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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-09-2024 and time 04:08:51 (Italy) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 16-09-2024 02:08:51 (UTC)
  • 16-09-2024 04:08:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7260, 15.3210 at 20 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 10 14838 14838
Mascali CT 12 14282 29120
Giarre CT 12 27659 56779
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 12 9623 66402
Giardini-Naxos ME 13 9415 75817
Calatabiano CT 14 5308 81125
Taormina ME 14 10960 92085
Castelmola ME 15 1088 93173
Piedimonte Etneo CT 16 3963 97136
Sant'Alfio CT 16 1582 98718
Santa Venerina CT 17 8592 107310
Letojanni ME 17 2861 110171
Gaggi ME 18 3184 113355
Milo CT 18 1087 114442
Acireale CT 19 52622 167064
Zafferana Etnea CT 19 9517 176581
Gallodoro ME 20 367 176948

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
32 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
51 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
56 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 2.0 2024-09-16
02:08:51		 37.7262 15.3213 20 2024-09-16
02:21:15		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131479241
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-16 02:08:51 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.7262 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.3213 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 20 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131479241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 837
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 597
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 299
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 840.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 139
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.13764
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131479241
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-16 02:21:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:12.98 0.6 undecidable manual P 50 126.2736 95 0.5 39
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:09.64 1.0 undecidable manual S 223 57.5979 102 0.01 24
IV.ISPIC.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:09.93 0.3 positive manual P 200 111.1998 95 -0.24 64
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:08.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 312 52.6029 103 0.47 46
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:08.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 101.2209 96 0.32 84
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:08.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 189 52.7028 103 0.34 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:06.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 3 46.7199 105 -0.31 47
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:06.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 47 45.2214 106 -0.16 49
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:06.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 192 86.8464 97 -0.25 90
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:03.26 0.3 negative manual P 199 66.6777 100 -0.11 72
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:03.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 100
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:03.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 68.0763 100 0.33 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:02.67 1.0 undecidable manual P 15 61.8936 101 0.04 24
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:01.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 292 25.0527 121 -0.27 49
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:01.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 57.5979 102 -0.32 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:01.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 312 52.6029 103 0.55 89
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:01.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 315 24.6531 122 0.11 52
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:00.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 189 52.7028 103 -0.26 96
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:09:00.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 45.2214 106 0.16 98
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:08:59.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 13.0758 142 0.28 50
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:08:59.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 11.9769 145 0.15 52
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:08:59.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 3 46.7199 105 -0.36 93
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:08:57.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 292 25.0527 121 0.53 47
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:08:56.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 315 24.6531 122 -0.21 100
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:08:56.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 243 13.0758 142 0.16 78
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:08:55.25 0.1 negative manual P 306 11.9769 145 -0.52 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00127 0.44 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:08:59.29
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001045 0.92 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:08:59.55
IV.EFIU.HNE. ML:2.3 0.001265 0.94 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:08:59.10
IV.EFIU.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0014199999999999998 0.38 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:08:59.31
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00032250000000000003 1.18 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:02.15
IV.EPOZ.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000722 0.46 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:04.28
IV.EPOZ.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0006085 1.5 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:05.16
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0006054999999999999 1.5 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:05.91
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005625 0.66 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:06.37
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000259 0.44 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:06.36
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000255 0.76 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:07.02
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:2.0 0.0002565 0.76 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:09.08
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000883 1.16 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:10.98
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00017099999999999998 1.26 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:11.18
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00007730000000000001 0.92 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:12.67
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002605 0.38 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:12.22
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00006555 1.2 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:14.96
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002245 0.92 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:17.58
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001245 0.42 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:17.61
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009725 1.52 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:19.99
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0002215 1.02 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:21.00
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00016599999999999997 1.02 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:09:21.51
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