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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 23-07-2019 and time 08:36:14 (Italy) in region 1 km SE Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SE Bronte (CT), on

  • 23-07-2019 06:36:14 (UTC)
  • 23-07-2019 08:36:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7810, 14.8460 at 11 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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 1 19172 19172
Maletto CT 6 3920 23092
Maniace CT 10 3765 26857
Adrano CT 13 36122 62979
Cesarò ME 14 2439 65418
Randazzo CT 14 10900 76318
San Teodoro ME 15 1403 77721
Biancavilla CT 16 24007 101728
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 102708
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 19 7641 110349
Ragalna CT 19 3924 114273
Centuripe EN 20 5470 119743

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
96 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 2.2 2019-07-23
06:36:14		 37.7807 14.8458 11 2019-11-13
14:31:06		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73254181
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 2.1 2019-07-23
06:36:13		 37.759 14.827 10 2019-07-23
08:42:12		 Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 70818891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-07-23 06:36:14 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.7807 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.8458 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73254181

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1023
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 830
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 119
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1020.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 81
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
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) 0.04407
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.35973
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:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73254181
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-14 16:23:29

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70818891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-23 08:42:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:25.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 5 29.2485 50 0.64 42
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:24.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 25.6521 50 0.67 42
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-07-23T06:36:23.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 80 18.7701 120 0.9 39
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-07-23T06:36:22.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 39.9267 50 -0.11 95
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:22.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 14.874 126 1.16 34
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:21.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 322 35.8419 50 0.07 73
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:20.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 64 10.1787 137 0.3 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:20.53 0.1 positive manual P 5 29.2485 50 -0.1 98
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:20.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 25.6521 50 -0.01 100
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2019-07-23T06:36:20.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 151 11.9769 132 0.17 49
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:19.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 12 4.8951 155 0.33 48
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:19.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 65 26.5512 50 -0.38 69
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:19.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 18.2706 120 0.23 73
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:18.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 14.874 126 -0.33 95
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:18.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 86 16.4724 123 -0.05 76
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-07-23T06:36:18.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 18.7701 120 -0.11 99
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2019-07-23T06:36:17.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 151 11.9769 132 -0.46 93
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:17.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 10.1787 137 -0.26 97
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-07-23T06:36:16.65 0.1 positive manual P 12 4.8951 155 -0.38 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0032949999999999998 0.6 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:19.71
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00496 1.68 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:19.84
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00635 0.16 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:20.21
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00822 0.24 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:20.50
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001565 0.36 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:22.75
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0013250000000000002 0.64 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:23.28
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007844999999999999 1.4 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:25.13
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000875 0.86 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:26.75
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.5 0.001815 1.06 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:26.36
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00047999999999999996 1.34 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:27.68
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0006770000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:27.52
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00013000000000000002 1.1 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:27.12
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001295 0.94 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:27.99
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00046499999999999997 1.36 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:28.95
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00175 0.42 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:28.51
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0008085 0.6 AML other m 2019-07-23T06:36:29.63
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