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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 05-05-2019 and time 09:11:17 (Italy) in region 3 km N Gangi (PA)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km N Gangi (PA), on

  • 05-05-2019 07:11:17 (UTC)
  • 05-05-2019 09:11:17 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8290, 14.2100 at 5 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
Gangi PA 3 6811 6811
Geraci Siculo PA 6 1945 8756
Petralia Soprana PA 10 3360 12116
San Mauro Castelverde PA 10 1701 13817
Petralia Sottana PA 11 2821 16638
Castel di Lucio ME 11 1294 17932
Bompietro PA 13 1401 19333
Blufi PA 14 1029 20362
Sperlinga EN 14 805 21167
Castellana Sicula PA 15 3411 24578
Castelbuono PA 16 8943 33521
Pettineo ME 17 1350 34871
Alimena PA 17 2032 36903
Tusa ME 18 2925 39828
Mistretta ME 18 4791 44619
Polizzi Generosa PA 19 3407 48026
Nicosia EN 19 13899 61925
Motta d'Affermo ME 19 739 62664
Pollina PA 19 2974 65638
Reitano ME 20 806 66444

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Acireale (52622 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 2.5 2019-05-05
07:11:17		 37.829 14.2103 5 2019-11-13
14:30:53		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69996661
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2019-05-05
07:11:17		 37.8213 14.2127 5 2019-05-05
07:30:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 68269871
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-05 07:11:17 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.8290 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.2103 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 5 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69996661

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 718
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 421
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 27
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 59
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17177
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.95868
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69996661
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-20 09:00:11

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68269871
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-05 07:30:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVZN.HNE. 2019-05-05T07:11:44.20 1.0 undecidable manual S 148 84.7485 50 0.47 21
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:42.21 1.0 undecidable manual S 9 79.0653 50 -0.01 22
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:42.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 132 78.8655 50 0.59 41
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:37.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 62.6928 50 -0.09 46
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:35.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 134 106.4157 50 -0.49 59
IV.MNO.SHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:32.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 43.9227 97 0 73
IV.HVZN.HNE. 2019-05-05T07:11:32.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 148 84.7485 50 -0.43 83
IV.MPG.SHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:32.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 82.9503 50 0.57 62
IV.ALJA.HHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:31.95 1.0 undecidable manual S 258 41.0256 97 0.22 24
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:31.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 79.0653 50 0.11 91
IV.CLTA.HHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:31.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 77.5668 50 -0.21 88
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:31.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 78.8655 50 -0.63 78
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:29.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 66.0894 50 0.19 69
IV.EMSG.HHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:29.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 91 64.7907 50 0.39 44
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:28.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 90 56.6988 50 0.68 82
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:28.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 62.6928 50 -0.61 81
MN.VAE.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:27.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 163 41.8248 97 1.28 30
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:27.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 46.9197 50 1.18 49
IV.GIB.HHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:26.51 1.0 undecidable manual S 318 24.0537 103 0.57 22
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:26.05 1.0 undecidable manual S 214 24.2535 102 0.03 25
IV.ALJA.HHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:25.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 258 41.0256 97 -0.47 90
IV.MNO.SHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:25.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 75 43.9227 97 -0.55 45
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:24.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 34.2435 99 0.29 69
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:23.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 19.0698 106 -0.29 49
IV.GIB.HHE. 2019-05-05T07:11:22.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 318 24.0537 103 0.08 100
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:21.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 19.0698 106 0.14 99
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:11:21.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 214 24.2535 102 -0.55 92
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.1 0.0011659555 1.4208 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:28.77
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.2 0.0013700000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:30.33
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:2.6 0.002785 1.68 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:30.03
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0019 1.4 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:34.08
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0005375 0.64 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:43.57
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0004525 0.34 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:43.50
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000557495 0.4 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:46.85
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00041489105000000004 0.3008 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:48.20
IV.MPG.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00006085 0.44 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:49.09
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00047756854999999996 0.5568 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:52.33
IV.MPG.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00003865 0.64 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:53.77
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.2 0.0013369999999999999 1.3 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:11:57.84
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