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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 15-10-2019 and time 17:58:54 (Italy) in region 12 km SE Maletto (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 12 km SE Maletto (CT), on

  • 15-10-2019 15:58:54 (UTC)
  • 15-10-2019 17:58:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7670, 14.9700 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
Maletto CT 12 3920 3920
Bronte CT 12 19172 23092
Randazzo CT 13 10900 33992
Milo CT 14 1087 35079
Zafferana Etnea CT 14 9517 44596
Ragalna CT 15 3924 48520
Sant'Alfio CT 16 1582 50102
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 50819
Biancavilla CT 16 24007 74826
Adrano CT 17 36122 110948
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 111928
Santa Venerina CT 17 8592 120520
Linguaglossa CT 17 5403 125923
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 133386
Maniace CT 18 3765 137151
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 18 7641 144792
Pedara CT 18 14102 158894
Malvagna ME 19 733 159627
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 19 3215 162842
Piedimonte Etneo CT 19 3963 166805
Roccella Valdemone ME 19 666 167471
Trecastagni CT 19 10910 178381
Giarre CT 19 27659 206040
Belpasso CT 19 28108 234148
Mascali CT 20 14282 248430

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
31 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
96 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 1.6 2019-10-15
15:58:54		 37.7668 14.9703 26 2020-02-28
16:41:56		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73303351
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2019-10-15
15:58:54		 37.7712 14.9748 26 2019-10-15
16:09:35		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73271411
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-15 15:58:54 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.7668 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.9703 ± 0.0068
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 73303351

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 569
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 216
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 272
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 57
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05576
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.78601
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73303351
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-17 09:53:22

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73271411
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-15 16:09:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-10-15T15:59:09.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 59 87.246 101 0.04 44
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:08.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 261 81.252 102 -0.4 41
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:07.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 45 32.2455 123 0.37 68
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:07.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 260 35.9418 120 0.23 46
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:06.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 307 30.2475 125 -0.22 70
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:06.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 68.1762 105 0.22 66
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:06.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 27 32.4453 123 -0.22 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:06.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 345 31.746 124 0.13 71
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:05.05 1.0 undecidable manual P 163 55.8996 109 0.15 23
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:04.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 46 18.3705 141 0.18 72
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:03.73 1.0 negative manual P 191 47.2194 113 0.07 23
IV.EPZF.HHN. 2019-10-15T15:59:03.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 303 11.7771 153 0.23 72
IV.ENIC.HHN. 2019-10-15T15:59:03.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 163 15.6732 146 0.14 73
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:03.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 312 44.4222 114 0.05 95
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:02.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 343 6.2937 165 -0.19 74
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:02.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 260 35.9418 120 0.3 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:01.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 31.746 124 -0.13 71
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:01.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 30.2475 125 0.29 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:01.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 45 32.2455 123 0.26 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:59:01.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 27 32.4453 123 0.15 71
IV.ESML.HHE. 2019-10-15T15:59:00.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 206 18.3705 141 0.15 73
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-10-15T15:58:59.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 8.9799 159 0.33 95
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2019-10-15T15:58:59.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 209 10.2786 156 -0.29 48
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:58:59.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 6.2937 165 -0.1 100
IV.EPZF.HHN. 2019-10-15T15:58:59.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 303 11.7771 153 -0.23 72
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2019-10-15T15:58:59.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 121 16.872 144 -0.25 47
IV.ENIC.HHN. 2019-10-15T15:58:59.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 163 15.6732 146 -0.01 75
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-15T15:58:59.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 46 18.3705 141 -0.28 70
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-10-15T15:58:58.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 177 8.1807 161 -0.36 94
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2019-10-15T15:58:58.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 6.1938 165 -0.44 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000597 1.7 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:04.10
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000259 0.92 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:04.09
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0000925 0.64 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:07.21
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00007159999999999999 1.54 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:08.11
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00004225 1.02 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:09.57
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00022250000000000001 1.24 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:09.03
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00010850000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:09.73
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00023449999999999998 0.42 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:10.36
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000562 0.58 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:12.48
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000576 0.74 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:12.69
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003215 0.26 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:14.30
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002725 0.92 AML other m 2019-10-15T15:59:14.33
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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