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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 08-03-2019 and time 11:58:21 (UTC) in region 8 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 8 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 08-03-2019 11:58:21 (UTC)
  • 08-03-2019 12:58:21 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7490, 15.0280 at 0 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
Milo CT 8 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 9 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 10 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 12 8592 20778
Giarre CT 14 27659 48437
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 53840
Pedara CT 15 14102 67942
Mascali CT 15 14282 82224
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 89687
Piedimonte Etneo CT 15 3963 93650
Ragalna CT 15 3924 97574
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 108484
Riposto CT 16 14838 123322
Randazzo CT 16 10900 134222
Viagrande CT 16 8563 142785
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 152408
Maletto CT 17 3920 156328
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 157045
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 160260
Bronte CT 18 19172 179432
Belpasso CT 18 28108 207540
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 225524
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 229048
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 253055
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 282906
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 19 7641 290547
Malvagna ME 19 733 291280
Acireale CT 19 52622 343902
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 344882
Calatabiano CT 20 5308 350190
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 357933
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 378522
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 410480
Adrano CT 20 36122 446602
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 20 3945 450547
San Giovanni la Punta CT 20 23060 473607

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 2.0 2019-03-08
11:58:21		 37.7488 15.0278 0 2019-08-22
08:25:05		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69761721
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2019-03-08
11:58:21		 37.7492 15.028 0 2019-03-08
12:11:01		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66294541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-08 11:58:21 ± 0.07
Latitude 37.7488 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0278 ± 0.0045
Depth (km) 0 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69761721

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 470
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 310
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 115
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04227
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47304
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69761721
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-21 10:05:38

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66294541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-08 12:11:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:33.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 35.3424 90 0.11 48
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:31.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 48.4182 90 0.32 89
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2019-03-08T11:58:31.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 33 52.503 90 -0.2 90
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2019-03-08T11:58:30.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 46.5201 90 -0.06 94
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:29.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 40.7259 90 0.07 95
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:28.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 35.4423 90 -0.08 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:28.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 338 35.3424 90 -0.23 46
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:27.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 17.1717 91 0.5 45
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:27.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 17 32.3454 90 0.08 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:27.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 30.5472 90 0.07 97
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-03-08T11:58:27.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 29 16.872 91 0.47 45
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:25.42 0.6 negative manual P 222 19.4694 91 0.34 47
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:25.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 319 10.4784 91 0.28 72
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-03-08T11:58:24.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 29 16.872 91 -0.09 99
IV.EPOZ.HHE. 2019-03-08T11:58:24.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 121 16.4724 91 0.26 48
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:24.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 17.1717 91 -0.35 93
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:24.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 20 7.3815 92 0.3 72
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:23.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 217 7.7811 92 0.13 50
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:23.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 13.0758 91 0.2 97
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:22.31 0.1 positive manual P 217 7.7811 92 -0.42 93
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:22.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 319 10.4784 91 -0.33 95
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:22.56 0.1 positive manual P 20 7.3815 92 -0.09 100
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:22.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 6 4.6953 93 0.04 51
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-03-08T11:58:21.78 0.1 positive manual P 6 4.6953 93 -0.34 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0034327319999999995 0.5952 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:32.25
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:0.0 0.039181585 1.872 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:23.96
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:0.0 0.025663474999999998 0.1536 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:23.65
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0029027835 0.384 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:25.91
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0034749629999999997 0.8768 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:24.02
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.7 0.009717809499999999 0.256 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:26.66
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.7 0.009866654499999999 0.16 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:27.25
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0005329285000000001 0.32 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:30.52
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00041558640000000004 0.256 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:29.79
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0025800295000000003 0.3008 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:31.13
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0010142430999999998 0.5184 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:35.36
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00105329235 0.48 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:34.11
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00024751845 0.6208 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:34.45
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00031409455 0.4992 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:34.77
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00107291365 0.32 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:37.03
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0009010921 0.32 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:37.13
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002358547 0.4608 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:41.48
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00022094735 0.4032 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:38.04
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00055529145 0.8 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:44.59
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00048723470000000004 0.5632 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:43.01
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0001487886 0.7168 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:47.28
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00013461119 0.5696 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:45.36
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0008269992 0.6592 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:42.56
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00077497745 0.6784 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:44.23
IV.CAGR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00023011969999999998 0.9792 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:53.37
IV.CAGR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00016162875 0.5376 AML other m 2019-03-08T11:58:52.43
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