Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 23-03-2024 and time 01:14:52 (UTC) in region 9 km SE Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 9 km SE Bronte (CT), on

  • 23-03-2024 01:14:52 (UTC)
  • 23-03-2024 02:14:52 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7330, 14.9120 at 6 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 9 19172 19172
Adrano CT 10 36122 55294
Biancavilla CT 11 24007 79301
Ragalna CT 12 3924 83225
Maletto CT 12 3920 87145
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 13 7641 94786
Randazzo CT 17 10900 105686
Nicolosi CT 17 7463 113149
Belpasso CT 17 28108 141257
Maniace CT 17 3765 145022
PaternĂ² CT 17 48228 193250
Zafferana Etnea CT 17 9517 202767
Milo CT 18 1087 203854
Pedara CT 18 14102 217956
Centuripe EN 19 5470 223426
Trecastagni CT 20 10910 234336

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
30 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
77 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
94 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 1.6 2024-03-23
01:14:52
37.733 14.912 6 2024-03-23
01:19:32
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 126070931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-23 01:14:52
Latitude 37.7330
Longitude 14.9120
Depth (km) 6 (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 126070931

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) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 76
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) 0.1
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126070931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-23 01:19:32
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