Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 12-04-2024 and time 20:55:30 (Italy) in region 2 km E Sant'Angelo di Brolo (ME)

A magnitude ML 0.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Sant'Angelo di Brolo (ME), on

  • 12-04-2024 18:55:30 (UTC)
  • 12-04-2024 20:55:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1240, 14.9080 at 18 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 3 3090 3090
Montagnareale ME 4 1615 4705
Patti ME 5 13431 18136
Librizzi ME 5 1660 19796
Gioiosa Marea ME 6 7074 26870
Piraino ME 6 3962 30832
Sinagra ME 7 2705 33537
Ficarra ME 7 1469 35006
Raccuja ME 8 1041 36047
Brolo ME 8 5783 41830
Ucria ME 9 1058 42888
San Piero Patti ME 10 2915 45803
Castell'Umberto ME 10 3128 48931
Naso ME 10 3813 52744
Tortorici ME 13 6435 59179
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 13 1319 60498
Oliveri ME 13 2181 62679
Mirto ME 14 974 63653
Montalbano Elicona ME 14 2287 65940
Capo d'Orlando ME 15 13254 79194
Floresta ME 15 485 79679
Basicò ME 15 612 80291
Falcone ME 15 2808 83099
Frazzanò ME 15 711 83810
Galati Mamertino ME 16 2627 86437
Longi ME 17 1473 87910
Capri Leone ME 18 4515 92425
Tripi ME 19 873 93298
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 19 1996 95294
Furnari ME 19 3784 99078

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
57 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
61 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 0.7 2024-04-12
18:55:30
38.1238 14.9083 18 2024-04-12
19:03:23
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126676071
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-12 18:55:30 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.1238 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.9083 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126676071

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 566
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 333
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 270
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 105
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04317
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.27160
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126676071
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-12 19:03:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HNN. 2024-04-12T18:55:41.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 28.6491 112 0.24 47
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-04-12T18:55:41.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 30.1476 111 -0.16 48
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-04-12T18:55:39.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 118 22.5552 120 -0.2 48
IV.MCPD.HHN. 2024-04-12T18:55:37.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 268 15.4734 132 -0.18 73
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-04-12T18:55:36.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 4.7952 163 -0.19 50
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-04-12T18:55:36.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 199 9.4794 148 0.15 49
IV.IVPL.HNN. 2024-04-12T18:55:36.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 28.6491 112 0.09 73
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-04-12T18:55:36.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 14 30.1476 111 -0.22 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-04-12T18:55:35.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 118 22.5552 120 0 99
IV.MCPD.HHN. 2024-04-12T18:55:34.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 268 15.4734 132 0.06 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-04-12T18:55:34.25 0.1 positive manual P 199 9.4794 148 0.19 98
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-04-12T18:55:33.72 0.3 positive manual P 158 4.7952 163 -0.04 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000512 0.3 AML other m 2024-04-12T18:55:40.20
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00006214999999999999 1.5 AML other m 2024-04-12T18:55:40.78
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000019584752 0.24 AML other m 2024-04-12T18:55:36.16
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000018908639999999997 0.38 AML other m 2024-04-12T18:55:38.85
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:0.7 0.00004311704 0.12 AML other m 2024-04-12T18:55:36.21
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:0.8 0.000058731795000000005 0.48 AML other m 2024-04-12T18:55:38.69
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.00003655754 0.22 AML other m 2024-04-12T18:55:37.13
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00003947917 0.22 AML other m 2024-04-12T18:55:37.24
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.8 0.000027747595 0.98 AML other m 2024-04-12T18:55:40.04
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