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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 09-01-2019 and time 06:58:57 (Italy) in region 5 km N Adrano (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N Adrano (CT), on

  • 09-01-2019 05:58:57 (UTC)
  • 09-01-2019 06:58:57 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7040, 14.8490 at 7 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Adrano CT 5 36122 36122
Biancavilla CT 7 24007 60129
Bronte CT 10 19172 79301
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 10 7641 86942
Ragalna CT 11 3924 90866
Centuripe EN 13 5470 96336
Maletto CT 14 3920 100256
Paternò CT 15 48228 148484
Belpasso CT 17 28108 176592
Maniace CT 18 3765 180357
Nicolosi CT 19 7463 187820
Regalbuto EN 19 7277 195097
Cesarò ME 20 2439 197536

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
31 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
73 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
94 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
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2019-01-09
05:58:57		 37.7035 14.8493 7 2019-01-09
06:08:50		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 64593821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-01-09 05:58:57 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.7035 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.8493 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 7 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 64593821

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 682
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 500
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 90
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 95
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 13
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) 0.40380
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 64593821
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-01-09 06:08:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:14.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 177 39.4272 50 -0.14 69
IV.EPOZ.HHE. 2019-01-09T05:59:12.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 97 29.9478 50 0.75 59
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:08.54 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:08.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 44.8218 50 -0.23 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:06.73 0.6 undecidable manual P 177 39.4272 50 -0.61 41
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:06.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 37.7289 50 -0.47 65
IV.EPOZ.HHE. 2019-01-09T05:59:05.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 97 29.9478 50 -0.22 69
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:04.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 96 10.9779 121 0.03 99
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:04.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 24.8529 50 0.62 63
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:03.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 164 9.7791 124 0.08 74
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:02.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 3 13.3755 117 0.25 94
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:02.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 15.6732 113 -0.14 96
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:01.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 96 10.9779 121 -0.07 74
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-01-09T05:59:00.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 164 9.7791 124 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00014450000000000002 0.68 AML other m 2019-01-09T05:59:15.55
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000992 0.76 AML other m 2019-01-09T05:59:17.46
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000527 0.4 AML other m 2019-01-09T05:59:17.31
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000144 0.8 AML other m 2019-01-09T05:59:20.85
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010664999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2019-01-09T05:59:24.52
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0012271499000000002 0.1792 AML other m 2019-01-09T05:59:06.31
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0022250975 0.5024 AML other m 2019-01-09T05:59:05.50
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0021037443499999997 0.2432 AML other m 2019-01-09T05:59:05.76
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.3 0.002674217 0.4384 AML other m 2019-01-09T05:59:05.23
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00010965 1.34 AML other m 2019-01-09T05:59:15.84
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