Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 22-03-2024 and time 05:08:26 (Italy) in region 13 km W Zafferana Etnea (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 13 km W Zafferana Etnea (CT), on

  • 22-03-2024 04:08:26 (UTC)
  • 22-03-2024 05:08:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7460, 14.9720 at 7 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
Zafferana Etnea CT 13 9517 9517
Milo CT 13 1087 10604
Bronte CT 13 19172 29776
Ragalna CT 13 3924 33700
Maletto CT 13 3920 37620
Biancavilla CT 15 24007 61627
Randazzo CT 15 10900 72527
Sant'Alfio CT 15 1582 74109
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 81572
Adrano CT 15 36122 117694
Santa Venerina CT 16 8592 126286
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 16 7641 133927
Pedara CT 16 14102 148029
Trecastagni CT 17 10910 158939
Belpasso CT 17 28108 187047
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 192450
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 193167
Viagrande CT 19 8563 201730
Giarre CT 19 27659 229389
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 230369
Maniace CT 19 3765 234134
Piedimonte Etneo CT 20 3963 238097
PaternĂ² CT 20 48228 286325
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 294068
Mascali CT 20 14282 308350
Camporotondo Etneo CT 20 5023 313373

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
100 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 1.0 2024-03-22
04:08:26
37.746 14.972 7 2024-03-22
04:22:09
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 126044611
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-22 04:08:26
Latitude 37.7460
Longitude 14.9720
Depth (km) 7 (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 126044611

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) 200.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 47
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) 0.13
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:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126044611
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-22 04:22:09
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