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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 24-07-2024 and time 17:28:48 (UTC) in region 2 km NE Terme Vigliatore (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Terme Vigliatore (ME), on

  • 24-07-2024 17:28:48 (UTC)
  • 24-07-2024 19:28:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1500, 15.1730 at 8 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.

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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
Terme Vigliatore ME 2 7395 7395
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 4 41583 48978
Rodì Milici ME 4 2056 51034
Furnari ME 6 3784 54818
Castroreale ME 7 2504 57322
Merì ME 7 2338 59660
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 7 1531 61191
Falcone ME 9 2808 63999
San Filippo del Mela ME 9 7115 71114
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 10 4650 75764
Milazzo ME 10 31646 107410
Oliveri ME 10 2181 109591
Pace del Mela ME 12 6239 115830
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 13 1807 117637
Tripi ME 13 873 118510
Basicò ME 14 612 119122
Condrò ME 14 493 119615
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 120952
San Pier Niceto ME 16 2837 123789
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 131220
Valdina ME 18 1355 132575
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 133708
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 134727
Patti ME 18 13431 148158
Monforte San Giorgio ME 19 2777 150935
Venetico ME 19 3911 154846
Spadafora ME 19 5021 159867
Librizzi ME 20 1660 161527
Montalbano Elicona ME 20 2287 163814
Montagnareale ME 20 1615 165429

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
41 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 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 2.3 2024-07-24
17:28:48		 38.1502 15.1733 8 2024-07-24
17:44:18		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130150621
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-07-24 17:28:48 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1502 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1733 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 130150621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 299
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 244
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 297
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) 74
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 43
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.74644
Number of stations at which the event was observed 33
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitude information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 130150621
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-07-24 17:44:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:56.22 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.49 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:12.48 3.0 positive manual P -0.89 0
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:11.22 3.0 positive manual P 0.2 0
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:10.69 3.0 positive manual P 0.41 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:08.69 3.0 positive manual P 0.57 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:06.04 3.0 negative manual P -0.55 0
IV.IPNR.HHE. 2024-07-24T17:29:06.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 351 55.5 50 -0.11 46
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:06.68 3.0 negative manual P 0.54 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:05.82 3.0 negative manual P -0.52 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:05.33 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.17 0
IV.IACL.HHE. 2024-07-24T17:29:03.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 82.8504 50 0.3 63
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:02.98 3.0 negative manual P 1.31 0
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:29:01.66 3.0 positive manual P 0.59 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:59.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 67 31.8459 104 0.02 74
IV.IPNR.HHE. 2024-07-24T17:28:59.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 55.5 50 0.33 66
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2024-07-24T17:28:59.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 326 33.0447 103 -0.11 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:58.16 3.0 positive manual P -0.17 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:58.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 28.749 105 -0.15 72
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:58.33 3.0 negative manual P 1.08 0
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:57.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 251 22.5552 109 0.43 69
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:57.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 328 41.8248 50 0.52 43
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:56.51 3.0 undecidable manual P -1.27 0
IV.ILOS.HNN. 2024-07-24T17:28:56.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 38.2284 50 0.19 94
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:55.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 265 38.7279 50 -0.67 82
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:55.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 327 34.2435 103 0.08 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:55.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 165 20.5683 110 -0.26 48
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2024-07-24T17:28:55.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 35.1426 102 0.14 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:54.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 91 15.6732 116 0.07 50
IV.IVLT.HHN. 2024-07-24T17:28:54.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 324 33.6441 103 -0.23 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:54.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 28.749 105 -0.21 95
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:54.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 31.746 104 -0.15 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:54.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 67 31.8459 104 -0.27 93
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:54.97 3.0 positive manual P 0.28 0
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2024-07-24T17:28:54.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 326 33.0447 103 -0.29 70
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:53.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 251 22.5552 109 0.02 100
IV.BASIC.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:53.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 225 12.9759 121 0.06 76
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:53.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 193 13.9749 119 0.1 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:53.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 21 14.3745 118 -0.07 75
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:52.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 20.5683 110 -0.01 75
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:51.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 13.9749 119 0.13 74
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:51.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 14.3745 118 0.1 75
IV.BASIC.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:51.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 225 12.9759 121 0.04 51
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-07-24T17:28:51.96 0.1 positive manual P 91 15.6732 116 0.16 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0035099999999999997 0.42 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:54.12
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00333 0.36 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:54.37
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0016400000000000002 1.3 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:54.98
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.5 0.003745 0.26 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:54.41
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000704 0.18 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:56.55
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00108 0.2 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:56.71
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008185 1.44 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:56.03
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0007215 1.1 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:57.08
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0012549999999999998 0.42 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:58.71
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007484999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:58.71
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0014399999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:28:59.95
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000977 1.56 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:29:00.83
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0009335 0.48 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:29:01.00
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007308006 0.46 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:29:00.84
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0001575 0.52 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:29:36.00
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000129 0.7 AML other m 2024-07-24T17:29:38.49
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