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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 06-04-2024 and time 13:51:21 (UTC) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 06-04-2024 13:51:21 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2024 15:51:21 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7830, 15.3690 at 8 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
Giardini-Naxos ME 10 9415 9415
Taormina ME 11 10960 20375
Castelmola ME 12 1088 21463
Letojanni ME 12 2861 24324
Calatabiano CT 13 5308 29632
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 14 9623 39255
Gallodoro ME 15 367 39622
Forza d'Agrò ME 15 911 40533
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 15 1554 42087
Mascali CT 16 14282 56369
Riposto CT 16 14838 71207
Gaggi ME 16 3184 74391
Mongiuffi Melia ME 16 600 74991
Piedimonte Etneo CT 17 3963 78954
Giarre CT 17 27659 106613
Graniti ME 17 1492 108105
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 18 9377 117482
Roccafiorita ME 19 197 117679
Savoca ME 20 1732 119411
Limina ME 20 836 120247
Furci Siculo ME 20 3382 123629
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 20 842 124471

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
40 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
44 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
49 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 1.7 2024-04-06
13:51:21		 37.7832 15.3693 8 2024-04-06
14:01:38		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126526371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-06 13:51:21 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.7832 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.3693 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126526371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 791
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 517
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 302
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 790.0
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 24
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.84626
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126526371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-06 14:01:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ERC.EHZ. 2024-04-06T13:52:23.83 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.1 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:52:18.04 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 4.07 0
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:52:14.36 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.67 0
IV.MCT.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:52:09.08 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.21 0
IV.ACATE.HNZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:57.85 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.37 0
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:49.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 193 93.9393 50 0.13 46
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:44.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 201 74.0703 50 0.1 73
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:41.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 222 65.0904 50 -0.31 46
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:40.30 3.0 negative manual P -0.2 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:39.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 54.7008 50 -0.04 50
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:39.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 304 52.1034 50 0.76 43
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:37.31 1.0 positive manual P 193 93.9393 50 -0.46 21
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:35.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 358 40.3263 50 0 51
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:35.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 37.8288 50 0.26 48
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:34.38 0.3 negative manual P 201 74.0703 50 -0.34 68
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:33.01 1.0 undecidable manual P 222 65.0904 50 -0.32 23
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:31.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 13 54.7008 50 -0.06 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:31.96 0.6 undecidable manual P 304 52.1034 50 0.64 44
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:30.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 297 24.3534 108 -0.24 51
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:29.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 40.3263 50 -0.3 73
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:29.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 37.8288 50 0.37 71
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:29.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 232 20.0688 111 1.07 36
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:25.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 24.3534 108 -0.58 71
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-04-06T13:51:25.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 232 20.0688 111 -0.15 53
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000922 0.44 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:36.07
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00010135 0.58 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:36.58
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001505 1.36 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:36.99
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000206 0.62 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:38.59
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000825 0.42 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:40.26
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00009635000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:40.44
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000051750000000000004 1.16 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:45.81
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001595 1.34 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:47.83
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00004165 1.22 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:47.04
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00023299999999999997 0.72 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:48.16
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000202 0.62 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:48.42
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000247 1.62 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:48.09
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00009709999999999999 0.46 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:52.92
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000799 0.22 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:53.03
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00020705865000000001 0.34 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:31.03
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00015768297 0.28 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:32.89
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000054677660000000004 0.46 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:45.45
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000051474065 0.3 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:56.68
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000035156105 0.24 AML other m 2024-04-06T13:51:56.88
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