Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 22-09-2018 and time 19:42:37 (Italy) in region 10 km S Moio Alcantara (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 10 km S Moio Alcantara (ME), on

  • 22-09-2018 17:42:37 (UTC)
  • 22-09-2018 19:42:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8120, 15.0260 at 18 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
Moio Alcantara ME 10 717 717
Randazzo CT 10 10900 11617
Linguaglossa CT 11 5403 17020
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 12 3215 20235
Malvagna ME 12 733 20968
Milo CT 13 1087 22055
Sant'Alfio CT 13 1582 23637
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 13 980 24617
Piedimonte Etneo CT 14 3963 28580
Roccella Valdemone ME 14 666 29246
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 14 3945 33191
Maletto CT 14 3920 37111
Zafferana Etnea CT 15 9517 46628
Mascali CT 16 14282 60910
Motta Camastra ME 16 845 61755
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 16 9623 71378
Giarre CT 17 27659 99037
Santa Venerina CT 17 8592 107629
Bronte CT 17 19172 126801
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 132109
Riposto CT 18 14838 146947
Gaggi ME 18 3184 150131
Maniace CT 20 3765 153896
Graniti ME 20 1492 155388

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
35 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
63 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.0 2018-09-22
17:42:37
37.8117 15.0255 18 2019-06-04
09:16:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 68357711
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2018-09-22
17:42:37
37.8342 15.0078 25 2018-09-22
17:49:29
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61216501
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-09-22 17:42:37 ± 0.22
Latitude 37.8117 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.0255 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 18 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 68357711

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1000
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 359
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 95
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1000.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 99
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 36
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.46
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.78960
Number of stations at which the event was observed 27
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68357711
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-08 13:22:38

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61216501
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-09-22 17:49:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:44:30.92 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.05 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2018-09-22T17:44:26.40 3.0 positive manual Pn 8.36 0
IV.LIK.EHZ.01 2018-09-22T17:44:25.07 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 5.11 0
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:44:18.10 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 4.16 0
IV.AGLI.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:44:16.79 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 17.790001 0
IV.ASSB.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:44:09.78 3.0 positive manual Pg 11.88 0
IV.PANTE.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:43:54.05 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.6 0
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:43:53.37 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 3.5 0
HL.VLS.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:43:53.48 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.76 0
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:43:48.99 3.0 negative manual Pg 12.29 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:43:47.85 3.0 positive manual Pn 6.81 0
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:43:37.42 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.15 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:43:05.51 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.13 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:43:00.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 177 72.6717 96 1.34 42
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:54.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 195 53.1024 99 0.18 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:53.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 38 46.9197 101 0.38 45
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:52.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 222 87.6456 95 0.35 62
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:49.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 295 31.8459 108 0.47 45
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:49.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 177 72.6717 96 -0.39 64
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:49.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 62.7927 98 0.32 66
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:48.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 137 21.0678 121 1.91 22
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:48.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 333 28.8489 111 0.12 49
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:47.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 22 25.8519 114 0.22 49
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:47.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 59.496 98 -0.69 60
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:46.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 53.1024 99 -0.68 81
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:46.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 41.8248 103 0.5 87
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:45.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 275 14.874 133 0.11 51
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:45.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 38 46.9197 101 -0.84 57
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:44.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 295 31.8459 108 0.05 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:43.58 0.1 negative manual P 333 28.8489 111 -0.16 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:43.28 0.1 negative manual P 22 25.8519 114 -0.03 100
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:43.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 21.0678 121 0.53 91
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2018-09-22T17:42:42.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 16.6722 129 0.22 74
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:41.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 199 13.875 135 -0.58 89
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-09-22T17:42:41.45 0.1 positive manual P 275 14.874 133 -0.43 94
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2018-09-22T17:42:40.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 163 2.3976 171 -0.52 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00124 0.3 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:45.70
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001315 0.32 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:45.83
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0009289999999999999 0.56 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:48.05
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00019700000000000002 1.44 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:49.73
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00021600000000000002 1.6 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:49.85
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00227 0.4 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:50.20
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0017 1.52 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:50.86
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00073 0.28 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:50.08
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001495 0.58 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:50.52
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00020150000000000002 0.36 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:51.99
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002465 0.7 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:54.81
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000268 0.56 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:55.04
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001192 0.56 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:56.75
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00016350000000000002 1.3 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:42:58.98
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00004125 1.44 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:43:00.75
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000038849999999999996 0.52 AML other m 2018-09-22T17:43:01.37
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