Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 28-03-2024 and time 02:25:16 (Italy) in region 9 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 9 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 28-03-2024 01:25:16 (UTC)
  • 28-03-2024 02:25:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7580, 15.0210 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
Milo CT 9 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 10 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 11 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 13 8592 20778
Linguaglossa CT 14 5403 26181
Giarre CT 15 27659 53840
Randazzo CT 15 10900 64740
Piedimonte Etneo CT 15 3963 68703
Mascali CT 15 14282 82985
Ragalna CT 16 3924 86909
Maletto CT 16 3920 90829
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 98292
Pedara CT 16 14102 112394
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 113111
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 124021
Riposto CT 16 14838 138859
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 142074
Bronte CT 17 19172 161246
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 170869
Viagrande CT 18 8563 179432
Malvagna ME 18 733 180165
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 181145
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 205152
Belpasso CT 19 28108 233260
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 237205
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 19 17984 255189
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 258713
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 20 7641 266354
Roccella Valdemone ME 20 666 267020
Adrano CT 20 36122 303142
Calatabiano CT 20 5308 308450

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
29 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 1.4 2024-03-28
01:25:16
37.758 15.021 6 2024-03-28
01:31:09
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 126216381
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-28 01:25:16
Latitude 37.7580
Longitude 15.0210
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 126216381

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) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 143
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) 0.26
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126216381
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-28 01:31:09
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