Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 06-09-2024 and time 23:40:42 (Italy) in region 6 km SE Maletto (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SE Maletto (CT), on

  • 06-09-2024 21:40:42 (UTC)
  • 06-09-2024 23:40:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7930, 14.9160 at 24 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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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
Maletto CT 6 3920 3920
Bronte CT 7 19172 23092
Randazzo CT 10 10900 33992
Maniace CT 12 3765 37757
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 38737
Adrano CT 16 36122 74859
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 75576
Biancavilla CT 17 24007 99583
Roccella Valdemone ME 18 666 100249
Ragalna CT 18 3924 104173
Malvagna ME 19 733 104906
CesarĂ² ME 19 2439 107345
Milo CT 19 1087 108432
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 20 7641 116073
Zafferana Etnea CT 20 9517 125590

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
88 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 2.3 2024-09-06
21:40:42
37.793 14.916 24 2024-09-06
21:49:47
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 131263881
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-06 21:40:42
Latitude 37.7930
Longitude 14.9160
Depth (km) 24 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131263881

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
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) 60
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131263881
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-06 21:49:47
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