Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 07-08-2024 and time 02:41:02 (Italy) in region 7 km W Mineo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 7 km W Mineo (CT), on

  • 07-08-2024 00:41:02 (UTC)
  • 07-08-2024 02:41:02 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.2900, 14.6150 at 31 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
Mineo CT 7 5159 5159
Grammichele CT 8 13418 18577
Caltagirone CT 11 38686 57263
Palagonia CT 12 16608 73871
Ramacca CT 13 10894 84765
Mirabella Imbaccari CT 15 4912 89677
Militello in Val di Catania CT 16 7443 97120
San Michele di Ganzaria CT 17 3245 100365
Licodia Eubea CT 17 3081 103446
Vizzini CT 19 6241 109687

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
41 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
42 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
48 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
50 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
54 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Agrigento (59770 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 1.3 2024-08-07
00:41:02		 37.2898 14.6152 31 2024-08-07
00:46:05		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130466431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-08-07 00:41:02 ± 0.21
Latitude 37.2898 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.6152 ± 0.0147
Depth (km) 31 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 130466431

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1176
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 772
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 248
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1180.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
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) 0.13670
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55848
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 130466431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-08-07 00:46:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GALF.HHE. 2024-08-07T00:41:19.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 46.9197 119 0.44 44
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:18.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 158 39.627 124 0.43 68
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:18.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 110 43.1235 121 0.29 46
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:14.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 74 23.5542 140 -0.42 69
IV.ISPIC.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:14.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 61.9935 112 -0.07 70
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:13.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 144 15.1737 152 0.29 73
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:13.82 0.3 positive manual P 129 57.8976 113 -0.12 70
IV.GALF.HHE. 2024-08-07T00:41:12.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 355 46.9197 119 0.38 45
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:11.41 0.1 positive manual P 158 39.627 124 -0.05 98
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:11.99 0.6 negative manual P 110 43.1235 121 0.08 48
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:09.20 0.1 negative manual P 74 23.5542 140 -0.4 93
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:09.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 23.5542 140 -0.08 100
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-08-07T00:41:08.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 144 15.1737 152 -0.14 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00008935 0.16 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:41:14.29
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00008225 0.9 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:41:14.49
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000041800000000000006 0.5 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:41:14.80
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006645 0.58 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:41:15.04
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00003665 0.7 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:41:18.42
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000039349999999999994 0.44 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:41:18.65
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000046399999999999996 0.66 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:41:20.53
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00010439999999999999 1.06 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:41:21.74
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000057249999999999996 1.06 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:41:23.20
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00004365 0.9 AML other m 2024-08-07T00:41:23.21
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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