Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 24-09-2024 and time 13:23:54 (UTC) in region 9 km S Moio Alcantara (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 9 km S Moio Alcantara (ME), on

  • 24-09-2024 13:23:54 (UTC)
  • 24-09-2024 15:23:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8170, 15.0260 at 12 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
Moio Alcantara ME 10 717 717
Randazzo CT 10 10900 11617
Linguaglossa CT 11 5403 17020
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 11 3215 20235
Malvagna ME 12 733 20968
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 12 980 21948
Milo CT 13 1087 23035
Sant'Alfio CT 13 1582 24617
Roccella Valdemone ME 13 666 25283
Piedimonte Etneo CT 14 3963 29246
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 14 3945 33191
Maletto CT 14 3920 37111
Zafferana Etnea CT 15 9517 46628
Motta Camastra ME 16 845 47473
Mascali CT 16 14282 61755
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 16 9623 71378
Giarre CT 17 27659 99037
Bronte CT 17 19172 118209
Santa Venerina CT 18 8592 126801
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 132109
Gaggi ME 18 3184 135293
Riposto CT 18 14838 150131
Graniti ME 20 1492 151623
Maniace CT 20 3765 155388

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
35 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
63 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
63 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 1.5 2024-09-24
13:23:54
37.817 15.026 12 2024-09-24
13:37:58
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 131666941
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-24 13:23:54
Latitude 37.8170
Longitude 15.0260
Depth (km) 12 (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 131666941

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) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 53
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) 0.2
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131666941
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-24 13:37:58
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