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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 05-03-2019 and time 07:07:56 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Adrano (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Adrano (CT), on

  • 05-03-2019 06:07:56 (UTC)
  • 05-03-2019 07:07:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6840, 14.8640 at 26 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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 4 36122 36122
Biancavilla CT 5 24007 60129
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 8 7641 67770
Ragalna CT 9 3924 71694
Bronte CT 12 19172 90866
Paternò CT 12 48228 139094
Centuripe EN 13 5470 144564
Belpasso CT 14 28108 172672
Maletto CT 16 3920 176592
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 184055
Camporotondo Etneo CT 18 5023 189078
Pedara CT 19 14102 203180
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 210923
Catenanuova EN 20 4866 215789
Regalbuto EN 20 7277 223066

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
92 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 2.2 2019-03-05
06:07:56		 37.6843 14.8638 26 2019-08-22
08:24:52		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 66224851
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2019-03-05
06:07:55		 37.6707 14.9025 32 2019-03-05
06:14:10		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66180251
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-05 06:07:56 ± 0.2
Latitude 37.6843 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.8638 ± 0.0136
Depth (km) 26 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 66224851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1221
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 333
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 274
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1220.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 82
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06745
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60974
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66224851
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-05 16:54:24

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66180251
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-05 06:14:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:14.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 150 51.2154 111 0.6 63
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:11.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 1 39.8268 117 0.12 72
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:10.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 179 37.2294 119 0.31 47
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:09.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 221 67.6767 105 0.6 83
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:08.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 162 61.2942 107 0 95
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:08.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 276 26.2515 130 0.44 47
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:08.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 46 31.4463 124 -0.02 74
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-03-05T06:08:08.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 21.9669 135 1.32 31
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:06.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 26 16.872 143 -0.04 51
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:06.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 51.2154 111 -0.29 91
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:05.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 45 45.3213 114 -0.17 96
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:04.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 169 7.4814 162 -0.21 50
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:04.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 37.2294 119 -0.22 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:04.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 39.8268 117 -0.35 69
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:04.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 9.7791 157 -0.37 49
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-03-05T06:08:03.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 21.9669 135 0.88 58
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:03.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 276 26.2515 130 0.28 72
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:03.32 0.1 negative manual P 46 31.4463 124 -0.5 91
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:02.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 16.872 143 -0.06 77
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:01.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 7.4814 162 -0.29 98
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:01.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 358 15.4734 146 -0.16 100
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-05T06:08:01.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 9.7791 157 -0.35 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0010550000000000002 0.72 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:05.77
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008715 0.46 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:06.25
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00337 0.42 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:07.20
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0020800000000000003 0.26 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:07.22
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005854999999999999 1.28 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:08.81
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00107 0.18 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:08.46
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00027499999999999996 0.38 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:09.12
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0002315 0.56 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:09.46
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.5 0.001158 0.48 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:10.67
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000521 0.4 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:11.40
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0012200000000000002 0.24 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:11.66
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0007635000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:12.38
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002665 1.36 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:12.82
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0008545 1.48 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:13.96
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000121 0.9 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:13.50
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00011044999999999999 1.26 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:17.94
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0005355 0.54 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:19.50
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00127 0.72 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:21.07
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001215 1.02 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:21.39
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000121 0.7 AML other m 2019-03-05T06:08:23.35
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