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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 19-09-2019 and time 02:07:46 (Italy) in region 8 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 8 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 19-09-2019 00:07:46 (UTC)
  • 19-09-2019 02:07:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7470, 15.0250 at 5 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
Milo CT 8 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 9 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 11 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 12 8592 20778
Giarre CT 14 27659 48437
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 55900
Pedara CT 15 14102 70002
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 75405
Ragalna CT 15 3924 79329
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 90239
Mascali CT 15 14282 104521
Piedimonte Etneo CT 15 3963 108484
Riposto CT 16 14838 123322
Randazzo CT 16 10900 134222
Viagrande CT 16 8563 142785
Maletto CT 17 3920 146705
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 156328
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 157045
Bronte CT 18 19172 176217
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 18 3215 179432
Belpasso CT 18 28108 207540
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 225524
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 249531
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 253055
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 19 7641 260696
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 290547
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 298290
Adrano CT 19 36122 334412
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 355001
Acireale CT 19 52622 407623
Malvagna ME 19 733 408356
Mascalucia CT 19 31958 440314
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 441294
San Giovanni la Punta CT 20 23060 464354
Calatabiano CT 20 5308 469662
Camporotondo Etneo CT 20 5023 474685
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 20 3945 478630

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 1.7 2019-09-19
00:07:46		 37.7468 15.0252 5 2020-02-28
16:42:22		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76315021
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.4 2019-09-19
00:07:45		 37.755 15.007 1 2020-02-07
10:36:51		 Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 72537881
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-09-19 00:07:46 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.7468 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0252 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 5 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76315021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1009
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 70
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 300
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 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04497
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47574
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 72537881
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-19 00:17:18

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76315021
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-07 10:36:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2019-09-19T00:07:57.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 33 52.8027 50 -0.14 46
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:56.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 310 49.5171 50 -0.17 69
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:55.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 264 40.4262 97 0.57 63
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:53.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 29 17.1717 105 0.8 40
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:53.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 35.4423 97 -0.13 71
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-09-19T00:07:53.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 30.8469 99 0.34 91
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:53.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 17 32.6451 98 0.11 96
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2019-09-19T00:07:52.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 236 11.877 111 1.38 30
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:51.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 321 10.5783 114 0.85 40
IV.ESML.HHE. 2019-09-19T00:07:51.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 222 19.1697 104 0.29 71
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:50.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 29 17.1717 105 0.02 100
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-09-19T00:07:50.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 21 7.6812 121 0.78 41
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2019-09-19T00:07:49.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 123 11.5773 112 0 76
IV.ENIC.HHE. 2019-09-19T00:07:49.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 181 12.7761 110 -0.04 75
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2019-09-19T00:07:49.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 11.877 111 0.08 100
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:49.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 300 17.0718 105 -0.58 88
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:49.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 217 7.3815 122 -0.17 49
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:48.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 217 7.3815 122 -0.36 95
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:48.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 321 10.5783 114 -0.36 94
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:48.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 4.995 133 -0.44 47
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-09-19T00:07:48.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 7.6812 121 -0.21 98
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-09-19T00:07:47.69 0.1 positive manual P 8 4.995 133 -0.54 91
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.003205 0.6 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:07:52.60
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0036349999999999998 0.22 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:07:53.72
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:1.5 0.0003105 1.1 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:07:57.08
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0007535 0.5 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:07:58.21
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:1.5 0.000301 0.36 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:07:58.96
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0007745 1.58 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:07:59.82
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002485 0.98 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:08:02.15
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003125 0.54 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:08:03.98
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000608 1.58 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:08:04.09
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00019600000000000002 0.48 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:08:06.85
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005305 1.48 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:08:06.11
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000175 1.32 AML other m 2019-09-19T00:08:07.17
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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