Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 18-03-2024 and time 07:07:01 (UTC) in region 6 km E Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 6 km E Randazzo (CT), on

  • 18-03-2024 07:07:01 (UTC)
  • 18-03-2024 08:07:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8550, 15.0070 at 11 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
Randazzo CT 6 10900 10900
Moio Alcantara ME 6 717 11617
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 8 980 12597
Malvagna ME 8 733 13330
Roccella Valdemone ME 9 666 13996
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 11 3215 17211
Linguaglossa CT 12 5403 22614
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 13 3945 26559
Maletto CT 13 3920 30479
Motta Camastra ME 15 845 31324
Piedimonte Etneo CT 16 3963 35287
Bronte CT 17 19172 54459
Floresta ME 17 485 54944
Sant'Alfio CT 17 1582 56526
Milo CT 17 1087 57613
Maniace CT 18 3765 61378
Gaggi ME 19 3184 64562
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 66849
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 19 9623 76472
Zafferana Etnea CT 20 9517 85989
Calatabiano CT 20 5308 91297
Mascali CT 20 14282 105579
Graniti ME 20 1492 107071

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
40 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2024-03-18
07:07:01
37.855 15.007 11 2024-03-18
07:16:58
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 125957051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-18 07:07:01
Latitude 37.8550
Longitude 15.0070
Depth (km) 11 (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 125957051

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) 1500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 144
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) 0.02
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 125957051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-18 07:16:58
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