 31.8459 130 -0.24 73
IV.HSRS.HHE. 2024-03-15T17:12:56.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 125 73.0713 108 -0.43 43
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:55.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 58.1973 113 0.26 94
IV.HMDC.HNZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:54.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 160 60.7947 112 -0.44 65
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:53.84 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:52.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 34.6431 127 1.14 54
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:51.46 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:51.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 210 32.2455 129 -0.31 94
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:51.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 31.8459 130 -0.04 100
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-03-15T17:12:51.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 156 35.9418 126 -0.21 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000251 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:56.90
IV.HLNI.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00023999999999999998 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:56.79
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000209 1.78 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:56.98
IV.HLNI.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0001918332 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:56.98
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00017751575 0.18 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:57.60
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00027522639999999997 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:57.71
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000074033045 0.32 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:59.86
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001565 0.18 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:58.90
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00015397785 0.46 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:59.97
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00011503874999999999 0.3 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:01.94
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00027145865000000003 0.12 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:05.27
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00013122568 0.12 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:04.70
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00020185355 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:08.90
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000088752035 0.14 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:10.56
IV.RAFF.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00005624445 0.19 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:57.51
IV.RAFF.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00007055905500000001 0.19 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:57.61
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000079578175 0.33 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:01.96
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.2 0.000055153775000000005 0.34 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:02.09
IV.HVZN.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00030220409999999996 0.21 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:12:57.72
IV.HVZN.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00020870279999999998 0.48 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:02.48
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000220089175 0.12 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:05.29
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00021493885 0.14 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:04.72
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.9 0.0001290087 0.14 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:05.40
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:1.9 0.00013140078 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-15T17:13:06.62
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