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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 24-05-2024 and time 17:51:49 (UTC) in region 4 km S Longi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km S Longi (ME), on

  • 24-05-2024 17:51:49 (UTC)
  • 24-05-2024 19:51:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9900, 14.7460 at 9 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
Longi ME 4 1473 1473
Alcara li Fusi ME 5 1980 3453
Galati Mamertino ME 5 2627 6080
Tortorici ME 8 6435 12515
Militello Rosmarino ME 9 1324 13839
Frazzanò ME 9 711 14550
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 10 1319 15869
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 10 1996 17865
Mirto ME 11 974 18839
Castell'Umberto ME 12 3128 21967
Torrenova ME 13 4386 26353
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 13 12624 38977
San Fratello ME 13 3707 42684
Ucria ME 14 1058 43742
Capri Leone ME 14 4515 48257
Sinagra ME 14 2705 50962
Floresta ME 14 485 51447
Maniace CT 15 3765 55212
Naso ME 15 3813 59025
Ficarra ME 15 1469 60494
Acquedolci ME 16 5744 66238
San Teodoro ME 16 1403 67641
Raccuja ME 16 1041 68682
Cesarò ME 16 2439 71121
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 74211
Capo d'Orlando ME 19 13254 87465
Brolo ME 20 5783 93248

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
56 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
62 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.5 2024-05-24
17:51:49		 37.9902 14.7457 9 2024-05-24
17:57:00		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 128127531
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-24 17:51:49 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.9902 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.7457 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 128127531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 558
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 438
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 231
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 83
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.65920
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 128127531
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-24 17:57:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:52:07.89 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.07 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:52:03.72 1.0 undecidable manual P 65 73.1712 50 0.73 19
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:52:02.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 34.743 50 0.12 48
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:52:02.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 34.4433 50 0.64 43
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:57.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 20.868 112 -0.04 50
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:57.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 33.6441 50 0.33 92
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:56.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 14.4744 121 0.34 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:56.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 34.4433 50 -0.62 82
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:56.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 57 19.0698 114 -0.3 47
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:56.57 1.0 positive manual P 207 34.743 50 -0.49 22
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:55.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 62 12.6762 124 0.06 50
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:55.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 14.2746 121 0.08 75
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:54.52 0.1 positive manual P 152 20.868 112 0.02 99
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:53.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 14.2746 121 -0.12 99
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:53.39 0.3 positive manual P 355 14.4744 121 0.04 75
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:53.87 1.0 positive manual P 57 19.0698 114 -0.3 24
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-24T17:51:52.95 0.1 positive manual P 62 12.6762 124 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0007595000000000001 0.4 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:51:55.85
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0005394999999999999 0.46 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:51:55.75
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001475 1.62 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:51:56.95
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00015900000000000002 0.14 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:51:56.30
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0001205 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:51:56.42
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00007944999999999999 1.34 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:51:56.69
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000219 0.14 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:51:57.14
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000141 0.36 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:51:57.32
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0007250000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:51:57.36
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00042600000000000005 0.62 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:51:57.34
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00028100000000000005 1.66 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:52:02.16
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00022 0.66 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:52:02.41
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00007070000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:52:03.09
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001995 0.42 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:52:04.34
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008355 0.88 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:52:04.66
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00010800000000000001 0.58 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:52:05.65
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002055 1.46 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:52:07.75
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00007965 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:52:09.73
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000663 1.08 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:52:11.37
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00005895 1.16 AML other m 2024-05-24T17:52:16.88
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