Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 25-09-2024 and time 00:45:50 (UTC) in region 4 km SE Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SE Randazzo (CT), on

  • 25-09-2024 00:45:50 (UTC)
  • 25-09-2024 02:45:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8530, 14.9700 at 27 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
Randazzo CT 4 10900 10900
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 7 980 11880
Moio Alcantara ME 9 717 12597
Maletto CT 9 3920 16517
Roccella Valdemone ME 10 666 17183
Malvagna ME 11 733 17916
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 14 3215 21131
Bronte CT 14 19172 40303
Maniace CT 14 3765 44068
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 49471
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 16 3945 53416
Floresta ME 16 485 53901
Motta Camastra ME 19 845 54746
Piedimonte Etneo CT 19 3963 58709
Milo CT 19 1087 59796
Sant'Alfio CT 20 1582 61378
Montalbano Elicona ME 20 2287 63665

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
40 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 2024-09-25
00:45:50
37.853 14.97 27 2024-09-25
00:52:52
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 131672201
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-25 00:45:50
Latitude 37.8530
Longitude 14.9700
Depth (km) 27 (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 131672201

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) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 71
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 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131672201
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-25 00:52:52
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