Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 19-11-2018 and time 00:53:42 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Capizzi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Capizzi (ME), on

  • 18-11-2018 23:53:42 (UTC)
  • 19-11-2018 00:53:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8650, 14.4710 at 9 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
Capizzi ME 2 3176 3176
Cerami EN 7 2006 5182
Mistretta ME 12 4791 9973
Castel di Lucio ME 14 1294 11267
Nicosia EN 14 13899 25166
Troina EN 14 9373 34539
Sperlinga EN 15 805 35344
Reitano ME 16 806 36150
Caronia ME 18 3364 39514
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 18 3593 43107
Pettineo ME 19 1350 44457
Motta d'Affermo ME 20 739 45196
San Fratello ME 20 3707 48903
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 20 4694 53597

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
55 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.2 2018-11-18
23:53:42
37.8653 14.471 9 2019-06-04
09:16:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 67886971
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2018-11-18
23:53:42
37.8563 14.4825 10 2018-11-19
00:00:35
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 63189251
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-11-18 23:53:42 ± 0.19
Latitude 37.8653 ± 0.0135
Longitude 14.4710 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 9 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 67886971

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1471
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 915
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 147
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17177
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.67359
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63189251
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-19 00:00:35

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67886971
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-23 09:14:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:55.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 283 37.0296 50 0.08 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:55.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 40.4262 50 -0.09 75
IV.IACL.HHN. 2018-11-18T23:53:55.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 74.7696 50 0.55 63
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:53.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 264 31.4463 50 0.44 47
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:50.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 70 20.9679 113 0.38 73
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:49.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 34.1436 50 0.7 64
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:49.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 19.0698 115 0.18 76
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:49.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 283 37.0296 50 -0.28 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:49.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 40.4262 50 -0.67 85
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:48.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 264 31.4463 50 -0.51 46
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:46.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 20.9679 113 -0.22 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-11-18T23:53:46.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 154 19.0698 115 -0.29 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00009472867 1.1552 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:53:45.68
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00024560685 0.256 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:53:50.25
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.1 0.0001124455 0.4352 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:53:50.26
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00024969135000000003 1.7824 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:53:50.96
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00023320079999999998 1.7696 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:53:50.08
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00021147440000000002 0.2816 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:53:51.08
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00006396252999999999 0.1536 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:53:56.74
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000048709749999999996 0.3456 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:53:56.99
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000013419309 0.3328 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:53:58.26
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000058137245 0.4352 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:54:00.24
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006915319 1.4752 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:54:02.15
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00001955322 1.04 AML other m 2018-11-18T23:54:04.76
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