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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 30-05-2019 and time 07:12:39 (Italy) in region 3 km S Santa Venerina (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 3 km S Santa Venerina (CT), on

  • 30-05-2019 05:12:39 (UTC)
  • 30-05-2019 07:12:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6590, 15.1340 at 9 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
Santa Venerina CT 3 8592 8592
Zafferana Etnea CT 5 9517 18109
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 6 17984 36093
Acireale CT 6 52622 88715
Viagrande CT 6 8563 97278
Aci Catena CT 6 29851 127129
Trecastagni CT 7 10910 138039
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 7 3524 141563
Milo CT 7 1087 142650
Pedara CT 8 14102 156752
Valverde CT 9 7840 164592
Giarre CT 9 27659 192251
Sant'Alfio CT 10 1582 193833
San Giovanni la Punta CT 10 23060 216893
Riposto CT 10 14838 231731
San Gregorio di Catania CT 11 11966 243697
Tremestieri Etneo CT 11 20589 264286
Nicolosi CT 11 7463 271749
Aci Castello CT 11 18723 290472
Mascalucia CT 12 31958 322430
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 12 9479 331909
Mascali CT 12 14282 346191
Gravina di Catania CT 13 25838 372029
San Pietro Clarenza CT 14 7743 379772
Camporotondo Etneo CT 15 5023 384795
Belpasso CT 16 28108 412903
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 16 9623 422526
Piedimonte Etneo CT 17 3963 426489
Ragalna CT 17 3924 430413
Catania CT 18 314555 744968
Misterbianco CT 19 49410 794378

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
18 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.9 2019-05-30
05:12:39		 37.659 15.1338 9 2019-11-13
14:31:02		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 72471641
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2019-05-30
05:12:39		 37.6672 15.1077 9 2019-05-30
05:31:45		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 69017101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-30 05:12:39 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.6590 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.1338 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 72471641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 965
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 532
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 282
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 960.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 97
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04497
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.75273
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 72471641
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-16 17:06:44

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69017101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-30 05:31:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-05-30T05:12:55.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 332 48.3183 50 0.77 53
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:54.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 202 83.5497 50 0.55 53
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:53.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 214 41.4252 50 0.13 64
IV.NOV.HHE. 2019-05-30T05:12:53.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 0 40.9257 50 0.55 58
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-05-30T05:12:52.44 1.0 undecidable manual P 26 74.6697 50 0.01 30
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:51.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 307 30.4473 107 0.75 52
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-05-30T05:12:51.32 1.0 undecidable manual P 52 62.5929 50 0.75 26
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-05-30T05:12:51.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 35.742 50 0.16 64
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2019-05-30T05:12:49.51 1.0 undecidable manual P 19 57.3981 50 -0.26 30
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-05-30T05:12:48.37 0.6 undecidable manual P 332 48.3183 50 0 63
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:48.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 357 24.753 110 0.33 61
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:48.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 22.755 112 1.08 45
IV.AGST.EHE. 2019-05-30T05:12:47.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 170 45.4212 50 -0.11 62
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:47.01 0.6 undecidable manual P 177 41.5251 50 -0.31 60
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:46.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 214 41.4252 50 -0.39 59
IV.NOV.HHE. 2019-05-30T05:12:46.37 0.6 undecidable manual P 0 40.9257 50 -0.86 50
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-05-30T05:12:46.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 35.742 50 -0.32 91
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:45.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 307 30.4473 107 -0.01 65
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:45.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 17.0718 118 -0.73 57
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:44.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 357 24.753 110 -0.23 64
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:43.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 259 22.755 112 -0.57 59
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:43.68 1.0 undecidable manual P 318 24.1536 111 -0.74 28
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:43.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 73 4.995 151 0.81 53
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:42.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 329 17.0718 118 -0.51 92
IV.ENIC.HNZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:42.72 1.0 undecidable manual P 253 10.2786 131 0.72 28
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:42.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 285 14.4744 122 -0.64 59
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-05-30T05:12:41.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 73 4.995 151 0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000078298165 0.1184 AML other m 2019-05-30T05:12:54.55
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.004559229999999999 0.24 AML other m 2019-05-30T05:12:46.29
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.6 0.008329294000000001 0.2624 AML other m 2019-05-30T05:12:44.84
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00039364445000000006 0.2592 AML other m 2019-05-30T05:12:50.21
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0005894136 0.3392 AML other m 2019-05-30T05:12:49.58
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000092306805 0.2016 AML other m 2019-05-30T05:12:54.38
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008732699 0.1408 AML other m 2019-05-30T05:13:07.52
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000128922545 0.1824 AML other m 2019-05-30T05:13:06.93
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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