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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 29-04-2019 and time 02:52:04 (Italy) in region 1 km NW Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Bronte (CT), on

  • 29-04-2019 00:52:04 (UTC)
  • 29-04-2019 02:52:04 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7950, 14.8230 at 30 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.

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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
Bronte CT 1 19172 19172
Maletto CT 6 3920 23092
Maniace CT 8 3765 26857
Cesarò ME 11 2439 29296
San Teodoro ME 12 1403 30699
Randazzo CT 14 10900 41599
Adrano CT 15 36122 77721
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 101728
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 102708
Troina EN 20 9373 112081

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
40 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
92 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
97 Km N 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 2.0 2019-04-29
00:52:04		 37.7952 14.8233 30 2019-08-22
08:25:06		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69872221
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2019-04-29
00:52:04		 37.8 14.8398 30 2019-04-29
00:59:35		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 68073731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-04-29 00:52:04 ± 0.08
Latitude 37.7952 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.8233 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 30 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69872221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 399
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 212
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 95
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 75
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 38
Number of defining phases 38
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03957
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.98925
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69872221
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-24 14:52:58

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68073731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-29 00:59:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:37.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 194 109.8123 54 0.26 60
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:27.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 163 74.0703 107 0.21 65
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:24.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 153 63.6918 110 -0.27 66
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:24.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 60.495 111 0.33 65
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:22.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 194 109.8123 54 -0.35 60
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:21.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 175 49.7169 115 0.19 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:19.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 40.8258 121 0.17 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:19.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 49 79.2651 105 0.31 42
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:18.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 34.8429 125 0.62 42
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:18.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 213 75.369 106 0.41 63
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:18.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 47 37.629 123 -0.29 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:17.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 323 33.3444 127 -0.17 70
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:17.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 163 74.0703 107 -0.28 65
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:16.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 248 24.3534 137 0.22 72
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:16.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 153 63.6918 110 -0.46 63
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:16.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 9 27.8499 132 -0.15 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:16.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 60.495 111 0.25 66
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:16.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 70 27.8499 132 -0.11 73
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:14.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 11.4774 157 0.07 76
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:14.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 175 49.7169 115 -0.42 65
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:13.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 40.8258 121 0.12 71
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:13.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 43 4.3956 171 0.15 76
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:12.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 33.3444 127 -0.03 73
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:12.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 113 34.8429 125 0.33 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:12.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 47 37.629 123 0.03 73
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2019-04-29T00:52:12.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 236 34.2435 126 0.58 43
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:11.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 70 27.8499 132 -0.13 48
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2019-04-29T00:52:11.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 113 29.8479 130 -0.18 48
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:11.40 0.1 positive manual P 248 24.3534 137 0.13 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:11.49 0.1 positive manual P 9 27.8499 132 -0.16 96
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:10.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 20.2686 142 0.04 100
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2019-04-29T00:52:10.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 14.3745 152 -0.23 97
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:10.83 0.6 undecidable manual P 323 18.7701 144 0.11 49
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:10.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 130 17.3715 147 0.1 50
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2019-04-29T00:52:10.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 91 18.4704 145 0.06 75
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-04-29T00:52:10.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 20.5683 142 -0.13 98
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:09.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 76 11.4774 157 -0.35 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-04-29T00:52:09.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 43 4.3956 171 -0.25 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.9 0.001024 0.58 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:32.35
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.5 0.002275 1.44 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:16.17
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0004005 1.38 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:16.99
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000522 0.5 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:16.99
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0022949999999999997 0.56 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:17.15
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.001065 0.4 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:18.21
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:1.6 0.0002505 0.56 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:18.56
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0011285000000000002 1.56 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:19.13
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006655 0.36 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:20.31
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001305 0.22 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:22.13
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00047999999999999996 0.62 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:22.55
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001585 0.26 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:22.56
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:1.5 0.0001785 1.12 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:23.27
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00027749999999999997 1.5 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:27.14
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001104 0.7 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:27.43
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001107 1.04 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:29.70
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000203 1.5 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:30.00
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00009434999999999999 1.3 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:31.23
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00017845 0.6 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:31.41
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00046199999999999995 0.54 AML other m 2019-04-29T00:52:31.69
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