Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 02-04-2024 and time 14:48:51 (Italy) in region 10 km NW Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 10 km NW Milo (CT), on

  • 02-04-2024 12:48:51 (UTC)
  • 02-04-2024 14:48:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7810, 15.0220 at 2 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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.

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 10 1087 1087
Sant'Alfio CT 12 1582 2669
Zafferana Etnea CT 12 9517 12186
Randazzo CT 13 10900 23086
Linguaglossa CT 13 5403 28489
Moio Alcantara ME 14 717 29206
Piedimonte Etneo CT 14 3963 33169
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 15 3215 36384
Santa Venerina CT 15 8592 44976
Maletto CT 15 3920 48896
Giarre CT 15 27659 76555
Mascali CT 16 14282 90837
Malvagna ME 16 733 91570
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 16 980 92550
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 102173
Bronte CT 17 19172 121345
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 125290
Riposto CT 17 14838 140128
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 140794
Ragalna CT 18 3924 144718
Pedara CT 18 14102 158820
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 166283
Motta Camastra ME 19 845 167128
Calatabiano CT 19 5308 172436
Trecastagni CT 19 10910 183346
Gaggi ME 20 3184 186530
Viagrande CT 20 8563 195093

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
31 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Ragusa (73313 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 1.9 2024-04-02
12:48:51
37.781 15.022 2 2024-04-02
12:55:51
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 126403841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-02 12:48:51
Latitude 37.7810
Longitude 15.0220
Depth (km) 2 (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 126403841

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) 300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
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) 0.08
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:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126403841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-02 12:55:51
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