Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 10-01-2020 and time 10:06:52 (Italy) in region 9 km E Ramacca (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 9 km E Ramacca (CT), on

  • 10-01-2020 09:06:52 (UTC)
  • 10-01-2020 10:06:52 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4040, 14.7980 at 10 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ramacca CT 9 10894 10894
Palagonia CT 10 16608 27502
Scordia CT 13 17095 44597
Militello in Val di Catania CT 14 7443 52040
Castel di Iudica CT 17 4625 56665
Mineo CT 18 5159 61824
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 20 12116 73940

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
40 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
54 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
56 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
58 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 1.9 2020-01-10
09:06:52
37.4042 14.7975 10 2020-07-18
21:08:26
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77321251
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2020-01-10
09:06:52
37.4303 14.8298 9 2020-01-10
09:16:08
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75428051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-10 09:06:52 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.4042 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.7975 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77321251

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1029
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 407
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 230
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1030.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.72126
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75428051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-10 09:16:08

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77321251
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-17 10:07:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:07:20.12 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:07:06.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 80.0643 50 0.1 66
IV.PETRA.HHE. 2020-01-10T09:07:06.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 309 76.5678 50 0.31 63
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:07:05.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 138 36.6411 50 0.57 64
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:07:04.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 5 71.1732 50 -0.38 63
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:07:04.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 113 34.1436 50 -0.11 71
IV.EVRN.HNZ. 2020-01-10T09:07:04.97 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-01-10T09:07:02.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 27 50.616 50 0.27 45
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-01-10T09:07:01.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 125 22.1556 114 0.08 73
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:07:01.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 46.9197 50 0.6 62
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2020-01-10T09:07:01.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 16 48.1185 50 0.31 44
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:07:00.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 43.3233 50 -0.17 69
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-01-10T09:06:59.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 32.9448 50 -0.11 71
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2020-01-10T09:06:59.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 35.6421 50 -0.03 72
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:06:59.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 26 35.6421 50 -0.1 48
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:06:59.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 329 39.627 50 -0.22 69
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:06:59.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 36.6411 50 -0.13 94
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:06:58.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 113 34.1436 50 -0.61 63
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:06:57.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 133 8.9799 137 0.17 74
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-01-10T09:06:56.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 22.1556 114 -0.43 68
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-10T09:06:55.26 0.1 negative manual P 133 8.9799 137 0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.001715 0.18 AML other m 2020-01-10T09:06:57.93
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0009545000000000002 0.44 AML other m 2020-01-10T09:06:59.25
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00015000000000000001 1.18 AML other m 2020-01-10T09:07:06.80
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00013700000000000002 1.16 AML other m 2020-01-10T09:07:06.63
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00026949999999999994 1.6 AML other m 2020-01-10T09:07:07.15
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.5 0.001165 0.64 AML other m 2020-01-10T09:07:09.56
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005095000000000001 0.2 AML other m 2020-01-10T09:07:09.55
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000309 1.08 AML other m 2020-01-10T09:07:12.03
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011115 0.4 AML other m 2020-01-10T09:07:15.79
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00009779999999999999 1.46 AML other m 2020-01-10T09:07:18.13
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