Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 26-12-2018 and time 12:59:16 (Italy) in region 1 km NE Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NE Ragalna (CT), on

  • 26-12-2018 11:59:16 (UTC)
  • 26-12-2018 12:59:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6400, 14.9520 at 4 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 1 3924 3924
Belpasso CT 6 28108 32032
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 6 7641 39673
Nicolosi CT 7 7463 47136
Biancavilla CT 7 24007 71143
PaternĂ² CT 8 48228 119371
Camporotondo Etneo CT 9 5023 124394
San Pietro Clarenza CT 10 7743 132137
Pedara CT 10 14102 146239
Adrano CT 11 36122 182361
Trecastagni CT 12 10910 193271
Mascalucia CT 12 31958 225229
Tremestieri Etneo CT 13 20589 245818
Gravina di Catania CT 13 25838 271656
Viagrande CT 13 8563 280219
Misterbianco CT 14 49410 329629
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 14 12116 341745
San Giovanni la Punta CT 14 23060 364805
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 14 9479 374284
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 15 3524 377808
Zafferana Etnea CT 15 9517 387325
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 16 17984 405309
San Gregorio di Catania CT 16 11966 417275
Valverde CT 17 7840 425115
Milo CT 17 1087 426202
Aci Catena CT 17 29851 456053
Santa Venerina CT 17 8592 464645
Centuripe EN 19 5470 470115
Acireale CT 19 52622 522737
Catania CT 19 314555 837292
Aci Castello CT 19 18723 856015
Bronte CT 20 19172 875187

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
19 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Gela (75827 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
11:59:16
37.64 14.952 4 2018-12-26
14:36:47
Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 64245501
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-12-26 11:59:16 ± 0
Latitude 37.6400
Longitude 14.9520
Depth (km) 4 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 64245501

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 64245501
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-12-26 14:36:47
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