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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 14-01-2018 and time 11:40:54 (Italy) in region 3 km SE Maletto (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SE Maletto (CT), on

  • 14-01-2018 10:40:54 (UTC)
  • 14-01-2018 11:40:54 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8110, 14.8940 at 28 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Maletto CT 3 3920 3920
Bronte CT 6 19172 23092
Randazzo CT 9 10900 33992
Maniace CT 10 3765 37757
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 13 980 38737
Cesarò ME 16 2439 41176
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 41893
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 42559
Adrano CT 17 36122 78681
San Teodoro ME 18 1403 80084
Malvagna ME 19 733 80817
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 104824
Floresta ME 20 485 105309

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
38 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.4 2018-01-14
10:40:54		 37.8108 14.8937 28 2019-04-24
14:49:44		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 62623041
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2018-01-14
10:40:53		 37.8168 14.8922 29 2018-01-14
10:56:11		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 53187671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-01-14 10:40:54 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8108 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.8937 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 28 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 62623041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 677
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 308
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 100
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 45
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03148
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.85615
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 34
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 62623041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-02-18 11:41:32

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53187671
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-01-14 10:56:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:16.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 168 74.1702 105 0.05 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:14.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 7 63.1923 108 0.75 36
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:11.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 182 51.3153 113 0.13 68
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:09.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 330 92.8404 102 -0.15 41
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:09.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 186 95.0382 102 -0.49 37
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:08.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 216 80.2641 104 0.49 60
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:07.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 313 36.2415 123 0.06 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:07.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 47 73.5708 106 0.14 43
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:07.33 1.0 undecidable manual S 59 34.6431 124 0.14 23
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:06.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 168 74.1702 105 -0.32 61
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:06.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 41 32.1456 126 0.25 67
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:05.83 1.0 undecidable manual P 7 63.1923 108 0.23 21
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:04.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 356 25.8519 133 -0.4 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:03.52 0.1 negative manual P 182 51.3153 113 -0.37 84
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:02.69 0.1 undecidable manual S 294 3.4965 172 0.22 96
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:02.52 0.1 undecidable manual S 77 5.0949 169 -0.02 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:01.49 0.1 positive manual P 249 30.747 127 0.35 90
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:01.63 0.1 positive manual P 59 34.6431 124 0.01 95
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:01.76 0.1 negative manual P 313 36.2415 123 -0.06 94
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:01.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 30.1476 128 0.55 64
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:01.20 0.1 positive manual P 41 32.1456 126 -0.1 94
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:00.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 21.4674 139 0.24 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:41:00.23 0.1 negative manual P 356 25.8519 133 -0.32 91
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:40:59.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 14.874 149 -0.09 72
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:40:58.61 0.1 negative manual P 294 3.4965 172 -0.29 94
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-01-14T10:40:58.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 5.0949 169 -0.2 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0038436285 0.3776 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:02.76
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0031521835 1.7376 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:02.01
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.8 0.003353004 0.2432 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:02.87
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0035456980000000003 0.5376 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:03.72
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00047538945 0.4352 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:05.26
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00044953515 0.2816 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:05.87
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0007331991 0.2176 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:07.53
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0006858372500000001 1.6352 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:07.12
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0008871777 1.6608 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:08.98
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0009237724999999998 1.4176 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:08.91
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013228732999999998 0.2624 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:08.32
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0008021006499999999 1.6224 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:08.14
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0006212845499999999 1.5968 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:09.01
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00085029135 0.6016 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:09.68
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0007128072 0.384 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:09.42
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.5 0.001229698 0.4992 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:10.85
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0003853777 0.1216 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:11.61
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0003742917 0.1408 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:11.73
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00009040910500000001 0.4608 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:12.42
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007462915999999999 1.456 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:12.08
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00066137225 0.3968 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:14.39
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00077552895 1.5776 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:14.20
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0005049695499999999 0.3968 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:18.59
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00070179785 0.544 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:18.57
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00034250000000000003 0.3 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:19.76
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00022455075000000002 0.3776 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:21.20
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0003051442 0.2432 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:21.70
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000297475755 0.2368 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:21.71
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0006838619999999999 0.2624 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:22.16
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0005617049000000001 0.5248 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:23.12
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00037491404999999997 0.2624 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:23.78
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000279364 0.5376 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:23.69
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00018908154999999999 0.3776 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:24.55
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00017127115 0.384 AML other m 2018-01-14T10:41:25.37
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