Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 13-03-2019 and time 20:08:15 (Italy) in region 8 km NW Adrano (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 8 km NW Adrano (CT), on

  • 13-03-2019 19:08:15 (UTC)
  • 13-03-2019 20:08:15 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7240, 14.7900 at 21 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.

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 8 36122 36122
Bronte CT 8 19172 55294
Biancavilla CT 12 24007 79301
Centuripe EN 12 5470 84771
Maletto CT 14 3920 88691
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 15 7641 96332
CesarĂ² ME 15 2439 98771
Regalbuto EN 15 7277 106048
Maniace CT 16 3765 109813
San Teodoro ME 16 1403 111216
Ragalna CT 17 3924 115140
Troina EN 18 9373 124513
PaternĂ² CT 19 48228 172741
Catenanuova EN 19 4866 177607

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
69 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
86 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
96 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
19:08:15
37.7242 14.7895 21 2019-08-22
08:25:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71242281
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2019-03-13
19:08:16
37.7028 14.7948 10 2019-03-13
19:25:33
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66513951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-13 19:08:15 ± 0.29
Latitude 37.7242 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.7895 ± 0.0148
Depth (km) 21 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 71242281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1247
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 529
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 122
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1250.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 106
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11331
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42808
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71242281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-07 09:28:41

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66513951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-13 19:25:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-13T19:08:29.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 170 42.3243 108 0.39 70
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-03-13T19:08:24.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 55 47.5191 106 0.04 97
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-13T19:08:24.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 266 19.6692 131 0.13 76
IV.NOV.HHE. 2019-03-13T19:08:24.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 42 45.4212 107 0.28 69
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-13T19:08:23.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 28 12.5763 145 0.33 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-03-13T19:08:22.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 36.1416 112 0.06 74
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-13T19:08:22.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 170 42.3243 108 -0.61 63
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2019-03-13T19:08:22.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 27.8499 119 1.09 54
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-13T19:08:20.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 102 16.5723 136 0.06 77
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-13T19:08:19.83 0.1 negative manual P 266 19.6692 131 -0.6 89
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-13T19:08:19.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 28 12.5763 145 -0.34 99
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-03-13T19:08:19.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 53 17.6712 134 -0.23 100
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-03-13T19:08:19.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 14.1747 141 -0.06 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003975 0.2 AML other m 2019-03-13T19:08:24.56
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000537 0.6 AML other m 2019-03-13T19:08:24.69
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001909974 0.3584 AML other m 2019-03-13T19:08:25.46
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000843 0.32 AML other m 2019-03-13T19:08:25.90
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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