Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.5 on date 12-09-2024 and time 19:27:42 (Italy) in region 2 km S Mineo (CT)

A magnitude Md 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Mineo (CT), on

  • 12-09-2024 17:27:42 (UTC)
  • 12-09-2024 19:27:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.2510, 14.6880 at 18 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
Mineo CT 2 5159 5159
Grammichele CT 6 13418 18577
Militello in Val di Catania CT 10 7443 26020
Palagonia CT 10 16608 42628
Licodia Eubea CT 11 3081 45709
Vizzini CT 11 6241 51950
Scordia CT 15 17095 69045
Ramacca CT 15 10894 79939
Caltagirone CT 16 38686 118625
Francofonte SR 17 12800 131425
Monterosso Almo RG 19 3032 134457
Buccheri SR 20 1999 136456

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
36 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
44 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
45 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
58 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
58 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Agrigento (59770 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
Md 1.5 2024-09-12
17:27:42
37.2508 14.6883 18 2024-09-12
17:32:54
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131390891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-12 17:27:42 ± 0.26
Latitude 37.2508 ± 0.0099
Longitude 14.6883 ± 0.0124
Depth (km) 18 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131390891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1001
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 753
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 136
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1000.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 152
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07554
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45146
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

Md:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 131390891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-12 17:32:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:59.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 50.1165 101 0.49 44
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:55.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 35.5422 107 0.77 41
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:54.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 165 33.4443 108 -0.12 48
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:54.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 264 28.9488 112 0.93 37
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2024-09-12T17:27:54.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 30.5472 110 0.42 46
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2024-09-12T17:27:53.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 32.2455 109 -0.68 42
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:51.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 56 19.4694 124 0.09 50
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:51.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 50.1165 101 -0.16 94
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2024-09-12T17:27:50.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 207 32.2455 109 0.68 83
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:49.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 163 8.3805 151 0.09 52
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:49.04 0.3 negative manual P 165 33.4443 108 -0.51 67
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:49.90 0.6 negative manual P 107 35.5422 107 0.04 49
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:48.59 0.6 positive manual P 264 28.9488 112 -0.31 48
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2024-09-12T17:27:48.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 30.5472 110 -0.27 95
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:47.27 0.1 positive manual P 56 19.4694 124 -0.33 96
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2024-09-12T17:27:46.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 163 8.3805 151 -0.19 100
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