Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 26-11-2024 and time 18:16:59 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Viagrande (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Viagrande (CT), on

  • 26-11-2024 17:16:59 (UTC)
  • 26-11-2024 18:16:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6450, 15.1110 at 0 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
Viagrande CT 4 8563 8563
Trecastagni CT 4 10910 19473
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 4 17984 37457
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 5 3524 40981
Pedara CT 5 14102 55083
Aci Catena CT 5 29851 84934
Santa Venerina CT 5 8592 93526
Zafferana Etnea CT 6 9517 103043
Acireale CT 6 52622 155665
Valverde CT 7 7840 163505
San Giovanni la Punta CT 8 23060 186565
Nicolosi CT 8 7463 194028
Tremestieri Etneo CT 8 20589 214617
Milo CT 9 1087 215704
San Gregorio di Catania CT 9 11966 227670
Mascalucia CT 9 31958 259628
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 10 9479 269107
Gravina di Catania CT 10 25838 294945
Aci Castello CT 10 18723 313668
San Pietro Clarenza CT 11 7743 321411
Sant'Alfio CT 12 1582 322993
Giarre CT 12 27659 350652
Camporotondo Etneo CT 13 5023 355675
Riposto CT 13 14838 370513
Belpasso CT 13 28108 398621
Mascali CT 15 14282 412903
Ragalna CT 15 3924 416827
Catania CT 16 314555 731382
Misterbianco CT 17 49410 780792
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 19 9623 790415
Piedimonte Etneo CT 19 3963 794378
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 19 12116 806494
PaternĂ² CT 20 48228 854722
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 20 7641 862363

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
16 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Gela (75827 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 2.2 2024-11-26
17:16:59
37.645 15.111 0 2024-11-26
17:33:24
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 132892611
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-11-26 17:16:59
Latitude 37.6450
Longitude 15.1110
Depth (km) 0 (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 132892611

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) 300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 75
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) 0.3
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:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 132892611
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-11-26 17:33:24
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