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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 15-07-2019 and time 03:54:19 (UTC) in region 7 km SE San Fratello (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 7 km SE San Fratello (ME), on

  • 15-07-2019 03:54:19 (UTC)
  • 15-07-2019 05:54:19 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9570, 14.6210 at 20 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
San Fratello ME 7 3707 3707
Alcara li Fusi ME 10 1980 5687
Militello Rosmarino ME 11 1324 7011
Acquedolci ME 12 5744 12755
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 13 12624 25379
San Teodoro ME 14 1403 26782
Longi ME 14 1473 28255
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 15 1996 30251
Cesarò ME 15 2439 32690
Galati Mamertino ME 16 2627 35317
Torrenova ME 16 4386 39703
Frazzanò ME 17 711 40414
Capizzi ME 17 3176 43590
Caronia ME 18 3364 46954
Mirto ME 19 974 47928
Capri Leone ME 19 4515 52443
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 19 1319 53762
Troina EN 19 9373 63135
Cerami EN 19 2006 65141
Maniace CT 20 3765 68906
Tortorici ME 20 6435 75341

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
61 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
65 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Bagheria (55387 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 1.2 2019-07-15
03:54:19		 37.9567 14.6207 20 2019-11-13
14:31:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 72075791
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2019-07-15
03:54:18		 37.9745 14.5825 25 2019-07-15
04:03:19		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 70589651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-07-15 03:54:19 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.9567 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.6207 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 20 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 72075791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 539
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 143
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 169
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 540.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61244
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.6
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70589651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-15 04:03:19

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 72075791
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-03 08:32:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:56:01.75 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 22.969999 0
IV.NDIM.HNZ. 2019-07-15T03:55:43.08 3.0 positive manual Pn 1.04 0
IV.NARO.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:55:24.79 3.0 positive manual Pn 3.6 0
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:55:23.78 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.26 0
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:55:23.36 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.51 0
IV.CPOZ.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:55:15.74 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.19 0
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:55:11.84 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.01 0
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-07-15T03:54:36.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 88 53.6019 102 0.01 69
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-07-15T03:54:34.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 101 44.5221 106 0.32 66
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:31.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 67.4769 99 0.25 86
IV.IACL.HHE. 2019-07-15T03:54:31.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 67.9764 99 0.03 90
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2019-07-15T03:54:30.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 67.377 99 -0.21 87
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:29.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 190 27.6501 117 0.03 73
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:29.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 125 25.3524 120 0.35 68
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:28.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 67 24.1536 122 -0.2 71
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-07-15T03:54:28.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 88 53.6019 102 -0.14 68
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2019-07-15T03:54:28.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 46.3203 105 0.3 89
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2019-07-15T03:54:28.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 56.0994 102 -0.43 85
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:28.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 268 49.3173 104 0.39 65
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-07-15T03:54:27.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 101 44.5221 106 0.03 71
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2019-07-15T03:54:26.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 38.628 109 -0.43 87
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:26.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 117 32.5452 113 0.28 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:25.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 344 8.9799 152 0.02 75
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:24.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 25.3524 120 0.07 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:24.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 67 24.1536 122 -0.06 97
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:24.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 190 27.6501 117 -0.32 91
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-07-15T03:54:23.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 344 8.9799 152 -0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00008195 0.42 AML other m 2019-07-15T03:54:27.68
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014000000000000001 1.02 AML other m 2019-07-15T03:54:29.07
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011949999999999999 0.52 AML other m 2019-07-15T03:54:30.69
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00008127244000000001 0.32 AML other m 2019-07-15T03:54:29.57
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00008436947 0.8 AML other m 2019-07-15T03:54:29.48
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.00003153736 0.1376 AML other m 2019-07-15T03:54:26.40
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