Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 16-03-2024 and time 11:16:31 (Italy) in region 3 km SW Militello Rosmarino (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Militello Rosmarino (ME), on

  • 16-03-2024 10:16:31 (UTC)
  • 16-03-2024 11:16:31 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0240, 14.6540 at 17 km depth.

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

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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
Militello Rosmarino ME 3 1324 1324
Alcara li Fusi ME 4 1980 3304
San Fratello ME 5 3707 7011
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 6 12624 19635
Acquedolci ME 7 5744 25379
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 7 1996 27375
Torrenova ME 8 4386 31761
Longi ME 9 1473 33234
Frazzanò ME 10 711 33945
Galati Mamertino ME 10 2627 36572
Capri Leone ME 11 4515 41087
Mirto ME 11 974 42061
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 12 1319 43380
Castell'Umberto ME 15 3128 46508
Tortorici ME 15 6435 52943
Naso ME 16 3813 56756
Capo d'Orlando ME 17 13254 70010
Ficarra ME 18 1469 71479
Sinagra ME 19 2705 74184
Caronia ME 19 3364 77548
San Teodoro ME 20 1403 78951

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
64 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
79 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
81 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
87 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 1.5 2024-03-16
10:16:31
38.0237 14.6538 17 2024-03-16
10:25:17
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125916011
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-16 10:16:31 ± 0.51
Latitude 38.0237 ± 0.0198
Longitude 14.6538 ± 0.0205
Depth (km) 17 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125916011

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1911
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1696
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 231
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1910.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05036
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32016
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125916011
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-16 10:25:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-03-16T10:16:45.15 3.0 undecidable manual S 192 35.5422 105 1.29 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-16T10:16:39.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 84 19.3695 122 -0.41 56
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-03-16T10:16:38.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 28.4493 110 0.33 92
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-03-16T10:16:38.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 32 12.5763 137 0.32 71
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-03-16T10:16:38.47 0.6 positive manual P 192 35.5422 105 -0.25 49
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-16T10:16:36.25 0.3 positive manual P 84 19.3695 122 -0.16 66
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-03-16T10:16:36.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 282 5.5944 159 -0.52 47
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-03-16T10:16:35.99 0.1 positive manual P 32 12.5763 137 0.39 100
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-03-16T10:16:34.88 0.1 positive manual P 282 5.5944 159 -0.14 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00021400000000000002 0.94 AML other m 2024-03-16T10:16:37.01
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000287 0.68 AML other m 2024-03-16T10:16:37.01
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00010899999999999998 1.74 AML other m 2024-03-16T10:16:38.02
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001136 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-16T10:16:39.00
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00031 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-16T10:16:39.79
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001855 0.7 AML other m 2024-03-16T10:16:40.71
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00010835 1.12 AML other m 2024-03-16T10:16:47.70
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001585 1.06 AML other m 2024-03-16T10:16:47.16
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00008685 0.36 AML other m 2024-03-16T10:16:48.40
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00022950000000000002 0.46 AML other m 2024-03-16T10:16:48.40
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