Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 12-08-2024 and time 07:44:46 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo), on

  • 12-08-2024 07:44:46 (UTC)
  • 12-08-2024 09:44:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2630, 13.5070 at 9 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ficarazzi PA 20 12933 12933
Santa Flavia PA 20 11272 24205

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km N of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
21 Km NE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Trapani (68759 inhabitants)
99 Km NW of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
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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 1.6 2024-08-12
07:44:46
38.2627 13.5067 9 2024-08-12
07:54:47
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130601101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-08-12 07:44:46 ± 0.23
Latitude 38.2627 ± 0.0099
Longitude 13.5067 ± 0.0149
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 130601101

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1294
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 934
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 231
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 154
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64302
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 130601101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-08-12 07:54:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BAG8.EHZ. 2024-08-12T07:46:44.04 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.4 0
MN.TRI.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:46:34.84 3.0 negative manual Pn -3.71 0
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:46:30.79 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.91 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:46:19.04 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.68 0
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2024-08-12T07:46:15.09 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.27 0
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:46:14.89 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.58 0
IV.MRB1.HNZ. 2024-08-12T07:46:08.01 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
XE.MORMA.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:46:00.98 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -3.41 0
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:45:47.14 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 6.78 0
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:45:43.75 3.0 positive manual Pg 2.13 0
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:45:40.04 3.0 positive manual Pg 1.36 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:45:11.00 3.0 positive manual P -0.99 0
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:45:09.14 3.0 positive manual P -2.31 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:45:03.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 54.501 50 -0.06 50
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:45:00.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 149 41.5251 50 0.51 46
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:45:00.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 204 44.5221 50 -0.53 46
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:44:59.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 71.373 50 0.29 69
IV.USI.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:44:56.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 330 56.9985 50 0.17 97
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:44:56.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 60.0954 50 -0.3 94
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:44:56.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 54.501 50 -0.25 96
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:44:54.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 149 41.5251 50 0.18 75
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:44:54.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 44.5221 50 0.15 100
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:44:54.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 173 19.0698 116 0.37 75
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2024-08-12T07:44:50.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 173 19.0698 116 -0.37 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SOLUN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000374 0.76 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:44:54.55
IV.SOLUN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0005164999999999999 0.86 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:44:55.13
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00012495 0.82 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:02.30
IV.SCIAR.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00015439999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:02.31
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00009775 0.7 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:03.03
IV.SCIAR.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000115 0.72 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:03.03
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00014150000000000002 1.36 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:06.85
IV.CORL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000141 1.34 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:06.85
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000317 1.06 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:06.97
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000452 1.12 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:07.62
IV.USI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000291 0.98 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:07.49
IV.CORL.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00010455000000000001 0.98 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:07.03
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001069 1.02 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:07.02
IV.USI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000412 0.36 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:07.81
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000986 0.44 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:09.51
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00008115 0.38 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:11.48
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00008545 0.44 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:11.90
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000627 1.62 AML other m 2024-08-12T07:45:12.91
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