Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 17-05-2024 and time 18:01:34 (UTC) in region 9 km SE Maletto (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 9 km SE Maletto (CT), on

  • 17-05-2024 18:01:34 (UTC)
  • 17-05-2024 20:01:34 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7790, 14.9480 at 25 km depth.

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

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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
Maletto CT 9 3920 3920
Bronte CT 10 19172 23092
Randazzo CT 11 10900 33992
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 34972
Maniace CT 15 3765 38737
Milo CT 16 1087 39824
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 40541
Ragalna CT 16 3924 44465
Adrano CT 16 36122 80587
Zafferana Etnea CT 17 9517 90104
Biancavilla CT 17 24007 114111
Sant'Alfio CT 18 1582 115693
Roccella Valdemone ME 18 666 116359
Malvagna ME 18 733 117092
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 122495
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 19 7641 130136
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 19 3215 133351
Nicolosi CT 20 7463 140814
Santa Venerina CT 20 8592 149406

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
86 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Gela (75827 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 1.8 2024-05-17
18:01:34
37.779 14.948 25 2024-05-17
18:21:58
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 127829461
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-17 18:01:34
Latitude 37.7790
Longitude 14.9480
Depth (km) 25 (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 127829461

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) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 54
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) 0.21
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:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 127829461
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-17 18:21:58
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