Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 05-05-2019 and time 10:08:47 (UTC) in region 5 km N Gangi (PA)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N Gangi (PA), on

  • 05-05-2019 10:08:47 (UTC)
  • 05-05-2019 12:08:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8410, 14.2170 at 4 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
Gangi PA 5 6811 6811
Geraci Siculo PA 6 1945 8756
San Mauro Castelverde PA 9 1701 10457
Castel di Lucio ME 10 1294 11751
Petralia Soprana PA 11 3360 15111
Petralia Sottana PA 12 2821 17932
Bompietro PA 15 1401 19333
Sperlinga EN 15 805 20138
Castelbuono PA 15 8943 29081
Pettineo ME 16 1350 30431
Blufi PA 16 1029 31460
Tusa ME 16 2925 34385
Mistretta ME 16 4791 39176
Castellana Sicula PA 16 3411 42587
Motta d'Affermo ME 17 739 43326
Pollina PA 18 2974 46300
Reitano ME 19 806 47106
Alimena PA 19 2032 49138
Nicosia EN 19 13899 63037
Polizzi Generosa PA 19 3407 66444

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
87 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
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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 2.4 2019-05-05
10:08:47
37.8413 14.2168 4 2019-11-13
14:30:53
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 70096621
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.4 2019-05-05
10:08:48
37.8437 14.2302 4 2019-05-05
10:20:46
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 68274901
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-05 10:08:47 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.8413 ± 0.0099
Longitude 14.2168 ± 0.0159
Depth (km) 4 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 70096621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1215
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 746
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 71
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1210.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 60
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.53
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16188
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.74734
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70096621
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-20 09:07:30

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68274901
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-05 10:20:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPG.SHZ. 2019-05-05T10:09:03.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 82.9503 50 0.18 67
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-05-05T10:09:02.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 77.6667 50 -0.03 70
IV.CMDO.HHE. 2019-05-05T10:08:59.89 0.6 undecidable manual P 220 54.3012 50 1.26 31
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:59.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 92 56.0994 50 0.22 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:58.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 69 61.6938 50 -0.85 76
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:58.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 186 48.3183 95 0.44 68
MN.VAE.HHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:57.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 164 43.0236 95 1.15 68
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:56.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 76 43.0236 95 -0.3 71
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:56.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 25.752 99 -0.4 48
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:56.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 315 23.4543 99 0.77 42
IV.ALJA.HHE. 2019-05-05T10:08:55.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 256 41.8248 95 -0.56 66
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2019-05-05T10:08:55.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 134 34.743 96 0.09 75
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:54.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 339 17.9709 102 0.07 52
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:52.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 315 23.4543 99 -0.23 74
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:52.06 0.1 positive manual P 213 25.752 99 -1.07 73
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-05-05T10:08:51.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 339 17.9709 102 0.22 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0014249999999999998 1.48 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:08:57.08
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001865 0.38 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:08:59.36
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.3 0.00172 0.4 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:00.64
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:2.7 0.003185 0.32 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:01.15
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001245 0.42 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:02.24
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:2.6 0.002375 0.66 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:05.38
MN.VAE.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005304999999999999 0.94 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:09.99
IV.CPTP.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0006285 0.7 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:13.46
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000614 0.62 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:13.85
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00047799999999999996 0.34 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:13.79
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000535 0.6 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:15.72
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0006770000000000001 1.46 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:15.19
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0005024999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:16.51
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0006755 1.58 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:17.93
MN.VAE.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000472 0.9 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:17.22
IV.CPTP.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0006499999999999999 1.24 AML other m 2019-05-05T10:09:18.75
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