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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 05-03-2019 and time 08:03:37 (Italy) in region 9 km NE Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 9 km NE Ragalna (CT), on

  • 05-03-2019 07:03:37 (UTC)
  • 05-03-2019 08:03:37 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7060, 14.9900 at 6 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
Ragalna CT 9 3924 3924
Zafferana Etnea CT 10 9517 13441
Nicolosi CT 11 7463 20904
Milo CT 11 1087 21991
Pedara CT 12 14102 36093
Belpasso CT 13 28108 64201
Trecastagni CT 13 10910 75111
Biancavilla CT 13 24007 99118
Santa Venerina CT 13 8592 107710
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 13 7641 115351
Viagrande CT 14 8563 123914
Sant'Alfio CT 14 1582 125496
Adrano CT 15 36122 161618
San Pietro Clarenza CT 15 7743 169361
Camporotondo Etneo CT 15 5023 174384
Mascalucia CT 16 31958 206342
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 16 3524 209866
Paternò CT 16 48228 258094
Tremestieri Etneo CT 16 20589 278683
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 16 17984 296667
Bronte CT 17 19172 315839
San Giovanni la Punta CT 17 23060 338899
Gravina di Catania CT 17 25838 364737
Giarre CT 17 27659 392396
Maletto CT 18 3920 396316
Aci Catena CT 18 29851 426167
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 18 9479 435646
Valverde CT 18 7840 443486
Acireale CT 19 52622 496108
San Gregorio di Catania CT 19 11966 508074
Riposto CT 19 14838 522912
Mascali CT 19 14282 537194
Randazzo CT 20 10900 548094

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
24 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
77 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2019-03-05
07:03:37		 37.7057 14.9898 6 2019-08-22
08:25:12		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71214931
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2019-03-05
07:03:37		 37.6965 14.9992 5 2019-03-05
07:13:54		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66181311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-05 07:03:37 ± 0.37
Latitude 37.7057 ± 0.0144
Longitude 14.9898 ± 0.0227
Depth (km) 6 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 71214931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1716
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1615
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 138
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 189
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.48
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01709
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34984
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71214931
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-06 08:11:11

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66181311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-05 07:13:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-03-05T07:03:45.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 36 36.3414 99 0.38 48
IV.NOV.HHE. 2019-03-05T07:03:45.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 38.0286 98 0.34 72
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-05T07:03:45.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 271 37.1295 99 0.2 50
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-03-05T07:03:45.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 38.8278 98 -0.12 75
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-03-05T07:03:44.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 225 13.6752 112 1.3 34
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-03-05T07:03:43.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 345 13.2756 113 0.94 61
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-03-05T07:03:42.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 22.6551 104 0.31 75
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-05T07:03:40.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 318 17.5713 108 -0.96 60
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-03-05T07:03:40.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 225 13.6752 112 -0.08 80
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-03-05T07:03:40.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 27 13.0758 113 0.05 80
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2019-03-05T07:03:39.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 10.2786 119 -0.35 76
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-05T07:03:39.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 225 1.8981 161 0.08 81
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-03-05T07:03:39.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 13.2756 113 -0.63 69
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-05T07:03:38.44 0.1 positive manual P 225 1.8981 161 -0.45 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00138 0.32 AML other m 2019-03-05T07:03:44.60
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0008859999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2019-03-05T07:03:45.82
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.4 0.003375 0.38 AML other m 2019-03-05T07:03:46.36
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00249 0.3 AML other m 2019-03-05T07:03:48.40
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00176 0.5 AML other m 2019-03-05T07:03:48.35
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001925 0.86 AML other m 2019-03-05T07:03:48.87
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002255 0.4 AML other m 2019-03-05T07:03:54.70
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000188 1.18 AML other m 2019-03-05T07:03:55.71
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000747 0.36 AML other m 2019-03-05T07:03:55.37
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010089999999999999 0.38 AML other m 2019-03-05T07:03:59.27
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