Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.4 on date 15-10-2019 and time 18:08:39 (UTC) in region 3 km E Geraci Siculo (PA)

A magnitude ML 0.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Geraci Siculo (PA), on

  • 15-10-2019 18:08:39 (UTC)
  • 15-10-2019 20:08:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8550, 14.1880 at 7 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
Geraci Siculo PA 3 1945 1945
Gangi PA 6 6811 8756
San Mauro Castelverde PA 7 1701 10457
Petralia Soprana PA 9 3360 13817
Petralia Sottana PA 10 2821 16638
Castel di Lucio ME 11 1294 17932
Castelbuono PA 12 8943 26875
Bompietro PA 14 1401 28276
Blufi PA 15 1029 29305
Castellana Sicula PA 15 3411 32716
Tusa ME 15 2925 35641
Pettineo ME 16 1350 36991
Pollina PA 16 2974 39965
Polizzi Generosa PA 17 3407 43372
Motta d'Affermo ME 17 739 44111
Mistretta ME 18 4791 48902
Sperlinga EN 18 805 49707
Isnello PA 19 1589 51296
Reitano ME 19 806 52102
Alimena PA 19 2032 54134

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km N of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Acireale (52622 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 0.4 2019-10-15
18:08:39
37.8553 14.1877 7 2020-02-28
16:41:58
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73407041
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-15 18:08:39 ± 0.08
Latitude 37.8553 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.1877 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 7 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73407041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 510
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 390
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 233
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
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 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06115
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40739
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.4

Field Value
Value 0.4
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73407041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-23 09:33:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-15T18:08:48.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 79 45.2214 50 0.26 59
IV.GIB.HHE. 2019-10-15T18:08:47.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 317 20.5683 109 0.26 93
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-15T18:08:47.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 40.5261 50 -0.22 91
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-10-15T18:08:47.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 116 36.8298 101 0 64
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-10-15T18:08:45.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 206 25.8519 105 0.16 94
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-10-15T18:08:45.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 346 15.7731 114 0.17 96
IV.GIB.HHE. 2019-10-15T18:08:44.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 317 20.5683 109 0.1 96
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-10-15T18:08:44.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 309 14.5743 116 -0.19 95
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-10-15T18:08:42.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 309 14.5743 116 -0.27 94
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-10-15T18:08:42.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 15.7731 114 -0.14 96
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2019-10-15T18:08:42.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 249 6.7932 136 -0.09 66
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2019-10-15T18:08:41.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 249 6.7932 136 0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0001315 0.58 AML other m 2019-10-15T18:08:44.26
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0001151 0.68 AML other m 2019-10-15T18:08:45.89
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.4 0.00003125 0.92 AML other m 2019-10-15T18:08:46.22
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000027999999999999996 0.42 AML other m 2019-10-15T18:08:46.74
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download