Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 05-05-2019 and time 09:24:26 (Italy) in region 5 km SW Floridia (SR)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SW Floridia (SR), on

  • 05-05-2019 07:24:26 (UTC)
  • 05-05-2019 09:24:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.0450, 15.1310 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
Floridia SR 5 22762 22762
Canicattini Bagni SR 6 7109 29871
Solarino SR 7 8091 37962
Priolo Gargallo SR 14 12091 50053
Siracusa SR 15 122291 172344
Avola SR 15 31708 204052
Melilli SR 15 13621 217673
Sortino SR 16 8690 226363
Cassaro SR 18 821 227184
Noto SR 18 23913 251097
Ferla SR 19 2523 253620

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
38 Km E of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
39 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
51 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
54 Km E of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
63 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Gela (75827 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 2.3 2019-05-05
07:24:26
37.0448 15.1312 21 2019-11-13
14:30:53
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69997041
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.3 2019-05-05
07:24:25
37.0348 15.1343 25 2019-05-05
07:33:44
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 68270021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-05 07:24:26 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.0448 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1312 ± 0.0079
Depth (km) 21 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69997041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 738
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 140
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 101
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 160
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36692
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68270021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-05 07:33:44

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69997041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-28 13:28:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVZN.HNE. 2019-05-05T07:24:40.10 0.1 undecidable manual S 292 39.627 110 0.43 88
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:39.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 193 38.2284 111 -0.02 96
IT.PPL1.HGE. 2019-05-05T07:24:39.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 0.23 70
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:39.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 326 40.7259 109 -0.14 94
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:37.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 253 32.2455 115 -0.36 92
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:36.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 5 26.751 121 -0.15 96
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:36.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 20 24.9528 123 0.05 99
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:34.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 193 38.2284 111 0.61 85
IV.HVZN.HNE. 2019-05-05T07:24:34.05 0.1 positive manual P 292 39.627 110 0.1 95
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:33.96 0.1 negative manual P 326 40.7259 109 -0.15 94
IT.PPL1.HGE. 2019-05-05T07:24:33.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 0.16 94
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:33.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 338 13.4754 143 -0.1 100
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:32.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 0.12 95
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:32.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 5 26.751 121 0.1 98
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:32.60 0.1 positive manual P 253 32.2455 115 -0.31 92
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:31.87 0.1 positive manual P 20 24.9528 123 -0.05 98
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-05-05T07:24:30.76 0.1 negative manual P 338 13.4754 143 0.14 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0050319975 0.16 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:36.33
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:0.0 0.00076677275 0.24 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:36.59
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:0.0 0.0011004795 0.16 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:36.74
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0006775145 0.08 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:36.98
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00066915805 0.1792 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:36.82
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0008782416 0.16 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:37.59
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00042116085000000003 0.1792 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:39.14
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00085413855 0.2208 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:40.49
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000128888915 0.1408 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:44.25
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00014195111 0.16 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:45.15
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0007015 0.68 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:47.47
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0034860105 0.2784 AML other m 2019-05-05T07:24:34.37
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