Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 05-10-2018 and time 16:03:56 (Italy) in region 3 km SE Scillato (PA)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SE Scillato (PA), on

  • 05-10-2018 14:03:56 (UTC)
  • 05-10-2018 16:03:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8390, 13.9270 at 6 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Scillato PA 3 613 613
Caltavuturo PA 4 4017 4630
Sclafani Bagni PA 7 426 5056
Polizzi Generosa PA 7 3407 8463
Collesano PA 9 4054 12517
Castellana Sicula PA 12 3411 15928
Cerda PA 12 5330 21258
Aliminusa PA 13 1236 22494
Valledolmo PA 13 3594 26088
Isnello PA 14 1589 27677
Montemaggiore Belsito PA 14 3365 31042
Gratteri PA 15 963 32005
Petralia Sottana PA 15 2821 34826
Blufi PA 16 1029 35855
Petralia Soprana PA 17 3360 39215
Sciara PA 17 2822 42037
Campofelice di Roccella PA 18 7537 49574
Castelbuono PA 18 8943 58517
Lascari PA 18 3588 62105
Bompietro PA 18 1401 63506
Vallelunga Pratameno CL 20 3461 66967
Resuttano CL 20 2038 69005
Alia PA 20 3623 72628

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km N of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
45 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
58 Km SE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Gela (75827 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 1.6 2018-10-05
14:03:56
37.8392 13.927 6 2019-06-04
09:16:12
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 67332751
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2018-10-05
14:03:56
37.8388 13.926 6 2018-10-05
14:07:42
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61645621
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-05 14:03:56 ± 0.42
Latitude 37.8392 ± 0.0090
Longitude 13.9270 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 6 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 67332751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1140
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 91
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 138
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1140.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 169
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14209
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.22933
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67332751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-07 09:57:59

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61645621
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-05 14:07:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2018-10-05T14:04:06.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 48 25.4523 104 0.69 42
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2018-10-05T14:04:05.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 24.1536 104 0.5 45
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2018-10-05T14:04:03.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 237 18.1707 109 -0.12 49
IV.CSLB.HHN. 2018-10-05T14:04:02.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 46 15.7731 111 0.41 47
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-10-05T14:04:02.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 16.4724 111 -0.56 45
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2018-10-05T14:04:01.72 0.1 negative manual P 152 24.1536 104 0.1 98
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2018-10-05T14:04:01.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 25.4523 104 -0.06 74
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2018-10-05T14:04:00.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 18.1707 109 0.05 100
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-10-05T14:03:59.85 0.1 positive manual P 92 16.4724 111 -0.29 95
IV.CSLB.HHN. 2018-10-05T14:03:59.79 0.1 positive manual P 46 15.7731 111 -0.23 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003185 0.52 AML other m 2018-10-05T14:04:05.39
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000605 1.1 AML other m 2018-10-05T14:04:06.14
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00019600000000000002 1.18 AML other m 2018-10-05T14:04:06.12
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00028149999999999996 0.4 AML other m 2018-10-05T14:04:08.42
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000564 0.66 AML other m 2018-10-05T14:04:08.87
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002465 1.64 AML other m 2018-10-05T14:04:10.00
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.5 0.000177 0.96 AML other m 2018-10-05T14:04:10.75
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.8 0.000348 0.76 AML other m 2018-10-05T14:04:13.05
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