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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 06-04-2024 and time 02:19:23 (Italy) in region 3 km SE Tortorici (ME)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SE Tortorici (ME), on

  • 06-04-2024 00:19:23 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2024 02:19:23 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0160, 14.8550 at 22 km depth.

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

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

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Tortorici ME 3 6435 6435
Ucria ME 4 1058 7493
Floresta ME 6 485 7978
Raccuja ME 7 1041 9019
Galati Mamertino ME 8 2627 11646
Sinagra ME 8 2705 14351
Castell'Umberto ME 9 3128 17479
Longi ME 9 1473 18952
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 9 1319 20271
San Piero Patti ME 11 2915 23186
Ficarra ME 11 1469 24655
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 11 3090 27745
Frazzanò ME 12 711 28456
Mirto ME 12 974 29430
Librizzi ME 13 1660 31090
Naso ME 13 3813 34903
Alcara li Fusi ME 14 1980 36883
Montalbano Elicona ME 14 2287 39170
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 40150
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 15 1996 42146
Montagnareale ME 15 1615 43761
Brolo ME 16 5783 49544
Militello Rosmarino ME 16 1324 50868
Piraino ME 16 3962 54830
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 55496
Capri Leone ME 17 4515 60011
Patti ME 17 13431 73442
Randazzo CT 17 10900 84342
Maniace CT 18 3765 88107
Torrenova ME 18 4386 92493
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 99567
Capo d'Orlando ME 19 13254 112821
Basicò ME 19 612 113433

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
53 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
61 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 0.9 2024-04-06
00:19:23		 38.0163 14.8553 22 2024-04-06
00:39:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126509801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-06 00:19:23 ± 0.15
Latitude 38.0163 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.8553 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 22 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126509801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 825
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 752
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 309
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 157
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03058
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56927
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126509801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-06 00:39:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:38.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 71 45.7209 108 -0.11 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:37.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 41.4252 110 -0.23 48
IV.MSRU.HNZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:35.24 1.0 undecidable manual P 64 63.1923 102 0.1 24
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:34.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 24.6531 125 0.17 50
7C.SPAOL.HNZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:33.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 55.1004 104 -0.37 91
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:33.01 0.6 positive manual P 71 45.7209 108 0.47 45
3D.OEM9.HNN. 2024-04-06T00:19:32.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 16 42.8238 109 -0.08 49
IV.ILOS.HNE. 2024-04-06T00:19:32.92 1.0 undecidable manual P 10 48.3183 107 0.01 25
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:31.80 0.6 negative manual P 15 41.4252 110 -0.1 49
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:31.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 15 43.623 109 -0.3 47
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:31.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 317 15.7731 139 -0.32 75
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:30.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 41 9.879 153 -0.27 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:30.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 29 3.3966 170 0.09 79
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:29.63 1.0 undecidable manual P 87 24.6531 125 0.04 26
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:28.92 0.1 negative manual P 317 15.7731 139 0.33 98
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:28.36 0.1 positive manual P 41 9.879 153 0.29 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-04-06T00:19:27.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 29 3.3966 170 0.2 51
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00008499999999999999 1.76 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:31.98
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000051278249999999996 0.24 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:31.35
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00006815 0.32 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:31.48
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00009697808499999999 0.32 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:31.15
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000468 0.12 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:31.84
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000059 1.58 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:32.85
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.6 0.00002990493 0.34 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:32.12
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000026351699999999997 1.04 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:31.40
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000019353025 1.02 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:34.69
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000035777845000000005 0.36 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:35.12
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.0 0.0000067157655 0.39 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:34.95
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:0.5 0.00001630547 0.41 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:35.07
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000028764235 1.68 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:38.51
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00001692119685 0.38 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:38.12
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00004229957 0.47 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:37.66
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:0.8 0.000021837740000000002 0.06 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:38.66
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000025102955 1.16 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:39.16
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000024198045 0.88 AML other m 2024-04-06T00:19:39.00
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