Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 06-10-2024 and time 11:21:36 (Italy) in region 10 km NW Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 10 km NW Milo (CT), on

  • 06-10-2024 09:21:36 (UTC)
  • 06-10-2024 11:21:36 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7910, 15.0360 at 15 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 10 1087 1087
Sant'Alfio CT 11 1582 2669
Linguaglossa CT 11 5403 8072
Zafferana Etnea CT 12 9517 17589
Moio Alcantara ME 12 717 18306
Randazzo CT 13 10900 29206
Piedimonte Etneo CT 13 3963 33169
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 13 3215 36384
Malvagna ME 14 733 37117
Mascali CT 15 14282 51399
Santa Venerina CT 15 8592 59991
Giarre CT 15 27659 87650
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 15 9623 97273
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 15 3945 101218
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 102198
Maletto CT 16 3920 106118
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 106784
Riposto CT 16 14838 121622
Motta Camastra ME 17 845 122467
Calatabiano CT 17 5308 127775
Bronte CT 18 19172 146947
Gaggi ME 18 3184 150131
Pedara CT 19 14102 164233
Trecastagni CT 20 10910 175143
Nicolosi CT 20 7463 182606
Ragalna CT 20 3924 186530

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
32 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Ragusa (73313 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 1.6 2024-10-06
09:21:36
37.791 15.036 15 2024-10-06
09:27:41
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 131884681
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-10-06 09:21:36
Latitude 37.7910
Longitude 15.0360
Depth (km) 15 (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 131884681

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) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
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) 0.07
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131884681
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-10-06 09:27:41
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