Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 26-12-2018 and time 06:18:10 (Italy) in region 9 km N Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 9 km N Ragalna (CT), on

  • 26-12-2018 05:18:10 (UTC)
  • 26-12-2018 06:18:10 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7140, 14.9410 at 0 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania).

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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
Ragalna CT 9 3924 3924
Biancavilla CT 10 24007 27931
Adrano CT 11 36122 64053
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 12 7641 71694
Bronte CT 13 19172 90866
Nicolosi CT 13 7463 98329
Belpasso CT 14 28108 126437
Zafferana Etnea CT 15 9517 135954
Maletto CT 15 3920 139874
Pedara CT 15 14102 153976
Milo CT 16 1087 155063
PaternĂ² CT 16 48228 203291
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 214201
Camporotondo Etneo CT 17 5023 219224
San Pietro Clarenza CT 17 7743 226967
Santa Venerina CT 18 8592 235559
Viagrande CT 18 8563 244122
Sant'Alfio CT 18 1582 245704
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 277662
Randazzo CT 18 10900 288562
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 309151
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 20 3524 312675
Gravina di Catania CT 20 25838 338513

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
27 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 2.1 2018-12-26
05:18:10
37.714 14.941 0 2018-12-26
08:20:35
Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 64236441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-12-26 05:18:10 ± 0
Latitude 37.7140
Longitude 14.9410
Depth (km) 0 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 64236441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 0.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree)
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec)
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 64236441
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-12-26 08:20:35
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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