Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 13-03-2019 and time 04:06:51 (Italy) in region 9 km SW Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 9 km SW Bronte (CT), on

  • 13-03-2019 03:06:51 (UTC)
  • 13-03-2019 04:06:51 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7340, 14.7510 at 28 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
Bronte CT 10 19172 19172
Adrano CT 11 36122 55294
Centuripe EN 13 5470 60764
CesarĂ² ME 13 2439 63203
Regalbuto EN 13 7277 70480
San Teodoro ME 14 1403 71883
Troina EN 14 9373 81256
Biancavilla CT 15 24007 105263
Maletto CT 15 3920 109183
Maniace CT 15 3765 112948
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 18 7641 120589
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 19 3593 124182
Catenanuova EN 19 4866 129048

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
39 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Modica (54633 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.9 2019-03-13
03:06:51
37.734 14.7512 28 2019-08-22
08:25:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71241611
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2019-03-13
03:06:49
37.7568 14.501 10 2019-03-13
03:11:33
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66491521
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-13 03:06:51 ± 0.41
Latitude 37.7340 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.7512 ± 0.0171
Depth (km) 28 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 71241611

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1559
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 327
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 292
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 116
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.44
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12321
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.63042
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 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66491521
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-13 03:11:33

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71241611
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-07 08:28:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:07:14.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 156 69.9744 106 0.5 43
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:07:07.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 44.0226 117 0.06 49
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-03-13T03:07:06.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 36.3414 122 0.74 41
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-03-13T03:07:05.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 17 35.9418 123 0.42 47
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:07:04.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 69.9744 106 -0.21 68
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:07:04.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 116 26.3514 132 1.12 35
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2019-03-13T03:07:02.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 19.869 141 -0.05 52
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:07:01.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 261 16.3725 147 0.17 51
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:07:00.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 43 13.6752 151 -0.48 48
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:07:00.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 44.0226 117 -0.41 91
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-03-13T03:06:59.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 17 35.9418 123 0.34 95
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-03-13T03:06:59.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 63 36.3414 122 -0.12 99
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2019-03-13T03:06:59.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 241 25.3524 134 1.5 45
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:06:58.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 116 26.3514 132 0.49 70
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:06:57.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 139 17.0718 145 -0.34 73
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2019-03-13T03:06:57.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 19.869 141 -0.27 99
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:06:57.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 16.3725 147 -0.19 100
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:06:57.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 20.0688 141 -0.49 94
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-13T03:06:56.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 43 13.6752 151 -0.49 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008925000000000001 1.7 AML other m 2019-03-13T03:07:00.11
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0008745000000000001 0.2 AML other m 2019-03-13T03:07:01.85
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000442 0.42 AML other m 2019-03-13T03:07:04.88
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003325 1.24 AML other m 2019-03-13T03:07:04.27
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00017449999999999999 1.04 AML other m 2019-03-13T03:07:05.21
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001506 0.42 AML other m 2019-03-13T03:07:08.00
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001285 0.54 AML other m 2019-03-13T03:07:13.54
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001725 0.44 AML other m 2019-03-13T03:07:15.28
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