Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 27-06-2024 and time 05:20:30 (Italy) in region 7 km SW Nicosia (EN)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 7 km SW Nicosia (EN), on

  • 27-06-2024 03:20:30 (UTC)
  • 27-06-2024 05:20:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7010, 14.3440 at 54 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
Nicosia EN 7 13899 13899
Sperlinga EN 7 805 14704
Leonforte EN 8 13439 28143
Nissoria EN 11 3000 31143
Assoro EN 11 5191 36334
Calascibetta EN 14 4528 40862
Enna EN 16 28019 68881
Gangi PA 16 6811 75692
Agira EN 17 8345 84037
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 17 3593 87630
Cerami EN 19 2006 89636
Villarosa EN 19 4937 94573

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
84 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
93 Km NW of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2024-06-27
03:20:30		 37.7008 14.3437 54 2024-06-27
03:34:43		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 129261261
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-06-27 03:20:30 ± 0.3
Latitude 37.7008 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.3437 ± 0.0136
Depth (km) 54 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 129261261

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1384
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 728
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 228
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 147
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17627
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.79410
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 129261261
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-06-27 03:34:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:57.84 1.0 undecidable manual S 133 88.1451 108 0.82 19
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:52.75 1.0 undecidable manual S 150 66.5778 116 0.04 24
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:51.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 60.6948 120 -0.08 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:51.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 59.9955 120 0.02 49
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:48.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 30 42.8238 132 0.46 46
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2024-06-27T03:20:47.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 332 36.8298 137 -0.35 48
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:47.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 36.2415 138 0.06 50
IV.PETRA.HNE. 2024-06-27T03:20:45.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 24.8529 149 -0.04 52
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:45.90 1.0 negative manual P 133 88.1451 108 0.2 23
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:44.64 3.0 undecidable manual S 19.5693 -0.84 0
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:43.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 66.5778 116 0.13 95
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:43.17 0.6 negative manual P 297 58.497 121 0.84 39
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:42.23 1.0 undecidable manual P 51 59.9955 120 -0.26 23
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:42.01 0.6 positive manual P 130 60.6948 120 -0.56 42
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:40.07 1.0 positive manual P 316 36.2415 138 -0.12 25
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2024-06-27T03:20:40.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 332 36.8298 137 -0.19 99
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:40.35 0.6 undecidable manual P 30 42.8238 132 -0.41 46
IV.GIB.HHN. 2024-06-27T03:20:40.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 319 42.5241 132 0.26 96
IV.PETRA.HNE. 2024-06-27T03:20:39.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 306 24.8529 149 -0.22 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-06-27T03:20:38.47 3.0 undecidable manual P 19.5693 -0.57 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00022849999999999997 0.8 AML other m 2024-06-27T03:20:45.44
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00017099999999999998 0.38 AML other m 2024-06-27T03:20:46.05
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00010819999999999999 1.18 AML other m 2024-06-27T03:20:52.86
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00010595 1.2 AML other m 2024-06-27T03:20:52.84
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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