Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 17-09-2024 and time 20:02:35 (UTC) in region 7 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 7 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 17-09-2024 20:02:35 (UTC)
  • 17-09-2024 22:02:35 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7510, 15.0420 at 4 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
Milo CT 7 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 8 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 9 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 11 8592 20778
Giarre CT 13 27659 48437
Linguaglossa CT 14 5403 53840
Mascali CT 14 14282 68122
Piedimonte Etneo CT 14 3963 72085
Riposto CT 14 14838 86923
Pedara CT 15 14102 101025
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 108488
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 119398
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 15 9623 129021
Ragalna CT 16 3924 132945
Viagrande CT 16 8563 141508
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 144723
Randazzo CT 17 10900 155623
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 156340
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 174324
Maletto CT 18 3920 178244
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 181768
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 187076
Belpasso CT 19 28108 215184
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 245035
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 248980
Bronte CT 19 19172 268152
Malvagna ME 19 733 268885
Acireale CT 19 52622 321507
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 345514
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 366103
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 398061
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 399041
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 406784
San Giovanni la Punta CT 20 23060 429844
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 430689

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 1.1 2024-09-17
20:02:35
37.751 15.042 4 2024-09-17
20:07:06
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 131527021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-17 20:02:35
Latitude 37.7510
Longitude 15.0420
Depth (km) 4 (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 131527021

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) 86
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) 0.24
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:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131527021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-17 20:07:06
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