Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 19-03-2024 and time 06:57:34 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo), on

  • 19-03-2024 05:57:34 (UTC)
  • 19-03-2024 06:57:34 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0790, 13.6460 at 23 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
Altavilla Milicia PA 9 8210 8210
Trabia PA 9 10505 18715
Casteldaccia PA 10 11685 30400
Santa Flavia PA 11 11272 41672
Termini Imerese PA 11 26263 67935
Bagheria PA 12 55387 123322
Ficarazzi PA 16 12933 136255
Caccamo PA 16 8196 144451
Misilmeri PA 18 29258 173709
Villabate PA 18 20252 193961
Ventimiglia di Sicilia PA 18 1953 195914
Baucina PA 20 2008 197922

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
25 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Trapani (68759 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.7 2024-03-19
05:57:34
38.0792 13.6458 23 2024-03-19
06:02:59
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125980041
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-19 05:57:34 ± 0.84
Latitude 38.0792 ± 0.0279
Longitude 13.6458 ± 0.0217
Depth (km) 23 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125980041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2758
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1570
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 198
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2760.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 176
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.51
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08993
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.35433
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125980041
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-19 06:02:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-03-19T05:57:48.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 39.3273 114 0.51 49
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2024-03-19T05:57:46.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 26.5512 125 1.17 43
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2024-03-19T05:57:44.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 196 22.8549 130 -0.02 53
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-03-19T05:57:42.32 0.3 positive manual P 113 39.3273 114 0.12 74
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2024-03-19T05:57:41.54 1.0 undecidable manual P 106 34.6431 117 -0.01 24
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2024-03-19T05:57:41.40 1.0 positive manual P 290 26.5512 125 0.92 24
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2024-03-19T05:57:40.16 0.6 negative manual P 196 22.8549 130 0.14 53
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2024-03-19T05:57:40.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 278 9.9789 154 -1.67 22
IV.MARIO.HHE. 2024-03-19T05:57:39.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 233 23.1546 129 -0.08 100
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2024-03-19T05:57:38.31 0.1 positive manual P 278 9.9789 154 -0.47 85
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SOLUN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0013020325 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:40.73
IV.SOLUN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0008637547000000001 0.38 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:40.76
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000557 0.5 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:45.25
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0007373263000000001 0.39 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:45.21
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00032250000000000003 1.22 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:45.11
IV.CIMI.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0003953267 0.21 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:45.14
IV.MPG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000816 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:47.24
IV.MPG.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00008375 0.34 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:47.09
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00016949999999999997 0.34 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:49.19
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000567 0.98 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:49.85
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00018099999999999998 0.54 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:49.49
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000783 1.56 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:50.83
IV.CORL.HNN. ML:1.3 0.0000711 0.36 AML other m 2024-03-19T05:57:52.75
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