Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 18-07-2018 and time 12:39:09 (UTC) in region 4 km NW Polizzi Generosa (PA)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Polizzi Generosa (PA), on

  • 18-07-2018 12:39:09 (UTC)
  • 18-07-2018 14:39:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8370, 13.9710 at 6 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Polizzi Generosa PA 4 3407 3407
Scillato PA 6 613 4020
Caltavuturo PA 7 4017 8037
Castellana Sicula PA 9 3411 11448
Collesano PA 10 4054 15502
Sclafani Bagni PA 10 426 15928
Petralia Sottana PA 11 2821 18749
Isnello PA 12 1589 20338
Petralia Soprana PA 13 3360 23698
Blufi PA 13 1029 24727
Gratteri PA 15 963 25690
Castelbuono PA 15 8943 34633
Bompietro PA 15 1401 36034
Cerda PA 16 5330 41364
Valledolmo PA 16 3594 44958
Geraci Siculo PA 16 1945 46903
Aliminusa PA 17 1236 48139
Resuttano CL 18 2038 50177
Montemaggiore Belsito PA 18 3365 53542
Lascari PA 18 3588 57130
Campofelice di Roccella PA 19 7537 64667

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km N of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
49 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
62 Km SE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
89 Km N 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.6 2018-07-18
12:39:09
37.8373 13.9708 6 2019-04-24
14:50:58
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 63447751
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2018-07-18
12:39:09
37.8383 13.9653 7 2018-07-18
12:49:49
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 58857601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-07-18 12:39:09 ± 0.09
Latitude 37.8373 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.9708 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 63447751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 583
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 326
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 295
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 69
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11331
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.75813
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63447751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-28 11:07:08

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 58857601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-07-18 12:49:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:24.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 74 82.251 50 0.52 41
IV.IACL.HHE. 2018-07-18T12:39:24.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 23 84.1491 50 -0.09 90
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:22.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 181 75.369 50 -0.37 43
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2018-07-18T12:39:19.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 307 47.619 50 0.43 45
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:18.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 160 22.4553 106 0.3 73
IV.MCT.BHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:18.05 1.0 undecidable manual P 233 40.0266 99 0.22 24
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:17.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 21.3675 106 0.05 51
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:16.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 16 17.6712 110 0.19 75
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:15.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 12.5763 117 0.39 48
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:15.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 34 13.4754 115 0.23 75
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:14.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 22.4553 106 -0.14 100
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:14.12 0.6 positive manual P 41 22.8549 105 -0.35 48
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:14.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 243 21.3675 106 -0.04 51
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:13.41 0.6 positive manual P 16 17.6712 110 -0.05 51
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:12.24 0.1 positive manual P 92 12.5763 117 -0.3 98
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2018-07-18T12:39:12.35 0.1 positive manual P 34 13.4754 115 -0.34 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00083904875 0.4608 AML other m 2018-07-18T12:39:15.37
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00020476164999999998 0.3776 AML other m 2018-07-18T12:39:16.92
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00090399805 0.2816 AML other m 2018-07-18T12:39:16.89
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0002297719 1.6032 AML other m 2018-07-18T12:39:17.09
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00038977194999999996 1.5648 AML other m 2018-07-18T12:39:17.78
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00021531049999999998 1.68 AML other m 2018-07-18T12:39:17.86
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00036313125 0.3968 AML other m 2018-07-18T12:39:18.40
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00034168074999999995 0.4352 AML other m 2018-07-18T12:39:19.49
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004846053 0.3392 AML other m 2018-07-18T12:39:19.33
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.6 0.000305 1.06 AML other m 2018-07-18T12:39:23.18
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