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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 08-05-2019 and time 06:30:03 (Italy) in region 4 km N Gangi (PA)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km N Gangi (PA), on

  • 08-05-2019 04:30:03 (UTC)
  • 08-05-2019 06:30:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8330, 14.2130 at 6 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 4 6811 6811
Geraci Siculo PA 6 1945 8756
San Mauro Castelverde PA 9 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
Castelbuono PA 16 8943 30110
Castellana Sicula PA 16 3411 33521
Pettineo ME 17 1350 34871
Tusa ME 17 2925 37796
Mistretta ME 17 4791 42587
Alimena PA 18 2032 44619
Motta d'Affermo ME 18 739 45358
Polizzi Generosa PA 19 3407 48765
Nicosia EN 19 13899 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 W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
87 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2019-05-08
04:30:03		 37.833 14.2132 6 2019-11-13
14:30:51		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69591731
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2019-05-08
04:30:03		 37.8158 14.2387 5 2019-05-08
04:37:49		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 68348301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-08 04:30:03 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.8330 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.2132 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69591731

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 861
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 723
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 160
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 880.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 58
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.52
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16907
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.30132
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69591731
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-19 12:02:57

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68348301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-08 04:37:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:28.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 150 144.4443 50 0.5 36
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:23.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 62.2932 50 -0.22 45
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:21.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 101.3208 50 -0.17 63
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:20.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 90.0432 50 0.36 62
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:20.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 93.4398 50 0.47 60
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:19.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 43.5231 50 0.54 43
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:18.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 41.3253 99 0.17 47
IV.IACL.HHE. 2019-05-08T04:30:18.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 78.6657 50 0.21 65
IV.MPG.SHE. 2019-05-08T04:30:18.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 296 83.0502 50 -0.12 44
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:18.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 56 39.9267 99 0.63 42
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:16.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 68.9754 50 -0.49 63
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2019-05-08T04:30:15.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 296 66.0894 50 -0.2 45
IV.CMDO.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:15.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 220 53.4021 50 1.32 29
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:14.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 62.2932 50 -0.86 73
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:14.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 47.4192 50 0.95 54
MN.VAE.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:13.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 163 42.2244 50 1.41 43
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:12.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 214 24.753 104 0.08 50
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:12.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 317 23.9538 105 0.49 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:11.23 0.1 positive manual P 56 39.9267 99 -0.78 78
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:11.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 41.3253 99 -1.05 52
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:11.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 341 18.7701 109 0.61 65
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2019-05-08T04:30:11.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 133 34.3434 101 0.73 62
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:11.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 43.5231 50 -0.9 74
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:08.09 0.1 positive manual P 214 24.753 104 -0.95 74
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:08.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 317 23.9538 105 -0.16 73
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-05-08T04:30:07.81 0.1 positive manual P 341 18.7701 109 -0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0015207139999999998 0.5216 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:13.98
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0015869119999999998 0.8992 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:14.44
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0014632715 0.5024 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:15.20
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.3 0.0015790379999999998 0.5184 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:16.80
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0028580619999999998 0.4 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:17.39
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00098333065 0.4608 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:17.12
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00055437735 0.7776 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:19.11
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00087232035 1.4432 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:21.22
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005464502500000001 0.2592 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:21.88
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00092007745 1.5616 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:21.58
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00083022665 0.4384 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:22.51
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00028232005 0.8224 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:23.27
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0003631914 0.48 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:28.98
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000089392935 4.1792 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:29.49
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0005483802 0.5408 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:29.62
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000861082 1.6992 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:30.68
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00052156895 0.48 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:36.98
IV.ILLI.HHN. ML:3.6 0.0041004745 0.3808 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:37.70
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00032076749999999997 0.96 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:39.13
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:2.4 0.00023976485 1.12 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:39.31
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:2.4 0.00019382189999999998 0.3584 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:39.66
IV.ILLI.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0025099065 0.6592 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:42.99
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00057120075 1.0016 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:44.60
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0005527599 0.6208 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:44.59
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0002048932 1.0176 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:49.29
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0002389823 1.8816 AML other m 2019-05-08T04:30:53.21
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