Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 24-09-2019 and time 01:08:23 (Italy) in region 9 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 9 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 23-09-2019 23:08:23 (UTC)
  • 24-09-2019 01:08:23 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7520, 15.0160 at 2 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.

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 9 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 10 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 11 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 13 8592 20778
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 26181
Giarre CT 15 27659 53840
Ragalna CT 15 3924 57764
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 65227
Randazzo CT 15 10900 76127
Pedara CT 15 14102 90229
Piedimonte Etneo CT 16 3963 94192
Mascali CT 16 14282 108474
Maletto CT 16 3920 112394
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 123304
Bronte CT 17 19172 142476
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 143193
Riposto CT 17 14838 158031
Viagrande CT 17 8563 166594
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 169809
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 18 9623 179432
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 203439
Belpasso CT 18 28108 231547
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 19 17984 249531
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 19 7641 257172
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 258152
Malvagna ME 19 733 258885
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 262409
Adrano CT 19 36122 298531
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 20 3945 302476
Aci Catena CT 20 29851 332327
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 340070
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 372028

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 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)
81 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
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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 1.8 2019-09-23
23:08:23
37.7523 15.0165 2 2020-02-28
16:42:11
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74339291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-09-23 23:08:23 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.7523 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0165 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 2 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74339291

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 750
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 111
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 295
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04137
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.35793
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74339291
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-05 11:46:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:31.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 263 39.7269 93 0.7 40
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:29.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 30.8469 94 0.19 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:29.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 34.5432 94 -0.32 68
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:27.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 322 9.5793 104 0.58 44
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:27.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 219 19.1697 97 0.25 71
IV.EPIT.HHE. 2019-09-23T23:08:26.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 28 7.3815 107 0.63 44
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:26.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 300 16.0728 98 -0.2 96
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:26.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 32 17.0718 98 -0.03 99
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2019-09-23T23:08:25.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 11.6772 101 0.05 100
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2019-09-23T23:08:25.83 0.6 undecidable manual P 124 12.5763 101 0.13 49
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:25.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 13.3755 100 0.06 75
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:25.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 7.4814 107 0.09 75
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:24.32 0.1 positive manual P 210 7.4814 107 -0.39 94
IV.EPIT.HHE. 2019-09-23T23:08:24.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 28 7.3815 107 -0.09 100
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:24.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 19 4.5954 117 0.02 76
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:24.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 322 9.5793 104 -0.19 98
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-09-23T23:08:23.80 0.1 positive manual P 19 4.5954 117 -0.36 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0012850000000000001 1.66 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:32.93
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0004415 1.28 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:34.99
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0004165 0.42 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:34.61
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00044699999999999997 0.24 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:34.60
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:1.7 0.0005574999999999999 0.86 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:34.85
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001635 0.54 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:35.51
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005005 0.8 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:35.26
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006879999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:36.09
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00016499999999999997 0.96 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:39.10
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000192 0.4 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:39.36
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001505 1 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:40.45
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002285 1.5 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:41.16
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000482 0.66 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:45.82
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000502 0.64 AML other m 2019-09-23T23:08:48.60
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