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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 19-03-2019 and time 19:35:17 (UTC) in region 10 km NW Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 10 km NW Milo (CT), on

  • 19-03-2019 19:35:17 (UTC)
  • 19-03-2019 20:35:17 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7720, 15.0150 at 16 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 10 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 12 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 12 1582 12186
Randazzo CT 13 10900 23086
Linguaglossa CT 14 5403 28489
Santa Venerina CT 14 8592 37081
Maletto CT 15 3920 41001
Moio Alcantara ME 15 717 41718
Piedimonte Etneo CT 15 3963 45681
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 48896
Giarre CT 16 27659 76555
Mascali CT 16 14282 90837
Bronte CT 16 19172 110009
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 110989
Malvagna ME 17 733 111722
Ragalna CT 17 3924 115646
Riposto CT 17 14838 130484
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 140107
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 147570
Pedara CT 18 14102 161672
Roccella Valdemone ME 18 666 162338
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 166283
Trecastagni CT 18 10910 177193
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 201200
Viagrande CT 19 8563 209763
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 210608
Calatabiano CT 20 5308 215916

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
31 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Ragusa (73313 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 2019-03-19
19:35:17		 37.7722 15.0147 16 2019-08-22
08:25:01		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69255471
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.8 2019-03-19
19:35:18		 37.767 15.007 15 2019-07-08
13:51:33		 Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 66691201
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-19 19:35:17 ± 0.07
Latitude 37.7722 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0147 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69255471

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 517
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 258
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 86
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 520.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 71
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02428
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.92001
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69255471
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-07 08:36:45

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66691201
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-19 20:45:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:35.31 3.0 positive manual P 102.12 0.14 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:34.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 55 94.0392 94 0.33 81
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:33.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 195 48.618 98 0.1 47
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:31.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 260 39.9267 101 0.12 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:29.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 338 32.4453 105 0.12 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:29.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 67.0773 96 0.2 66
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:29.83 0.6 undecidable manual P 176 68.376 95 -0.16 44
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:28.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 21 30.3474 106 -0.31 46
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:27.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 167 55.4001 97 -0.4 64
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:27.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 35 51.0156 98 -0.07 93
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:26.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 260 39.9267 101 0.47 87
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:26.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 308 47.0196 99 -0.29 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:26.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 48.618 98 -0.37 87
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:25.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 37 15.3735 127 0.12 49
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:25.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 293 14.9739 128 0.12 49
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:24.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 30.3474 106 -0.06 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:24.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 32.4453 105 -0.24 93
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-03-19T19:35:24.10 0.1 positive manual P 41 29.2485 107 0.07 97
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:24.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 202 9.3795 144 0.12 49
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:23.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 126 18.87 120 0.71 63
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:23.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 314 7.881 149 -0.43 47
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:22.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 15.3735 127 -0.08 99
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:22.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 215 20.7681 117 -0.04 49
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:22.05 0.1 negative manual P 293 14.9739 128 -0.02 100
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:22.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 15.6732 127 -0.01 75
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:21.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 9.3795 144 -0.16 98
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:21.41 0.1 positive manual P 314 7.881 149 0.07 100
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-03-19T19:35:21.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 2.6973 169 0.17 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0022350000000000004 0.26 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:24.55
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.1 0.001285 0.18 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:24.65
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.002095 0.3 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:26.45
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003375 0.26 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:30.52
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0005265 0.4 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:32.26
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00020150000000000002 0.54 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:36.46
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002385 0.38 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:37.72
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00022349999999999998 0.34 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:42.10
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00019600000000000002 0.76 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:42.50
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000034099999999999995 0.6 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:54.12
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000321 0.8 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:58.52
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0014944033 0.2304 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:25.95
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000385421 0.2688 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:30.52
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0006132157 0.384 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:31.42
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00095581095 0.1664 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:26.60
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:1.9 0.0005795963499999999 0.4352 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:27.48
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0013042715 0.2816 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:25.87
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0015083630000000002 0.2688 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:26.98
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00048309175000000004 0.3584 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:28.88
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00089816085 0.4224 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:29.82
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001723989 0.512 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:31.43
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000164057 0.4992 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:30.16
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005019438000000001 0.5248 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:38.59
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0008953573500000001 0.64 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:34.87
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00010680552000000001 0.1536 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:34.55
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007099651 0.256 AML other m 2019-03-19T19:35:34.91
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