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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 06-04-2019 and time 10:04:36 (UTC) in region 1 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 06-04-2019 10:04:36 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2019 12:04:36 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7220, 15.1070 at 10 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 1 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 3 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 4 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 5 8592 20778
Giarre CT 7 27659 48437
Riposto CT 9 14838 63275
Mascali CT 9 14282 77557
Piedimonte Etneo CT 12 3963 81520
Trecastagni CT 12 10910 92430
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 12 9623 102053
Pedara CT 12 14102 116155
Viagrande CT 12 8563 124718
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 13 17984 142702
Acireale CT 13 52622 195324
Aci Catena CT 14 29851 225175
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 14 3524 228699
Linguaglossa CT 14 5403 234102
Nicolosi CT 14 7463 241565
Calatabiano CT 16 5308 246873
Valverde CT 16 7840 254713
San Giovanni la Punta CT 16 23060 277773
Tremestieri Etneo CT 16 20589 298362
Mascalucia CT 17 31958 330320
San Gregorio di Catania CT 17 11966 342286
Ragalna CT 18 3924 346210
San Pietro Clarenza CT 18 7743 353953
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 18 3215 357168
Gravina di Catania CT 18 25838 383006
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 18 9479 392485
Belpasso CT 18 28108 420593
Gaggi ME 19 3184 423777
Aci Castello CT 19 18723 442500
Camporotondo Etneo CT 19 5023 447523

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
13 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
24 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 2.4 2019-04-06
10:04:36		 37.7218 15.1073 10 2019-08-22
08:25:06		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69932331
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2019-04-06
10:04:36		 37.7442 15.0788 10 2019-04-06
10:11:39		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 67297701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-04-06 10:04:36 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.7218 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1073 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69932331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 827
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 524
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 291
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 98
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.62683
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69932331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-26 10:09:59

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67297701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-06 10:11:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:57.80 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.05 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:52.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 24 51.7038 50 -0.56 43
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:51.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 41.0256 50 0.61 42
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:51.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 207 46.3203 50 -0.02 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:49.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 69.5748 50 0.08 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:48.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 4 34.0437 50 -0.17 72
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:48.10 3.0 negative manual P -0.46 0
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:47.76 0.6 undecidable manual P 308 56.8986 50 0.67 40
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:46.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 240 23.0547 113 0.6 66
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:46.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 297 24.753 112 0.37 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:46.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 51.7038 50 -0.2 70
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:46.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 269 47.5191 50 0.68 41
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:45.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 207 46.3203 50 -0.38 45
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:44.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 308 17.6712 120 0.65 44
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:44.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 330 41.0256 50 0.3 70
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:44.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 4 17.7711 119 0.44 70
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:43.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 4 34.0437 50 -0.01 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:42.77 0.1 positive manual P 22 29.748 50 -0.14 98
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:42.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 8.9799 138 1.07 37
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:42.01 0.6 undecidable manual P 297 24.753 112 -0.09 50
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:41.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 255 12.0768 130 -0.69 65
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:41.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 320 10.0788 135 -0.12 76
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:41.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 240 23.0547 113 -0.09 100
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:40.56 0.1 positive manual P 4 17.7711 119 -0.3 97
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:40.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 308 17.6712 120 -0.24 49
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:39.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 12.0768 130 -0.69 87
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:39.33 0.1 positive manual P 320 10.0788 135 -0.28 98
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-04-06T10:04:39.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 8.9799 138 0.25 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00329 0.42 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:41.68
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:2.8 0.008105000000000001 0.8 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:42.58
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.5 0.003995 0.34 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:43.45
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:2.8 0.009215 1.1 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:43.77
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:2.4 0.001965 0.56 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:44.91
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0018599999999999999 0.72 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:46.87
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:2.3 0.0015249999999999999 0.68 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:46.52
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0035700000000000003 0.8 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:47.34
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0011149999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:48.44
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0040149999999999995 0.4 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:49.34
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00145 0.34 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:49.47
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00047099999999999996 1.2 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:49.34
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00138 0.5 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:50.71
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000629 0.88 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:50.57
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00151 0.76 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:53.40
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.6 0.001765 1.06 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:54.45
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000532 1.32 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:55.15
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005885 0.56 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:57.35
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0004665 1.56 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:57.81
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000638 0.68 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:04:59.21
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0008295 1.26 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:05:01.34
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00215 0.4 AML other m 2019-04-06T10:05:01.40
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