Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 26-05-2024 and time 04:55:28 (Italy) in region 1 km SW Castroreale (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SW Castroreale (ME), on

  • 26-05-2024 02:55:28 (UTC)
  • 26-05-2024 04:55:28 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0930, 15.1970 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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
Castroreale ME 2 2504 2504
Rodì Milici ME 3 2056 4560
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 5 1531 6091
Terme Vigliatore ME 6 7395 13486
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 6 41583 55069
Furnari ME 6 3784 58853
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 9 4650 63503
Merì ME 10 2338 65841
Tripi ME 10 873 66714
Novara di Sicilia ME 10 1337 68051
Falcone ME 10 2808 70859
San Filippo del Mela ME 11 7115 77974
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 12 1019 78993
Basicò ME 12 612 79605
Oliveri ME 13 2181 81786
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 13 1807 83593
Antillo ME 14 919 84512
Pace del Mela ME 14 6239 90751
Mandanici ME 15 601 91352
Condrò ME 15 493 91845
Milazzo ME 15 31646 123491
San Pier Niceto ME 16 2837 126328
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 133759
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 136046
Fiumedinisi ME 18 1409 137455
Monforte San Giorgio ME 18 2777 140232
Limina ME 18 836 141068
Pagliara ME 18 1170 142238
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 19 842 143080
Roccavaldina ME 19 1133 144213
Valdina ME 19 1355 145568
Roccafiorita ME 19 197 145765
Savoca ME 20 1732 147497

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
39 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
66 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.2 2024-05-26
02:55:28
38.0927 15.1972 9 2024-05-26
03:02:00
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 128174811
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-26 02:55:28 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0927 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.1972 ± 0.0057
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 128174811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 737
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 424
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 174
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 96
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
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) 0.08004
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.52700
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 128174811
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-26 03:02:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:44.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 80 44.8218 50 0.53 64
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:40.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 55 33.1446 50 -0.54 65
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-05-26T02:55:39.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 100 58.497 50 -0.43 85
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:38.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 196 24.2535 110 0.33 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:38.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 263 53.3022 50 0.08 92
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:37.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 268 23.4543 110 -0.3 70
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:37.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 44.8218 50 -0.29 90
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:36.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 274 40.8258 50 -0.28 91
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:36.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 329 36.741 50 0.32 68
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:36.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 331 38.3283 50 0.28 68
3D.OEM9.HHN. 2024-05-26T02:55:36.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 331 37.3293 50 0.34 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:35.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 55 33.1446 50 0.04 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:34.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 66 14.874 121 0.08 74
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:34.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 259 28.749 107 -0.19 71
IV.BASIC.HNZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:34.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 256 11.5773 127 0.22 72
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:34.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 24.2535 110 0.39 91
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:33.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 268 23.4543 110 -0.05 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:32.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 14.874 121 0.11 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:32.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 216 8.88 134 -0.47 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:31.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 216 8.88 134 -0.13 99
IV.BASIC.HNZ. 2024-05-26T02:55:31.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 11.5773 127 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00040500000000000003 1.4 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:32.87
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000388 1.04 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:33.28
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:0.8 0.0000937 1.02 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:33.29
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.8 0.00010065 1.4 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:33.87
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00004095 0.7 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:34.70
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00028649999999999997 0.34 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:35.43
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0002565 0.36 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:36.43
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00005415 0.88 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:38.43
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.3 0.000126 0.9 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:40.30
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.3 0.0001275 1.78 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:40.01
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000604 0.64 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:41.03
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006125 1.22 AML other m 2024-05-26T02:55:42.98
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