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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 14-10-2019 and time 02:45:09 (UTC) in region 6 km SW Moio Alcantara (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SW Moio Alcantara (ME), on

  • 14-10-2019 02:45:09 (UTC)
  • 14-10-2019 04:45:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8490, 15.0220 at 26 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
Moio Alcantara ME 6 717 717
Randazzo CT 7 10900 11617
Malvagna ME 8 733 12350
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 9 980 13330
Roccella Valdemone ME 10 666 13996
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 10 3215 17211
Linguaglossa CT 11 5403 22614
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 12 3945 26559
Maletto CT 14 3920 30479
Motta Camastra ME 14 845 31324
Piedimonte Etneo CT 15 3963 35287
Sant'Alfio CT 16 1582 36869
Milo CT 16 1087 37956
Gaggi ME 18 3184 41140
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 18 9623 50763
Bronte CT 18 19172 69935
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 75243
Mascali CT 18 14282 89525
Floresta ME 18 485 90010
Zafferana Etnea CT 19 9517 99527
Graniti ME 19 1492 101019
Maniace CT 19 3765 104784
Giarre CT 19 27659 132443
Montalbano Elicona ME 20 2287 134730

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
39 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.1 2019-10-14
02:45:09		 37.8493 15.0223 26 2020-02-28
16:42:16		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75017411
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.1 2019-10-14
02:45:09		 37.8583 15.026 26 2019-10-14
02:57:10		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73242501
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-14 02:45:09 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.8493 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0223 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 26 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75017411

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 774
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 277
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 130
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 770.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 78
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04676
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:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73242501
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-14 02:57:10

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75017411
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-27 09:50:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:28.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 193 57.0984 108 -0.19 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:25.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 41 43.8228 114 0.55 42
IV.RAFF.HHE. 2019-10-14T02:45:25.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 220 90.6426 101 0.09 87
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2019-10-14T02:45:24.95 1.0 undecidable manual S 299 42.9237 114 0.2 23
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-10-14T02:45:21.75 1.0 undecidable manual P 43 62.5929 106 0.38 21
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:20.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 25.0527 130 -0.32 47
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:20.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 57.0984 108 -0.34 66
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:20.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 22.8549 133 0.15 72
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:19.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 14.7741 146 0.43 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:19.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 27 22.1556 134 -0.47 69
IV.GALF.HHE. 2019-10-14T02:45:19.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 249 42.8238 114 0.69 41
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2019-10-14T02:45:18.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 42.9237 114 0.06 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:18.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 41 43.8228 114 0.02 95
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:18.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 67 9.3795 158 -0.17 50
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:15.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 22.8549 133 -0.02 100
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:15.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 14.7741 146 -0.06 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:15.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 22.1556 134 -0.26 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:15.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 25.0527 130 -0.31 94
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2019-10-14T02:45:14.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 243 7.0929 163 0.23 74
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-14T02:45:14.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 9.3795 158 -0.07 76
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-10-14T02:45:14.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 5.1948 167 0.39 71
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00015030099999999998 0.36 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:19.80
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00015548859999999997 1.6192 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:20.86
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00003951666 0.36 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:20.88
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00006916836 1.5584 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:20.89
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005923162 1.5392 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:21.84
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000021269694999999997 0.6784 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:22.16
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011362966000000001 0.9808 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:23.68
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.7 0.0000194231865 0.56 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:23.61
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000032139829999999995 1.5584 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:27.95
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00002387007 0.12 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:28.71
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000018232195 0.16 AML other m 2019-10-14T02:45:29.25
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