Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 25-03-2024 and time 12:51:26 (UTC) in region 3 km W Mistretta (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Mistretta (ME), on

  • 25-03-2024 12:51:26 (UTC)
  • 25-03-2024 13:51:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9350, 14.3340 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Hai sentito il terremoto? Clicca qui

Did you feel it? Fill in the questionnaire.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Mistretta ME 3 4791 4791
Reitano ME 4 806 5597
Pettineo ME 5 1350 6947
Castel di Lucio ME 6 1294 8241
Motta d'Affermo ME 6 739 8980
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 9 4694 13674
Tusa ME 10 2925 16599
San Mauro Castelverde PA 13 1701 18300
Caronia ME 14 3364 21664
Capizzi ME 16 3176 24840
Pollina PA 18 2974 27814
Geraci Siculo PA 18 1945 29759
Sperlinga EN 19 805 30564
Gangi PA 19 6811 37375

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
55 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.0 2024-03-25
12:51:26		 37.9353 14.3345 9 2024-03-25
13:03:16		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126151911
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-25 12:51:26 ± 0.16
Latitude 37.9353 ± 0.0144
Longitude 14.3345 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126151911

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1515
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 870
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 341
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1520.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 133
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.43
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43797
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126151911
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-25 13:03:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:42.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 48.618 50 0.66 40
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:40.95 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.01 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:37.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 283 27.6501 108 1.07 36
IV.GALF.HNZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:37.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 141 32.1456 50 0.36 47
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:35.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 271 24.1536 110 0.06 52
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:35.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 24.9528 110 0.73 45
IV.PETRA.HNZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:34.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 240 22.3554 112 0.6 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:34.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 76 48.618 50 -1.06 37
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:33.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 291 17.871 116 0.23 76
IV.GALF.HNZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:32.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 32.1456 50 -0.24 99
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:31.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 24.9528 110 -0.1 100
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:31.31 1.0 negative manual P 283 27.6501 108 -0.52 23
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:30.64 0.3 negative manual P 271 24.1536 110 -0.53 69
IV.PETRA.HNZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:30.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 240 22.3554 112 -0.21 99
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2024-03-25T12:51:29.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 291 17.871 116 -0.33 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00015028669999999999 1.16 AML other m 2024-03-25T12:51:40.09
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00016233185 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-25T12:51:37.27
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000022908524999999998 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-25T12:51:36.43
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000035176285 0.36 AML other m 2024-03-25T12:51:35.83
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download