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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 22-10-2018 and time 13:04:53 (Italy) in region 3 km NW Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Milo (CT), on

  • 22-10-2018 11:04:53 (UTC)
  • 22-10-2018 13:04:53 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7440, 15.1020 at 7 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
Milo CT 3 1087 1087
Sant'Alfio CT 4 1582 2669
Zafferana Etnea CT 5 9517 12186
Santa Venerina CT 7 8592 20778
Giarre CT 7 27659 48437
Mascali CT 8 14282 62719
Riposto CT 9 14838 77557
Piedimonte Etneo CT 10 3963 81520
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 11 9623 91143
Linguaglossa CT 12 5403 96546
Calatabiano CT 14 5308 101854
Trecastagni CT 14 10910 112764
Pedara CT 15 14102 126866
Viagrande CT 15 8563 135429
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 15 17984 153413
Acireale CT 16 52622 206035
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 209250
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 216713
Aci Catena CT 16 29851 246564
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 16 3524 250088
Gaggi ME 17 3184 253272
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 257217
Moio Alcantara ME 18 717 257934
Motta Camastra ME 18 845 258779
Valverde CT 18 7840 266619
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 289679
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 310268
Giardini-Naxos ME 19 9415 319683
Ragalna CT 19 3924 323607
Mascalucia CT 19 31958 355565
Graniti ME 20 1492 357057
San Gregorio di Catania CT 20 11966 369023
Taormina ME 20 10960 379983
Malvagna ME 20 733 380716
Castelmola ME 20 1088 381804

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
27 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
63 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2018-10-22
11:04:53		 37.7443 15.1025 7 2019-06-04
09:15:58		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 62356231
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2018-10-22
11:04:52		 37.7523 15.1195 10 2018-10-22
13:34:30		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 62209741
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-22 11:04:53 ± 0.08
Latitude 37.7443 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1025 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 62356231

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 615
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 267
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 256
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 620.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 76
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.05940
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 62356231
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-26 10:27:32

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 62209741
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-22 13:34:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:48.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.07 0
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:31.96 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 4 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:28.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 35 117.5934 50 0.3 58
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:19.20 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:15.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 351 70.8735 50 0.34 63
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2018-10-22T11:05:15.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 209 71.4729 50 0.19 43
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:14.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 182 65.0904 50 0.59 39
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:13.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 59.6958 50 0.57 60
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:12.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 117.5934 50 -0.56 55
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:10.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 175 51.2154 50 0.2 67
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:08.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 89.7435 50 -0.15 64
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:07.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 38.7279 100 0.81 38
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:06.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 70.8735 50 0.37 63
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2018-10-22T11:05:05.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 71.4729 50 -0.61 79
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:04.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 65.0904 50 -0.56 81
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:04.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 59.6958 50 0.03 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:03.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 5 31.5462 103 -0.51 65
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:02.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 266 47.2194 50 -0.1 47
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:02.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 175 51.2154 50 -0.57 83
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:02.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 49.7169 50 -0.5 85
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:01.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 292 23.2545 107 0.1 73
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:01.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 300 41.2254 50 0.31 89
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:05:00.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 329 38.7279 100 -0.15 70
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:04:59.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 5 31.5462 103 -0.23 69
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:04:58.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 292 23.2545 107 0.27 94
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:04:58.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 24.0537 106 0.1 73
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:04:58.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 137 10.9779 123 0.63 65
IV.EVRN.HNZ. 2018-10-22T11:04:56.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 155 6.7932 136 0.13 75
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-10-22T11:04:56.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 10.9779 123 0.27 72
IV.EVRN.HNZ. 2018-10-22T11:04:55.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 155 6.7932 136 -0.18 97
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2018-10-22T11:04:55.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 311 7.9809 132 -0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00026920155 0.544 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:10.44
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0007811852500000001 0.4992 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:12.69
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0008217424499999999 0.6976 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:10.72
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005703169 0.576 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:14.01
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0007398647 0.4224 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:11.05
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0004362468 0.3968 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:12.38
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0006156668000000001 0.32 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:14.24
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00048719455 0.544 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:18.41
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00042410835000000004 0.32 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:16.29
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00024335815 0.5056 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:15.91
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000119300785 0.4416 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:22.20
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00029002505000000003 0.5824 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:21.96
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0001249657 0.6464 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:25.29
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00015162555 0.64 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:20.02
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00016938395 0.4992 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:16.03
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00008697834 0.6656 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:34.19
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000089194685 0.5632 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:34.46
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00011152300000000001 0.6016 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:25.17
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00009961649 0.5248 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:25.97
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000046173724999999996 0.3968 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:32.98
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00007718702499999999 0.4224 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:35.91
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00010881217499999999 0.3008 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:22.85
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00014879215000000002 0.9792 AML other m 2018-10-22T11:05:28.04
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