Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 16-07-2024 and time 22:50:23 (Italy) in region 6 km SE Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SE Randazzo (CT), on

  • 16-07-2024 20:50:23 (UTC)
  • 16-07-2024 22:50:23 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8390, 14.9850 at 10 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
Randazzo CT 6 10900 10900
Moio Alcantara ME 9 717 11617
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 9 980 12597
Maletto CT 10 3920 16517
Roccella Valdemone ME 11 666 17183
Malvagna ME 11 733 17916
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 13 3215 21131
Linguaglossa CT 14 5403 26534
Bronte CT 14 19172 45706
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 15 3945 49651
Maniace CT 16 3765 53416
Milo CT 17 1087 54503
Piedimonte Etneo CT 17 3963 58466
Sant'Alfio CT 18 1582 60048
Motta Camastra ME 18 845 60893
Floresta ME 18 485 61378
Zafferana Etnea CT 19 9517 70895

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
38 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
91 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 2024-07-16
20:50:23
37.839 14.985 10 2024-07-16
21:07:20
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 129937491
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-07-16 20:50:23
Latitude 37.8390
Longitude 14.9850
Depth (km) 10 (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 129937491

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) 300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
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) 0.16
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 129937491
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-07-16 21:07:20
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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