Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 16-03-2024 and time 21:26:44 (Italy) in region 11 km SE Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 11 km SE Bronte (CT), on

  • 16-03-2024 20:26:44 (UTC)
  • 16-03-2024 21:26:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7280, 14.9270 at 15 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
Bronte CT 11 19172 19172
Ragalna CT 11 3924 23096
Biancavilla CT 11 24007 47103
Adrano CT 11 36122 83225
Maletto CT 13 3920 87145
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 13 7641 94786
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 102249
Belpasso CT 16 28108 130357
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 139874
Milo CT 17 1087 140961
PaternĂ² CT 17 48228 189189
Randazzo CT 17 10900 200089
Pedara CT 17 14102 214191
Trecastagni CT 18 10910 225101
Maniace CT 18 3765 228866
Camporotondo Etneo CT 19 5023 233889
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 241632
Santa Venerina CT 19 8592 250224
Sant'Alfio CT 19 1582 251806
Viagrande CT 20 8563 260369

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 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)
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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 2024-03-16
20:26:44
37.728 14.927 15 2024-03-16
20:33:27
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125925391
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-16 20:26:44
Latitude 37.7280
Longitude 14.9270
Depth (km) 15 (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 125925391

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) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
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) 0.08
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 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125925391
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-16 20:33:27
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