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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 11-01-2020 and time 18:50:36 (UTC) in region 3 km E Castel di Lucio (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Castel di Lucio (ME), on

  • 11-01-2020 18:50:36 (UTC)
  • 11-01-2020 19:50:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8780, 14.3430 at 7 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
Castel di Lucio ME 3 1294 1294
Mistretta ME 6 4791 6085
Reitano ME 11 806 6891
Pettineo ME 11 1350 8241
Motta d'Affermo ME 12 739 8980
Capizzi ME 12 3176 12156
Sperlinga EN 13 805 12961
San Mauro Castelverde PA 14 1701 14662
Gangi PA 15 6811 21473
Tusa ME 15 2925 24398
Nicosia EN 15 13899 38297
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 16 4694 42991
Cerami EN 16 2006 44997
Geraci Siculo PA 17 1945 46942
Caronia ME 19 3364 50306

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
78 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.4 2020-01-11
18:50:36		 37.8777 14.3433 7 2020-07-18
21:08:19		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75699281
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2020-01-11
18:50:36		 37.8782 14.343 5 2020-01-11
18:59:41		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75468101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-11 18:50:36 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.8777 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.3433 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75699281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 670
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 658
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 231
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 670.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 62
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 31
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18526
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.29233
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 26
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 52
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75699281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-21 10:51:13

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 50
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75468101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-11 18:59:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:51:00.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 141.9468 50 0.46 55
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:51:00.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 155 143.4453 50 -0.14 58
IV.USI.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:58.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 136.9629 50 -0.93 46
IV.MBFT.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:57.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 274 121.8891 50 0.65 53
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:54.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 110.4006 50 -0.28 61
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:53.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 102.5196 50 -0.03 65
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:53.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 97.0251 50 -0.01 66
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:52.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 71 93.1401 50 -0.38 62
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:52.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 49.9167 50 -0.15 47
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:52.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 95.7264 50 -0.17 64
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:51.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 82.1511 50 0.7 57
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:50.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 45 78.366 50 0.03 68
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:50.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 78.7656 50 0.4 63
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:49.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 78.5658 50 -0.66 58
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:49.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 74.8695 50 -0.25 88
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:49.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 179 72.6717 50 0.52 62
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:49.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 289 74.7696 50 -0.51 83
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:47.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 97 53.502 50 0.69 60
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:46.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 53.6019 50 0.49 65
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:46.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 133 26.9508 104 0.32 47
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:45.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 285 25.8519 104 -0.11 49
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:45.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 49.9167 50 -0.64 82
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:45.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 97 45.4212 50 0.52 87
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:44.62 0.1 undecidable manual S 306 21.6672 107 0.55 90
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:43.64 0.1 undecidable manual S 256 20.5683 108 -0.08 100
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:43.77 0.1 positive manual P 225 35.9418 100 0.25 94
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:42.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 31.5462 102 0.01 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:41.51 0.1 positive manual P 133 26.9508 104 -0.26 95
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:40.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 20.5683 108 -0.23 97
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:40.82 0.1 positive manual P 306 21.6672 107 0.07 100
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-01-11T18:50:40.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 285 25.8519 104 -0.59 88
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00163 0.42 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:45.54
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00202 0.74 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:46.65
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000477 0.46 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:46.49
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.6 0.0026900000000000006 1.62 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:46.91
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.9 0.004804999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:46.91
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0006565000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:46.76
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00046599999999999994 1.62 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:47.17
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.4 0.0016899999999999999 1.48 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:48.88
IV.CAGR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0014249999999999998 1.52 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:49.93
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00379 1.66 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:49.98
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00044750000000000004 1.64 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:49.16
IV.CAGR.HHE. ML:2.5 0.001385 1.46 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:51.10
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0011 0.38 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:52.92
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00066 0.26 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:54.43
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0004965 1.78 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:54.08
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0008095 0.3 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:56.25
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000646 0.5 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:56.39
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0006670000000000001 0.52 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:50:59.17
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0008185 0.4 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:02.41
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000395 1.22 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:02.83
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000625 1.6 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:03.85
IV.ILLI.HHE. ML:3.4 0.003775 1.46 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:04.90
IV.SOLUN.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000177 1.06 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:06.59
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000129 1.8 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:06.98
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00009884999999999999 1.68 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:07.02
IV.SOLUN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00015450000000000001 1.22 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:07.75
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0002255 1.54 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:07.11
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00026749999999999994 1.46 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:08.85
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001425 1.4 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:10.85
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0005145 0.56 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:10.92
IV.ACATE.HNN. ML:2.7 0.0005295 1.36 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:10.95
IV.ACATE.EHN. ML:2.7 0.000521 1.4 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:10.97
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00015099999999999998 0.56 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:11.01
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.6 0.001095 0.4 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:11.95
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.1 0.001195 0.22 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:11.93
IV.ILLI.HHN. ML:3.5 0.004619999999999999 0.66 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:12.47
IV.ACATE.EHE. ML:2.6 0.000442 0.56 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:12.87
IV.ACATE.HNE. ML:2.6 0.00047999999999999996 0.58 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:12.59
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000141 0.6 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:13.59
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00044050000000000003 0.46 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:14.17
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0004715 0.46 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:14.89
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001099 0.52 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:15.55
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0002065 0.42 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:17.96
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00014450000000000002 1.28 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:18.78
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0002595 1.54 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:21.02
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0003005 0.42 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:22.35
IV.USI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00005640000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:22.95
IV.MBFT.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00006934999999999999 1.3 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:24.34
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000063 0.42 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:25.94
IV.MBFT.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00005155 1 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:28.46
IV.USI.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000179 0.94 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:29.66
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000558 0.76 AML other m 2020-01-11T18:51:31.49
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