Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 18-09-2024 and time 07:13:59 (Italy) in region 2 km W Longi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Longi (ME), on

  • 18-09-2024 05:13:59 (UTC)
  • 18-09-2024 07:13:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0370, 14.7300 at 9 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Longi ME 2 1473 1473
Alcara li Fusi ME 3 1980 3453
Galati Mamertino ME 4 2627 6080
Frazzanò ME 4 711 6791
Militello Rosmarino ME 5 1324 8115
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 5 1996 10111
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 6 1319 11430
Mirto ME 6 974 12404
Torrenova ME 8 4386 16790
Capri Leone ME 8 4515 21305
Tortorici ME 8 6435 27740
Castell'Umberto ME 9 3128 30868
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 9 12624 43492
Naso ME 11 3813 47305
Sinagra ME 12 2705 50010
San Fratello ME 12 3707 53717
Ficarra ME 12 1469 55186
Acquedolci ME 13 5744 60930
Ucria ME 13 1058 61988
Capo d'Orlando ME 14 13254 75242
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 16 3090 78332
Raccuja ME 16 1041 79373
Brolo ME 16 5783 85156
Floresta ME 17 485 85641
Piraino ME 18 3962 89603

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
61 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
67 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2024-09-18
05:13:59
38.0367 14.7302 9 2024-09-18
05:18:39
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131531811
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-18 05:13:59 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.0367 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.7302 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131531811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1204
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 871
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 345
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1200.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08274
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.65201
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131531811
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-18 05:18:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:12.53 0.6 positive manual P 69 72.372 50 -0.17 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:10.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 155 26.0517 109 1.08 62
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:10.73 1.0 undecidable manual P 247 58.3971 50 0.19 22
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:10.84 1.0 positive manual P 265 61.7937 50 -0.22 24
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:09.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 55.6998 50 -0.37 92
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:09.80 1.0 positive manual P 260 59.7957 50 -0.96 19
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:08.49 0.3 negative manual P 30 43.5231 50 0.24 67
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:07.53 1.0 positive manual P 202 38.9277 50 -0.01 25
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:05.52 0.3 positive manual P 155 26.0517 109 0.17 76
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:05.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 269 12.0768 126 -0.01 51
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:04.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 12.5763 125 -0.19 48
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:04.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 0 9.1797 134 0.49 48
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:02.66 0.1 negative manual P 0 9.1797 134 0.26 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:02.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 87 12.5763 125 -0.23 97
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-09-18T05:14:02.65 0.1 positive manual P 269 12.0768 126 -0.19 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00033150000000000003 0.34 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:02.74
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000339 0.4 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:05.21
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0008545 0.34 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:05.34
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0003155 0.42 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:05.21
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0006775 0.34 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:06.52
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00027600000000000004 1.12 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:07.35
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00020050000000000002 0.5 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:14.92
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00020649999999999998 0.84 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:18.19
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00014350000000000002 0.98 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:20.08
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000234 0.56 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:20.88
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00017199999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:21.09
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00011135000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:21.25
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0004165 0.5 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:21.08
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000114 0.76 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:21.93
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00006759999999999999 1.52 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:23.92
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000619 0.8 AML other m 2024-09-18T05:14:24.20
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