Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 13-10-2019 and time 09:52:41 (Italy) in region 8 km S Alcara li Fusi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 8 km S Alcara li Fusi (ME), on

  • 13-10-2019 07:52:41 (UTC)
  • 13-10-2019 09:52:41 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9550, 14.7230 at 24 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Alcara li Fusi ME 8 1980 1980
Longi ME 9 1473 3453
Galati Mamertino ME 10 2627 6080
Militello Rosmarino ME 11 1324 7404
San Teodoro ME 12 1403 8807
Cesarò ME 12 2439 11246
Tortorici ME 12 6435 17681
Maniace CT 13 3765 21446
San Fratello ME 13 3707 25153
Frazzanò ME 13 711 25864
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 13 1996 27860
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 14 1319 29179
Mirto ME 15 974 30153
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 15 12624 42777
Torrenova ME 16 4386 47163
Castell'Umberto ME 16 3128 50291
Acquedolci ME 16 5744 56035
Floresta ME 17 485 56520
Capri Leone ME 17 4515 61035
Ucria ME 17 1058 62093
Sinagra ME 18 2705 64798
Maletto CT 19 3920 68718
Naso ME 20 3813 72531
Ficarra ME 20 1469 74000
Raccuja ME 20 1041 75041

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
55 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
60 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 1.6 2019-10-13
07:52:41
37.9553 14.7233 24 2020-02-28
16:41:55
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73247441
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2019-10-13
07:52:41
38.0053 14.7023 26 2019-10-13
07:57:50
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73230831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-13 07:52:41 ± 0.21
Latitude 37.9553 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.7233 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 24 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73247441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 884
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 573
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 40
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 880.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 84
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) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03327
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64571
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73230831
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-13 07:57:50

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73247441
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-14 09:52:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHE. 2019-10-13T07:53:04.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 71.6727 102 0.85 36
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2019-10-13T07:53:03.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 349 68.7756 103 0.38 43
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:56.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 88 44.622 111 0.41 45
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:54.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 77 37.0296 116 0.2 71
IV.IACL.HHE. 2019-10-13T07:52:54.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 71.6727 102 0.14 90
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2019-10-13T07:52:53.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 349 68.7756 103 -0.09 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:52.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 69 58.8966 105 0.07 70
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:51.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 18.6702 137 0.69 63
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:50.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 16.3725 141 -0.28 48
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-10-13T07:52:50.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 23 53.2023 107 -0.49 43
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:49.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 307 14.4744 145 -0.42 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:49.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 88 44.622 111 -0.24 92
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:49.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 3.6963 170 0.15 50
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:48.85 0.1 positive manual P 77 37.0296 116 -0.26 93
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:47.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 127 24.8529 128 -0.05 50
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:47.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 18.6702 137 0.36 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:46.13 0.1 positive manual P 307 14.4744 145 -0.28 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:46.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 53 16.3725 141 -0.17 98
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-13T07:52:45.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 3.6963 170 -0.23 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00034349680000000005 0.4992 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:52.80
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00033179000000000005 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:54.26
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0011228294999999998 0.5568 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:50.53
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00042200765 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:50.71
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00018844450000000002 0.3008 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:51.05
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00014015885 0.1984 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:49.69
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00011529429499999998 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:50.88
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00013842559999999998 0.2752 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:51.82
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00020082525000000002 0.2816 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:55.55
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00023430195 0.3392 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:55.08
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00004968737999999999 0.4608 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:57.10
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000066182495 0.3776 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:52:57.30
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000069700035 0.544 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:53:11.36
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00008085899 0.3968 AML other m 2019-10-13T07:53:09.66
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