Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 08-05-2019 and time 05:18:55 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Gangi (PA)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Gangi (PA), on

  • 08-05-2019 03:18:55 (UTC)
  • 08-05-2019 05:18:55 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8280, 14.2180 at 8 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 3 6811 6811
Geraci Siculo PA 7 1945 8756
San Mauro Castelverde PA 10 1701 10457
Petralia Soprana PA 10 3360 13817
Castel di Lucio ME 11 1294 15111
Petralia Sottana PA 11 2821 17932
Bompietro PA 14 1401 19333
Sperlinga EN 14 805 20138
Blufi PA 15 1029 21167
Castellana Sicula PA 16 3411 24578
Castelbuono PA 17 8943 33521
Pettineo ME 17 1350 34871
Mistretta ME 17 4791 39662
Alimena PA 18 2032 41694
Tusa ME 18 2925 44619
Nicosia EN 18 13899 58518
Motta d'Affermo ME 19 739 59257
Polizzi Generosa PA 19 3407 62664
Pollina PA 20 2974 65638
Reitano ME 20 806 66444

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
85 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 2.0 2019-05-08
03:18:55
37.8278 14.2183 8 2019-11-13
14:30:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69589351
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2019-05-08
03:18:53
37.7408 14.1892 8 2019-05-08
03:31:22
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 68347751
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-08 03:18:55 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.8278 ± 0.0099
Longitude 14.2183 ± 0.0182
Depth (km) 8 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69589351

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1372
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1059
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 276
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1370.0
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 23
Number of defining phases 19
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.81209
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69589351
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-19 11:32:11

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68347751
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-08 03:31:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RMP.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:20:44.14 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.09 0
IV.LAV9.HNZ. 2019-05-08T03:20:08.10 3.0 negative manual P 1 0
IV.LPDG.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:20:07.44 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.77 0
IV.IOCA.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:46.66 3.0 negative manual P 3.69 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:15.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 67 62.0934 50 0.1 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:11.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 47 90.1431 50 0.39 64
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:10.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 43.3233 50 0.55 67
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:09.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 79.1652 50 0.01 71
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:09.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 39.8268 50 0.52 45
IV.CMDO.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:07.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 221 53.2023 50 1.66 38
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:07.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 68.2761 50 -0.06 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:06.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 62.0934 50 -0.51 66
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:05.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 215 24.5532 108 1.17 53
IV.GIB.HHE. 2019-05-08T03:19:04.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 317 24.6531 108 0.5 47
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:04.63 1.0 undecidable manual P 186 46.9197 50 0.13 24
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:03.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 43.3233 50 -0.31 71
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2019-05-08T03:19:03.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 340 19.4694 112 0.58 69
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2019-05-08T03:19:02.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 33.6441 103 0.14 100
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:02.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 41.625 50 -0.73 62
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:19:02.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 39.8268 50 -0.8 61
IV.GIB.HHE. 2019-05-08T03:19:00.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 317 24.6531 108 -0.43 72
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2019-05-08T03:18:59.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 19.4694 112 -0.27 100
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-05-08T03:18:59.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 24.5532 108 -1.15 71
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0005265 0.36 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:08.09
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0006619999999999999 0.38 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:08.59
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00023299999999999997 0.76 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:10.47
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001012 0.42 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:10.67
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00033850000000000004 1.24 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:12.36
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0002614721 1.16 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:12.56
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00020150000000000002 0.34 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:20.99
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000126 0.34 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:21.24
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00016399999999999997 0.5 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:24.41
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000205 0.5 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:24.57
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00022349999999999998 1.56 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:30.13
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000177 0.82 AML other m 2019-05-08T03:19:37.89
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