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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 16-09-2024 and time 00:07:26 (UTC) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 16-09-2024 00:07:26 (UTC)
  • 16-09-2024 02:07:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7010, 15.3440 at 11 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.

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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
Riposto CT 13 14838 14838
Giarre CT 14 27659 42497
Mascali CT 15 14282 56779
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 16 9623 66402
Giardini-Naxos ME 17 9415 75817
Calatabiano CT 17 5308 81125
Taormina ME 18 10960 92085
Santa Venerina CT 18 8592 100677
Sant'Alfio CT 18 1582 102259
Acireale CT 18 52622 154881
Castelmola ME 19 1088 155969
Piedimonte Etneo CT 19 3963 159932

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
31 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
53 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
58 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2024-09-16
00:07:26		 37.7007 15.3442 11 2024-09-16
00:23:18		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131478371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-16 00:07:26 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.7007 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.3442 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131478371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 742
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 566
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 263
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 128
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12680
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.98386
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131478371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-16 00:23:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ISPIC.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:44.50 0.6 positive manual P 201 109.2129 50 -0.28 41
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:42.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 50.3163 50 0.41 45
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-09-16T00:07:41.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 47.2194 50 0.16 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:41.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 288 44.8218 50 0.12 48
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:40.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 193 84.5487 50 -0.17 87
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2024-09-16T00:07:38.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 64 64.491 50 0.5 42
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2024-09-16T00:07:37.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 13 64.0914 50 -0.48 43
IY.CNDF.HHE. 2024-09-16T00:07:37.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 53 56.0994 50 0.47 87
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:37.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 64.7907 50 -0.12 92
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:36.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 28.0497 50 -0.36 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:36.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 55.9995 50 0.02 95
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:36.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 28.0497 50 0.31 48
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:36.25 0.6 negative manual P 227 56.9985 50 -0.48 43
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-09-16T00:07:35.05 0.6 undecidable manual P 329 47.2194 50 -0.17 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:35.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 288 44.8218 50 0.35 46
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:35.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 50.3163 50 -0.08 71
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2024-09-16T00:07:35.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 1 49.5171 50 -0.32 45
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2024-09-16T00:07:35.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 43 45.8208 50 0.33 46
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:34.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 312 19.7691 50 0.49 46
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:34.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 288 19.3695 50 0.38 47
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:33.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 310 15.3735 125 0.26 48
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:32.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 14.0748 128 0.33 48
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:32.74 0.6 negative manual P 296 28.0497 50 0.48 46
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:31.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 316 28.0497 50 -0.4 69
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:31.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 288 19.3695 50 0.32 48
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:30.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 14.0748 128 0.12 100
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:30.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 312 19.7691 50 -0.73 84
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T00:07:29.83 0.1 negative manual P 310 15.3735 125 -0.43 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0005135 0.48 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:33.84
IV.EFIU.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000496 1 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:33.12
IV.EFIU.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0006374999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:34.84
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000433 0.76 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:34.12
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00013450000000000002 1.04 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:36.18
IV.EPOZ.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00039850000000000004 1.46 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:37.98
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0002825 1.64 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:37.16
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00011300000000000001 0.94 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:39.80
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000223 0.82 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:40.95
IV.EPOZ.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000316 0.8 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:40.95
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00006850000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:47.26
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000482 0.72 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:49.96
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000133 1.5 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:51.11
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00009934999999999999 1.52 AML other m 2024-09-16T00:07:53.06
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