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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 19-06-2019 and time 07:05:39 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Bronte (CT), on

  • 19-06-2019 05:05:39 (UTC)
  • 19-06-2019 07:05:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8050, 14.8490 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
Bronte CT 2 19172 19172
Maletto CT 3 3920 23092
Maniace CT 7 3765 26857
Randazzo CT 12 10900 37757
Cesarò ME 13 2439 40196
San Teodoro ME 14 1403 41599
Adrano CT 16 36122 77721
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 16 980 78701
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 102708

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
40 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
92 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Vittoria (63339 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 1.6 2019-06-19
05:05:39		 37.8047 14.8488 9 2019-11-13
14:31:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71934021
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2019-06-19
05:05:39		 37.8162 14.8613 11 2019-06-19
05:14:43		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 69687461
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-06-19 05:05:39 ± 0.05
Latitude 37.8047 ± 0.0027
Longitude 14.8488 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 71934021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 294
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 207
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 17
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 99
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02068
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34534
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69687461
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-19 05:14:43

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71934021
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-30 09:02:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:49.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 26.8509 108 0.1 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:48.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 5 26.5512 108 -0.12 48
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:48.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 70 25.3524 109 0 49
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:46.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 45 35.3424 50 0.04 72
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:46.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 19.4694 114 0.25 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:46.81 0.1 positive manual P 61 38.3283 50 -0.05 95
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:46.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 237 36.741 50 0.32 45
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:45.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 16.2726 118 0.23 47
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:45.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 319 33.9438 50 -0.26 69
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:45.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 138 16.5723 118 -0.28 47
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:44.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 70 25.3524 109 -0.17 47
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:44.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 26.8509 108 -0.16 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:44.88 0.1 positive manual P 5 26.5512 108 0.05 97
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:43.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 79 8.9799 134 0.18 49
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:43.66 0.1 negative manual P 316 19.4694 114 0.16 96
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:43.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 95 16.2726 118 0.1 49
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:43.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 16.5723 118 0.15 97
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:42.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 2.2977 165 -0.1 50
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:41.79 0.1 positive manual P 79 8.9799 134 0.04 100
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-06-19T05:05:40.79 0.1 positive manual P 18 2.2977 165 -0.25 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0024000874999999997 0.24 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:44.57
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00203117 0.1792 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:48.33
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00010120546499999999 0.2208 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:49.91
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00041726665 0.4192 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:50.10
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0005570154 0.64 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:49.92
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0001461116 0.88 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:50.50
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00014157873999999998 0.4 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:50.44
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00033420735 0.4416 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:50.69
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.4 0.0001368035 0.5408 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:50.94
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0009679264 0.3424 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:51.24
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0003124738 0.32 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:51.51
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008249877 0.4416 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:53.14
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00003212402 0.4608 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:55.48
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000046799915 0.7808 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:55.73
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00021715675000000002 0.5408 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:58.53
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00006879876 0.4992 AML other m 2019-06-19T05:05:59.35
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