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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 15-01-2020 and time 12:48:46 (Italy) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 15-01-2020 11:48:46 (UTC)
  • 15-01-2020 12:48:46 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5870, 15.2080 at 0 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
Acireale CT 5 52622 52622
Aci Catena CT 6 29851 82473
Aci Castello CT 6 18723 101196
Valverde CT 7 7840 109036
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 8 17984 127020
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 9 3524 130544
San Gregorio di Catania CT 9 11966 142510
San Giovanni la Punta CT 10 23060 165570
Viagrande CT 10 8563 174133
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 12 9479 183612
Trecastagni CT 12 10910 194522
Tremestieri Etneo CT 12 20589 215111
Santa Venerina CT 13 8592 223703
Gravina di Catania CT 13 25838 249541
Pedara CT 13 14102 263643
Mascalucia CT 14 31958 295601
Catania CT 14 314555 610156
Zafferana Etnea CT 15 9517 619673
Giarre CT 16 27659 647332
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 654795
Riposto CT 16 14838 669633
San Pietro Clarenza CT 16 7743 677376
Milo CT 17 1087 678463
Camporotondo Etneo CT 18 5023 683486
Sant'Alfio CT 18 1582 685068
Mascali CT 19 14282 699350
Misterbianco CT 19 49410 748760

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km SE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
14 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
92 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 2.5 2020-01-15
11:48:46		 37.5873 15.2078 0 2020-07-18
21:08:29		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77703131
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 2.5 2020-01-15
11:48:46		 37.64 15.134 1 2020-01-15
12:09:16		 Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 75561861
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-15 11:48:46 ± 0.2
Latitude 37.5873 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.2078 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 0 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77703131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 881
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 701
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 90
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 880.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 149
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.43
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11691
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.15023
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77703131
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-30 15:21:16

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75561861
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-15 12:09:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2020-01-15T11:49:09.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 27 127.6722 50 0.27 60
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2020-01-15T11:49:08.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 333 121.5894 50 0.03 42
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2020-01-15T11:49:08.38 1.0 undecidable manual S 224 62.7927 50 0.12 23
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:49:07.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 58.3971 90 0.92 36
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-01-15T11:49:06.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 103.6185 50 0.81 52
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:49:04.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 95.8263 50 0.74 55
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2020-01-15T11:49:04.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 189 98.6235 50 -0.41 61
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-01-15T11:49:03.52 1.0 undecidable manual P 347 92.3409 50 -0.16 22
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:49:03.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 194 49.1175 90 0.01 49
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-01-15T11:49:02.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 79.5648 50 0.51 83
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2020-01-15T11:49:02.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 89.7435 50 -0.31 64
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:49:01.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 228 39.7269 90 1.12 34
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:49:01.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 84.7485 50 -1.07 48
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2020-01-15T11:48:59.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 63.2922 50 -0.03 71
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:59.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 33.8439 90 1.07 35
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2020-01-15T11:48:59.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 274 62.2932 50 0.35 67
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:58.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 330 58.3971 90 -0.13 70
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:58.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 224 62.7927 50 -1 70
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:58.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 284 57.9975 90 0.62 62
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-01-15T11:48:56.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 293 28.1496 91 -0.33 47
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:56.57 0.1 positive manual P 194 49.1175 90 0.09 96
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:55.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 300 23.6541 91 0.85 40
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:55.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 42.624 90 -0.15 72
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:55.36 1.0 undecidable manual P 311 40.4262 90 0.61 21
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:54.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 228 39.7269 90 -0.36 92
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:53.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 188 33.8439 90 0.03 100
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:52.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 287 17.0718 91 0.34 48
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-01-15T11:48:52.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 332 28.1496 91 -0.09 75
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-01-15T11:48:51.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 293 28.1496 91 -0.51 68
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2020-01-15T11:48:51.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 331 12.9759 91 -0.13 51
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:50.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 300 23.6541 91 -0.56 45
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-01-15T11:48:50.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 17.0718 91 0.09 76
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2020-01-15T11:48:47.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 12.9759 91 -1.29 66
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000579 1.06 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:02.28
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0008475 1.12 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:03.72
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0005380000000000001 0.92 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:04.97
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0005560000000000001 0.66 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:08.40
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.0 0.002845 0.84 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:09.46
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0008985000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:10.56
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0007955 0.92 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:10.35
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.1 0.0037249999999999996 0.54 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:11.03
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0022400000000000002 0.72 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:14.42
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0007945 1.38 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:16.23
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0009585 0.64 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:17.45
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000364 1.32 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:18.00
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000313 1.12 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:26.04
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00216 1.2 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:26.01
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:3.0 0.0008845000000000001 0.78 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:26.29
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:3.0 0.000958 1.2 AML other m 2020-01-15T11:49:27.61
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