Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 22-05-2024 and time 17:21:48 (Italy) in region Linguaglossa (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: Linguaglossa (CT), on

  • 22-05-2024 15:21:48 (UTC)
  • 22-05-2024 17:21:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8440, 15.1490 at 8 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
Linguaglossa CT 0 5403 5403
Piedimonte Etneo CT 5 3963 9366
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 5 3215 12581
Motta Camastra ME 6 845 13426
Gaggi ME 7 3184 16610
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 7 3945 20555
Calatabiano CT 7 5308 25863
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 8 9623 35486
Graniti ME 9 1492 36978
Mascali CT 10 14282 51260
Moio Alcantara ME 11 717 51977
Sant'Alfio CT 11 1582 53559
Giardini-Naxos ME 11 9415 62974
Castelmola ME 11 1088 64062
Malvagna ME 12 733 64795
Taormina ME 12 10960 75755
Giarre CT 13 27659 103414
Mongiuffi Melia ME 13 600 104014
Riposto CT 13 14838 118852
Milo CT 14 1087 119939
Roccafiorita ME 14 197 120136
Gallodoro ME 14 367 120503
Letojanni ME 15 2861 123364
Limina ME 15 836 124200
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 124866
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 16 1019 125885
Zafferana Etnea CT 17 9517 135402
Antillo ME 17 919 136321
Santa Venerina CT 17 8592 144913
Randazzo CT 18 10900 155813
Forza d'Agrò ME 18 911 156724
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 157704
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 19 1554 159258
Novara di Sicilia ME 19 1337 160595

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
38 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
53 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
53 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 1.1 2024-05-22
15:21:48
37.844 15.149 8 2024-05-22
16:51:25
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 128057081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-22 15:21:48
Latitude 37.8440
Longitude 15.1490
Depth (km) 8 (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 128057081

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) 140
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) 0.09
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:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 128057081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-22 16:51:25
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