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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 12-08-2024 and time 16:29:01 (UTC) in region 5 km N Malvagna (ME)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N Malvagna (ME), on

  • 12-08-2024 16:29:01 (UTC)
  • 12-08-2024 18:29:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9620, 15.0610 at 24 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
Malvagna ME 5 733 733
Roccella Valdemone ME 5 666 1399
Moio Alcantara ME 7 717 2116
Montalbano Elicona ME 8 2287 4403
Novara di Sicilia ME 9 1337 5740
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 9 3945 9685
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 10 980 10665
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 10 1019 11684
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 10 3215 14899
Tripi ME 10 873 15772
Basicò ME 11 612 16384
Motta Camastra ME 12 845 17229
San Piero Patti ME 13 2915 20144
Floresta ME 14 485 20629
Randazzo CT 14 10900 31529
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 36932
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 16 1531 38463
Antillo ME 16 919 39382
Graniti ME 17 1492 40874
Raccuja ME 17 1041 41915
Furnari ME 17 3784 45699
Falcone ME 17 2808 48507
Librizzi ME 18 1660 50167
Gaggi ME 18 3184 53351
Oliveri ME 18 2181 55532
Ucria ME 18 1058 56590
Roccafiorita ME 19 197 56787
Limina ME 19 836 57623
Rodì Milici ME 19 2056 59679
Mongiuffi Melia ME 20 600 60279
Piedimonte Etneo CT 20 3963 64242

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
51 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
51 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 0.8 2024-08-12
16:29:01		 37.9622 15.0608 24 2024-08-12
16:39:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130616991
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-08-12 16:29:01 ± 0.38
Latitude 37.9622 ± 0.0153
Longitude 15.0608 ± 0.0160
Depth (km) 24 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 130616991

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1748
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 392
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 196
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 83
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08903
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.46315
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 130616991
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-08-12 16:39:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-08-12T16:29:11.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 49 51.4152 108 0.47 65
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-08-12T16:29:10.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 42 9.879 155 0.9 39
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-08-12T16:29:10.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 319 17.7711 139 0.05 50
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-08-12T16:29:10.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 86 15.0738 144 0.08 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-08-12T16:29:10.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 299 18.6702 138 -0.2 73
IV.EPZF.HNZ. 2024-08-12T16:29:08.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 229 23.5542 130 0.42 46
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2024-08-12T16:29:08.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 51 32.6451 120 -0.11 72
IV.EMNR.HHN. 2024-08-12T16:29:08.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 191 16.3725 142 1.13 35
IV.EMSG.HHE. 2024-08-12T16:29:07.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 212 18.4704 138 0.57 45
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-08-12T16:29:06.14 0.1 negative manual P 42 9.879 155 -0.23 98
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-08-12T16:29:06.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 319 17.7711 139 -0.06 100
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2024-08-12T16:29:06.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 18.7701 138 -0.69 84
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-08-12T16:29:06.57 0.1 negative manual P 86 15.0738 144 -0.21 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-08-12T16:29:06.83 0.1 positive manual P 299 18.6702 138 -0.3 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000026450000000000003 0.18 AML other m 2024-08-12T16:29:10.58
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00005515 1.38 AML other m 2024-08-12T16:29:10.95
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.3 0.000011061305 0.34 AML other m 2024-08-12T16:29:10.89
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00004781370999999999 0.8 AML other m 2024-08-12T16:29:11.33
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.5 0.00002124534 0.3 AML other m 2024-08-12T16:29:10.95
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00003801163 0.2 AML other m 2024-08-12T16:29:10.92
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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