Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 18-03-2024 and time 04:59:15 (Italy) in region 3 km N Aragona (AG)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km N Aragona (AG), on

  • 18-03-2024 03:59:15 (UTC)
  • 18-03-2024 04:59:15 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4290, 13.6170 at 11 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
Aragona AG 3 9463 9463
Comitini AG 3 968 10431
Santa Elisabetta AG 5 2474 12905
Joppolo Giancaxio AG 7 1245 14150
Grotte AG 8 5746 19896
Raffadali AG 8 12856 32752
Sant'Angelo Muxaro AG 9 1390 34142
Racalmuto AG 10 8307 42449
Milena CL 12 3018 45467
San Biagio Platani AG 12 3304 48771
Campofranco CL 13 3100 51871
Casteltermini AG 13 8267 60138
Agrigento AG 13 59770 119908
Favara AG 14 32654 152562
Castrofilippo AG 15 2940 155502
Sutera CL 15 1410 156912
Bompensiere CL 15 556 157468
Porto Empedocle AG 17 17044 174512
Acquaviva Platani CL 18 948 175460
Montedoro CL 18 1631 177091
Cianciana AG 19 3474 180565
Realmonte AG 19 4571 185136
Cattolica Eraclea AG 20 3761 188897

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
13 Km N of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
40 Km W of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
69 Km NW of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
73 Km S of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
80 Km S of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Mazara del Vallo (51718 inhabitants)
98 Km NW of Vittoria (63339 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 2.0 2024-03-18
03:59:15
37.4288 13.6168 11 2024-03-18
04:07:37
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125955321
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-18 03:59:15 ± 0.62
Latitude 37.4288 ± 0.0306
Longitude 13.6168 ± 0.0226
Depth (km) 11 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125955321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3480
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1860
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 16
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3480.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 274
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 11
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) 0.61604
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125955321
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-18 04:07:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-03-18T04:00:02.37 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.29 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:35.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 34 68.376 50 -0.17 78
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:33.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 332 58.497 50 -0.25 52
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:31.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 356 50.3163 50 -0.17 54
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:30.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 45.621 50 0.92 42
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:26.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 332 58.497 50 0.49 99
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:26.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 68.376 50 -0.79 86
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:26.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 44 62.6928 50 -0.39 100
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:24.74 0.6 negative manual P 58 45.621 50 0.92 42
IV.MCT.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:24.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 358 21.0678 50 0.66 49
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:24.56 0.6 negative manual P 356 50.3163 50 0.01 55
IV.MCT.HHZ. 2024-03-18T03:59:19.83 0.3 negative manual P 358 21.0678 50 -0.2 84
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCT.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00175 0.96 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:25.32
IV.MCT.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001375 0.54 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:27.71
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0003555 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:31.72
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000311 0.48 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:31.72
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000199 0.52 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:35.42
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0004375 0.46 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:37.30
IV.RESU.HNN. ML:1.9 0.000248 0.56 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:37.32
IV.RESU.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0002255 0.48 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:37.54
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000491 0.54 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:37.33
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00015849999999999998 0.74 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:38.06
IV.CORL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00011005 0.78 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:39.41
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001305 0.48 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:41.84
IV.CORL.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00013000000000000002 0.46 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:41.84
IV.CIMI.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000384 1.42 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:42.03
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0003565 1.4 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:42.75
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00011449999999999999 1.16 AML other m 2024-03-18T03:59:44.06
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