Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 24-03-2024 and time 12:21:22 (Italy) in region 7 km NE Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 7 km NE Ragalna (CT), on

  • 24-03-2024 11:21:22 (UTC)
  • 24-03-2024 12:21:22 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6830, 14.9820 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
Ragalna CT 7 3924 3924
Nicolosi CT 9 7463 11387
Pedara CT 10 14102 25489
Belpasso CT 10 28108 53597
Zafferana Etnea CT 11 9517 63114
Biancavilla CT 11 24007 87121
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 11 7641 94762
Trecastagni CT 11 10910 105672
Milo CT 13 1087 106759
San Pietro Clarenza CT 13 7743 114502
Viagrande CT 13 8563 123065
Camporotondo Etneo CT 13 5023 128088
Adrano CT 13 36122 164210
PaternĂ² CT 14 48228 212438
Mascalucia CT 14 31958 244396
Santa Venerina CT 14 8592 252988
Tremestieri Etneo CT 14 20589 273577
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 15 3524 277101
Gravina di Catania CT 15 25838 302939
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 15 17984 320923
San Giovanni la Punta CT 15 23060 343983
Sant'Alfio CT 16 1582 345565
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 16 9479 355044
Aci Catena CT 17 29851 384895
Valverde CT 17 7840 392735
San Gregorio di Catania CT 17 11966 404701
Bronte CT 18 19172 423873
Misterbianco CT 18 49410 473283
Acireale CT 18 52622 525905
Giarre CT 19 27659 553564
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 19 12116 565680
Maletto CT 19 3920 569600

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
22 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Gela (75827 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 1.2 2024-03-24
11:21:22
37.683 14.982 6 2024-03-24
11:28:24
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 126117431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-24 11:21:22
Latitude 37.6830
Longitude 14.9820
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 126117431

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) 97
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) 0.11
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:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126117431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-24 11:28:24
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