Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 18-01-2019 and time 13:19:04 (Italy) in region 5 km W Bronte (CT)

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

  • 18-01-2019 12:19:04 (UTC)
  • 18-01-2019 13:19:04 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7920, 14.7730 at 11 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Bronte CT 5 19172 19172
CesarĂ² ME 8 2439 21611
Maniace CT 9 3765 25376
San Teodoro ME 9 1403 26779
Maletto CT 9 3920 30699
Troina EN 15 9373 40072
Adrano CT 15 36122 76194
Randazzo CT 18 10900 87094
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 111101
Centuripe EN 19 5470 116571
Regalbuto EN 19 7277 123848

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
42 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
93 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2019-01-18
12:19:04
37.7922 14.773 11 2019-01-18
12:30:08
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 64752981
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-01-18 12:19:04 ± 0.13
Latitude 37.7922 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.7730 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 64752981

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 910
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 711
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 155
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 910.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 134
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07374
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40469
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 64752981
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-01-18 12:30:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:15.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 29.1486 50 0.35 47
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:13.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 154 21.4674 50 0.09 51
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:13.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 244 20.2686 50 0.37 47
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:13.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 122 20.7681 50 0.28 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:12.93 0.3 negative manual P 64 44.9217 50 -0.21 69
IV.NOV.HHN. 2019-01-18T12:19:11.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 50 41.2254 50 -0.62 41
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:11.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 72 32.0457 50 0.38 47
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:11.67 1.0 undecidable manual P 232 30.5472 50 0.75 21
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:11.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 78 15.7731 125 -0.09 51
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:10.83 0.3 positive manual P 18 29.1486 50 0.11 74
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:10.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 64 8.1807 143 0.53 67
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:09.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 20.7681 50 0.31 96
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:09.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 154 21.4674 50 -0.3 47
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:09.07 0.3 positive manual P 244 20.2686 50 -0.27 73
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:08.14 0.3 positive manual P 78 15.7731 125 -0.48 70
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-01-18T12:19:07.23 0.1 positive manual P 64 8.1807 143 -0.27 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.002024137 0.256 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:10.39
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0025146655 0.4416 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:10.35
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0008235378499999999 0.48 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:11.58
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0004846446 1.6576 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:12.44
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0014630554999999997 0.7424 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:14.25
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.4 0.0001803923 0.704 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:13.93
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00014880870000000002 2.2016 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:14.63
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00095342755 0.6592 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:14.31
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004810059 0.8192 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:15.10
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005021311000000001 0.5056 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:16.60
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0006268180000000001 0.5184 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:15.22
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006182209 0.2944 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:16.42
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000141700675 0.4608 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:16.33
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000149239 0.32 AML other m 2019-01-18T12:19:17.00
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