Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 20-02-2019 and time 06:17:18 (Italy) in region 5 km N Adrano (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N Adrano (CT), on

  • 20-02-2019 05:17:18 (UTC)
  • 20-02-2019 06:17:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7070, 14.8410 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Adrano CT 5 36122 36122
Biancavilla CT 8 24007 60129
Bronte CT 9 19172 79301
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 11 7641 86942
Ragalna CT 12 3924 90866
Centuripe EN 13 5470 96336
Maletto CT 14 3920 100256
PaternĂ² CT 15 48228 148484
Belpasso CT 18 28108 176592
Maniace CT 18 3765 180357
Regalbuto EN 19 7277 187634
CesarĂ² ME 19 2439 190073
Nicolosi CT 19 7463 197536

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 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)
84 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.6 2019-02-20
05:17:18
37.7072 14.8413 9 2019-08-22
08:25:01
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69355211
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2019-02-20
05:17:18
37.7113 14.8262 8 2019-02-20
05:23:41
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 65721061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-02-20 05:17:18 ± 0.19
Latitude 37.7072 ± 0.0099
Longitude 14.8413 ± 0.0159
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69355211

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1299
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 671
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 104
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 93
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.53
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09353
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40649
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 65721061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-02-20 05:23:41

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69355211
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-09 21:22:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:33.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 176 39.8268 50 1.03 55
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:31.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 52 31.2465 106 1.09 37
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:31.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 4 37.3293 50 -0.47 47
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-02-20T05:17:27.66 1.0 undecidable manual P 49 45.1215 50 0.1 25
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:27.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 44.0226 50 -0.13 99
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:26.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 176 39.8268 50 -0.47 47
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2019-02-20T05:17:26.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 31.4463 106 1.11 72
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:25.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 52 31.2465 106 0.15 51
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:25.83 1.0 undecidable manual P 4 37.3293 50 -0.53 23
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:25.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 6 13.0758 124 1.22 53
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:23.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 24.1536 110 -0.66 89
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:23.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 161 10.3785 130 0.17 79
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:23.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 11.7771 127 -0.16 52
IV.ENIC.HHE. 2019-02-20T05:17:23.76 1.0 undecidable manual P 118 17.871 116 0.88 21
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:22.16 1.0 undecidable manual P 37 15.7731 119 -0.34 25
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:21.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 97 11.7771 127 -0.4 99
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:21.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 13.0758 124 -0.36 100
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-02-20T05:17:20.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 10.3785 130 -0.69 91
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0007185 0.5 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:31.15
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000486 0.72 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:25.21
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0007524999999999999 0.36 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:26.07
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0007185 0.36 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:27.21
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0006770000000000001 0.92 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:28.51
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000373 0.48 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:31.68
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000314 1.5 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:34.13
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00004945 0.3 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:34.18
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00007575000000000001 0.36 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:34.47
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000041099999999999996 0.34 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:34.98
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000698 0.64 AML other m 2019-02-20T05:17:39.34
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