Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 24-05-2019 and time 01:49:24 (UTC) in region 11 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 11 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 24-05-2019 01:49:24 (UTC)
  • 24-05-2019 03:49:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7540, 15.0000 at 0 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
Milo CT 11 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 11 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 13 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 14 8592 20778
Maletto CT 15 3920 24698
Ragalna CT 15 3924 28622
Randazzo CT 15 10900 39522
Bronte CT 15 19172 58694
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 66157
Pedara CT 16 14102 80259
Linguaglossa CT 16 5403 85662
Giarre CT 17 27659 113321
Trecastagni CT 17 10910 124231
Piedimonte Etneo CT 17 3963 128194
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 128911
Biancavilla CT 17 24007 152918
Mascali CT 17 14282 167200
Adrano CT 18 36122 203322
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 18 3215 206537
Viagrande CT 18 8563 215100
Riposto CT 18 14838 229938
Belpasso CT 18 28108 258046
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 18 7641 265687
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 266667
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 19 9623 276290
Malvagna ME 19 733 277023
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 20 3524 280547
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 20 17984 298531
Roccella Valdemone ME 20 666 299197

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
29 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.4 2019-05-24
01:49:24
37.7542 15.0003 0 2019-11-13
14:30:56
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 70842231
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.4 2019-05-24
01:49:22
37.755 15 1 2019-09-24
04:55:05
Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 68834471
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-24 01:49:24 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.7542 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0003 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 0 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 70842231

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1010
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 570
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 291
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1010.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 87
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04497
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.28419
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70842231
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-24 04:57:03

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68834471
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-24 03:06:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:30.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 31.5462 90 -0.09 75
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:30.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 37 17.6712 90 0.79 42
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:28.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 18.87 90 0.38 72
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:28.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 215 18.4704 90 0.32 73
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:27.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 8.5803 91 0.82 42
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:27.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 17.6712 90 -0.22 99
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:26.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 199 7.0929 91 0.09 78
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:26.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 13.7751 91 0.22 75
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:26.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 14.7741 91 -0.01 78
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:25.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 8.5803 91 -0.26 100
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:25.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 35 4.995 92 0.04 79
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:24.55 0.1 positive manual P 35 4.995 92 -0.47 96
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-05-24T01:49:24.97 0.1 positive manual P 199 7.0929 91 -0.46 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000496107 0.3 AML other m 2019-05-24T01:49:34.20
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000838387 0.42 AML other m 2019-05-24T01:49:34.75
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00026885165 0.44 AML other m 2019-05-24T01:49:36.98
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00029604335 0.42 AML other m 2019-05-24T01:49:37.32
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000069795605 1.64 AML other m 2019-05-24T01:49:40.45
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006616627 0.62 AML other m 2019-05-24T01:49:40.98
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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