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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 26-01-2020 and time 03:31:14 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Milo (CT), on

  • 26-01-2020 02:31:14 (UTC)
  • 26-01-2020 03:31:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7380, 15.1020 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 2 1087 1087
Sant'Alfio CT 4 1582 2669
Zafferana Etnea CT 5 9517 12186
Santa Venerina CT 7 8592 20778
Giarre CT 7 27659 48437
Mascali CT 9 14282 62719
Riposto CT 9 14838 77557
Piedimonte Etneo CT 10 3963 81520
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 11 9623 91143
Linguaglossa CT 12 5403 96546
Trecastagni CT 13 10910 107456
Pedara CT 14 14102 121558
Viagrande CT 14 8563 130121
Calatabiano CT 15 5308 135429
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 15 17984 153413
Acireale CT 15 52622 206035
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 213498
Aci Catena CT 15 29851 243349
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 15 3524 246873
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 250088
Gaggi ME 17 3184 253272
Valverde CT 18 7840 261112
San Giovanni la Punta CT 18 23060 284172
Tremestieri Etneo CT 18 20589 304761
Ragalna CT 19 3924 308685
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 312630
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 313347
Mascalucia CT 19 31958 345305
Motta Camastra ME 19 845 346150
San Gregorio di Catania CT 19 11966 358116
Giardini-Naxos ME 19 9415 367531
Belpasso CT 20 28108 395639
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 403382
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 20 9479 412861
Gravina di Catania CT 20 25838 438699

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
26 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
63 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 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 2020-01-26
02:31:14		 37.7378 15.1017 6 2020-07-18
21:08:32		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 78239331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-26 02:31:14 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.7378 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1017 ± 0.0080
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 78239331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 680
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 322
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 289
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 119
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07554
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.74558
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitude information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78239331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-15 12:40:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:45.76 1.0 undecidable manual P 29 193.7616 38 0.05 15
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:38.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 140.8479 50 0.77 47
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:34.10 1.0 undecidable manual S 11 60.2952 50 0.28 22
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:33.36 1.0 undecidable manual P 207 112.1988 50 -0.18 20
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:32.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 334 102.5196 50 0.07 42
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:31.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 175 50.4162 50 0.36 65
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:30.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 205 47.7189 50 -0.19 45
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:30.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 90.3429 50 0.22 83
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:29.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 229 86.6466 50 -0.03 87
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:27.85 0.1 undecidable manual S 330 39.3273 99 -0.17 92
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:25.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 11 60.2952 50 -0.03 91
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:25.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 306 55.4001 50 0.47 84
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:24.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 24 28.3494 103 0.08 72
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:23.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 175 50.4162 50 -0.28 66
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:23.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 23.5542 105 0.7 61
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:23.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 47.0196 50 -0.03 70
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:22.96 0.1 undecidable manual S 294 23.4543 105 0.31 92
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:22.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 205 47.7189 50 -0.78 76
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:21.39 0.1 positive manual P 330 39.3273 99 -0.8 76
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:20.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 305 16.1727 111 0.26 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:19.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 24 28.3494 103 -0.17 94
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:19.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 211 13.7751 115 0.27 71
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:19.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 23.5542 105 0.14 95
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:18.15 0.1 undecidable manual S 315 8.3805 127 0.29 95
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:18.65 0.1 undecidable manual S 246 12.1767 117 -0.33 93
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:18.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 294 23.4543 105 -0.4 90
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:17.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 13.7751 115 0.05 74
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:17.55 0.1 positive manual P 305 16.1727 111 -0.15 96
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:16.35 0.1 positive manual P 315 8.3805 127 0.03 100
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-01-26T02:31:16.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 12.1767 117 -0.17 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.7 0.006634999999999999 1.32 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:18.88
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:3.1 0.011995 0.34 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:20.79
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:3.1 0.011649999999999999 1.06 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:22.67
IV.ENIC.HNN. ML:2.6 0.00532 1.44 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:22.82
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.005175000000000001 1.36 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:23.21
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.004699999999999999 0.76 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:23.86
IV.ENIC.HNE. ML:2.6 0.0049700000000000005 0.88 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:23.74
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0012050000000000001 1.22 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:24.31
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0040999999999999995 1.58 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:25.04
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.8 0.004 0.32 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:25.13
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.9 0.00529 0.4 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:25.66
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0008500000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:25.85
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007934999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:27.83
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000431 0.66 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:28.40
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00146 0.52 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:30.19
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0015 0.64 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:35.66
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000192 0.8 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:35.49
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000178 0.46 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:36.43
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000611 0.42 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:38.57
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0004095 0.42 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:38.75
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0005304999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:38.75
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00014500000000000003 0.56 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:38.67
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00122 0.48 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:42.62
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000111 0.92 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:47.71
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001175 0.6 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:47.38
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0005775 0.32 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:49.51
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001115 0.54 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:50.80
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00029299999999999997 1.16 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:31:51.78
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0001059 1.48 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:32:11.02
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00007115 1.58 AML other m 2020-01-26T02:32:11.19
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