Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 17-08-2024 and time 20:02:28 (UTC) in region 4 km SE Montalbano Elicona (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SE Montalbano Elicona (ME), on

  • 17-08-2024 20:02:28 (UTC)
  • 17-08-2024 22:02:28 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9920, 15.0410 at 32 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Montalbano Elicona ME 4 2287 2287
Roccella Valdemone ME 7 666 2953
Basicò ME 8 612 3565
Malvagna ME 8 733 4298
Tripi ME 8 873 5171
Novara di Sicilia ME 9 1337 6508
San Piero Patti ME 9 2915 9423
Moio Alcantara ME 10 717 10140
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 11 980 11120
Floresta ME 12 485 11605
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 12 1019 12624
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 13 3945 16569
Raccuja ME 13 1041 17610
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 14 1531 19141
Librizzi ME 14 1660 20801
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 14 3215 24016
Falcone ME 15 2808 26824
Furnari ME 15 3784 30608
Oliveri ME 15 2181 32789
Randazzo CT 15 10900 43689
Ucria ME 15 1058 44747
Motta Camastra ME 16 845 45592
Rodì Milici ME 18 2056 47648
Montagnareale ME 18 1615 49263
Patti ME 18 13431 62694
Antillo ME 18 919 63613
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 69016
Castroreale ME 19 2504 71520
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 74610
Tortorici ME 19 6435 81045
Terme Vigliatore ME 20 7395 88440
Sinagra ME 20 2705 91145
Graniti ME 20 1492 92637

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
54 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
55 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2.0 2024-08-17
20:02:28
37.9917 15.0408 32 2024-08-17
20:08:01
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130773441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-08-17 20:02:28 ± 0.27
Latitude 37.9917 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.0408 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 32 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 130773441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1104
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 212
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 61
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1100.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 115
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.65650
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 130773441
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-08-17 20:08:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:56.71 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.16 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:51.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 72.8715 109 -0.53 40
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:45.67 3.0 negative manual P -1.47 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:44.37 3.0 negative manual P -0.04 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:42.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 32.2455 130 0.25 47
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:41.32 1.0 negative manual P 192 72.8715 109 -0.59 20
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:41.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 298 30.5472 132 -0.06 49
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:41.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 146 26.8509 136 0.19 73
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:40.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 148 22.4553 141 0.05 75
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:40.54 0.3 negative manual P 233 51.9036 116 1.61 37
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:40.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 176 20.0688 145 0.89 60
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:39.01 1.0 positive manual P 53 50.7159 117 0.25 23
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:38.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 291 15.6732 151 -0.33 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:38.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 9.2796 162 0.05 51
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:38.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 14.0748 154 -0.01 50
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:37.56 0.6 negative manual P 160 37.7289 125 0.52 44
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:37.56 1.0 positive manual P 277 39.5271 124 0.29 23
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:37.54 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.33 0
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:36.27 0.1 positive manual P 298 30.5472 132 0.09 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:36.49 0.6 negative manual P 58 32.2455 130 0.12 48
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:35.67 0.6 positive manual P 146 26.8509 136 -0.1 48
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:35.19 0.6 positive manual P 176 20.0688 145 0.09 50
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:34.19 0.1 negative manual P 150 14.0748 154 -0.44 92
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:34.63 0.1 positive manual P 291 15.6732 151 -0.11 100
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:34.98 0.1 negative manual P 148 22.4553 141 -0.34 93
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-08-17T20:02:33.93 0.1 negative manual P 64 9.2796 162 -0.42 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001325 0.36 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:37.81
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005600000000000001 1.38 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:38.75
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00037085 0.32 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:39.30
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0008340000000000001 1.46 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:39.86
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000493 1.24 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:40.23
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00020500000000000002 0.92 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:42.53
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00047650000000000004 0.86 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:42.72
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00020999999999999998 0.74 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:42.50
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00039650000000000004 0.48 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:44.53
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0006885 1 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:45.73
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0006695 0.24 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:45.39
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00014375000000000002 0.74 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:45.57
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000253 0.84 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:46.36
IV.EPOZ.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0003575 0.86 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:46.36
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00026205 0.74 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:47.57
IV.EPOZ.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0003235 0.68 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:50.59
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002601 0.78 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:51.49
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00028599999999999996 0.98 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:52.06
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00015849999999999998 0.98 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:52.56
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000056009999999999994 1.46 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:52.85
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00007535 1.3 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:53.02
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00013744999999999998 0.4 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:02:53.93
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.3 0.00020715 0.94 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:03:01.08
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.3 0.000209 1.22 AML other m 2024-08-17T20:03:01.96
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