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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 10-10-2019 and time 09:36:12 (Italy) in region 2 km E Capizzi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Capizzi (ME), on

  • 10-10-2019 07:36:12 (UTC)
  • 10-10-2019 09:36:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8410, 14.5030 at 33 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
Capizzi ME 2 3176 3176
Cerami EN 3 2006 5182
Troina EN 11 9373 14555
Nicosia EN 14 13899 28454
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 15 3593 32047
Sperlinga EN 16 805 32852
Mistretta ME 16 4791 37643
San Teodoro ME 17 1403 39046
Castel di Lucio ME 18 1294 40340
Cesarò ME 19 2439 42779

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
55 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 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 2019-10-10
07:36:12		 37.8408 14.5028 33 2020-02-28
16:42:11		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74378151
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2019-10-10
07:36:12		 37.8407 14.5135 32 2019-10-10
07:47:21		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73176871
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-10 07:36:12 ± 0.21
Latitude 37.8408 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.5028 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 33 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74378151

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 918
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 445
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 319
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 920.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 90
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) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13939
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.81658
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74378151
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-06 11:25:31

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73176871
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-10 07:47:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:35.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 190 69.6747 111 0.57 42
IV.ACATE.HNZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:28.62 0.3 positive manual P 180 90.6426 106 0.39 63
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:27.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 39.4272 126 -0.17 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:26.13 0.3 negative manual P 35 72.5718 110 0.56 62
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:26.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 298 35.742 129 0.38 46
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:26.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 30 77.5668 109 0.51 41
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:25.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 190 69.6747 111 0.16 92
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:24.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 20 22.755 143 0.3 48
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:23.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 59 19.5693 147 0.12 75
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:23.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 149 63.492 113 -0.36 66
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:23.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 159 15.4734 153 0.04 77
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:20.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 269 34.0437 130 -0.12 74
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:20.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 298 35.742 129 -0.01 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:20.79 0.1 positive manual P 55 39.4272 126 -0.24 95
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:20.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 181 24.2535 141 0.84 41
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:20.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 286 40.4262 125 -0.33 93
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:18.28 0.1 negative manual P 159 15.4734 153 -0.3 97
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:18.64 0.1 positive manual P 59 19.5693 147 -0.25 98
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-10T07:36:18.73 0.1 positive manual P 20 22.755 143 -0.45 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00016196895 0.8192 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:25.29
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00069212505 0.4608 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:26.04
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0007930166000000001 0.6592 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:26.35
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00017764785 0.2816 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:28.37
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00017896004500000002 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:23.93
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00007372728 0.2752 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:25.09
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00003984747 0.6016 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:24.95
IV.CAGR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00033918875 0.4992 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:30.96
IV.CAGR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00035032589999999995 0.736 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:29.36
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00018575930000000002 0.96 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:31.83
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001272741 0.7808 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:32.20
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.0 0.0002498449 0.5184 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:31.77
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.0 0.0002957622 1.1776 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:31.91
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00017603045 0.3392 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:30.12
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001590052 0.6016 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:28.08
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000036984185 0.6592 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:36.55
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00003069923 1.1456 AML other m 2019-10-10T07:36:30.12
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