Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 11-04-2024 and time 08:11:16 (UTC) in region 11 km E Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 11 km E Bronte (CT), on

  • 11-04-2024 08:11:16 (UTC)
  • 11-04-2024 10:11:16 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7540, 14.9500 at 0 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
Bronte CT 11 19172 19172
Maletto CT 11 3920 23092
Ragalna CT 14 3924 27016
Randazzo CT 14 10900 37916
Biancavilla CT 14 24007 61923
Adrano CT 14 36122 98045
Zafferana Etnea CT 15 9517 107562
Milo CT 15 1087 108649
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 16 7641 116290
Nicolosi CT 17 7463 123753
Sant'Alfio CT 17 1582 125335
Maniace CT 17 3765 129100
Pedara CT 18 14102 143202
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 144182
Belpasso CT 18 28108 172290
Santa Venerina CT 18 8592 180882
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 181599
Trecastagni CT 19 10910 192509
Linguaglossa CT 20 5403 197912
PaternĂ² CT 20 48228 246140

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
30 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
98 Km NE 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
Rev200
ML 1.5 2024-04-11
08:11:16
37.754 14.95 0 2024-04-11
08:22:44
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 126640351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-11 08:11:16
Latitude 37.7540
Longitude 14.9500
Depth (km) 0 (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 126640351

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) 241
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) 0.28
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126640351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-11 08:22:44
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