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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 01-12-2019 and time 14:47:42 (Italy) in region 5 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 01-12-2019 13:47:42 (UTC)
  • 01-12-2019 14:47:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7350, 15.0640 at 6 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
Milo CT 5 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 6 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 7 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 8 8592 20778
Giarre CT 11 27659 48437
Mascali CT 12 14282 62719
Riposto CT 12 14838 77557
Pedara CT 13 14102 91659
Piedimonte Etneo CT 13 3963 95622
Trecastagni CT 13 10910 106532
Nicolosi CT 14 7463 113995
Linguaglossa CT 14 5403 119398
Viagrande CT 14 8563 127961
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 14 9623 137584
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 15 17984 155568
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 16 3524 159092
Ragalna CT 16 3924 163016
Aci Catena CT 16 29851 192867
Acireale CT 16 52622 245489
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 248704
Belpasso CT 18 28108 276812
San Giovanni la Punta CT 18 23060 299872
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 305180
Tremestieri Etneo CT 18 20589 325769
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 357727
Valverde CT 18 7840 365567
San Pietro Clarenza CT 18 7743 373310
Moio Alcantara ME 18 717 374027
Randazzo CT 19 10900 384927
Gravina di Catania CT 19 25838 410765
Camporotondo Etneo CT 19 5023 415788
San Gregorio di Catania CT 19 11966 427754
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 20 9479 437233
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 20 3945 441178
Gaggi ME 20 3184 444362
Biancavilla CT 20 24007 468369

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
26 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 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 2.2 2019-12-01
13:47:42		 37.7347 15.064 6 2020-02-28
16:42:22		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76291501
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-01 13:47:42 ± 0.09
Latitude 37.7347 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0640 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76291501

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 582
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 442
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 301
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 100
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.75633
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitude information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 23
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76291501
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-06 12:45:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:48:08.35 3.0 positive manual P 2.14 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:48:08.80 3.0 undecidable manual S 228 83.9493 50 0.9 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:48:02.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 179 63.9915 50 0.11 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:48:00.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 29 52.2033 50 0.87 56
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:58.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 202 46.0206 50 0.2 71
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:57.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 83.9493 50 0.13 67
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:55.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 354 71.5728 50 -0.02 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:55.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 334 38.0286 100 0.01 74
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:53.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 179 63.9915 50 -0.07 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:52.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 29 30.1476 102 -0.09 50
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:52.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 309 53.0025 50 0.05 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:51.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 52.2033 50 -0.71 60
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:51.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 50.5161 50 -0.29 69
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:50.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 299 20.6682 107 0.59 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:50.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 46.0206 50 -0.61 63
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:50.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 20.7681 107 0.77 42
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:50.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 267 43.7229 50 0.08 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:49.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 334 38.0286 100 -0.42 68
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:48.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 30.1476 102 -0.01 76
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:48.73 0.6 undecidable manual P 11 33.1446 101 -0.03 50
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:47.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 314 13.875 115 0.21 75
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:46.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 20.7681 107 0.15 75
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-12-01T13:47:46.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 356 8.4804 127 0.5 71
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:45.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 17.0718 110 -0.04 77
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:45.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 299 20.6682 107 -0.39 71
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:45.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 240 9.0798 125 -0.36 49
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-12-01T13:47:44.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 8.4804 127 0.11 77
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:44.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 337 6.7932 133 -0.44 72
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2019-12-01T13:47:44.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 8.0808 128 0.47 95
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:44.87 0.1 positive manual P 314 13.875 115 -0.19 100
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:44.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 9.0798 125 -0.23 75
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-12-01T13:47:43.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 6.7932 133 -0.24 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00017699835000000003 0.2816 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:48:10.68
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0002069231 0.2368 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:48:10.75
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:0.0 0.02057521 0.1856 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:46.67
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:0.0 0.015577077 0.2176 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:45.33
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.4 0.004695104499999999 0.256 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:45.68
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0044095325000000005 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:45.86
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.6 0.004466221 0.224 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:48.09
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.6 0.004983632 0.2624 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:49.17
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:2.0 0.0009950998 0.2816 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:49.11
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001976635 0.2816 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:53.87
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0015885045 0.256 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:51.99
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00066559685 0.2048 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:52.84
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0009200812500000001 0.2432 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:52.27
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00051373925 0.2048 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:56.37
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00043894809999999997 0.4224 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:57.78
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003947634 0.3776 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:57.89
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00043084665 0.4992 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:47:56.06
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005119797499999999 0.4224 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:48:03.18
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00056382645 0.6208 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:48:07.25
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00050836555 0.48 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:48:02.96
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00037806055 0.4032 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:48:05.57
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0006062495 0.16 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:48:07.55
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00025492075000000004 0.2816 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:48:07.39
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0003028853 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:48:10.03
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00031778134999999996 0.4608 AML other m 2019-12-01T13:48:11.27
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