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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 03-03-2020 and time 05:57:21 (Italy) in region 7 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 7 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 03-03-2020 04:57:21 (UTC)
  • 03-03-2020 05:57:21 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7540, 15.0440 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.

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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 7 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 8 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 9 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 11 8592 20778
Giarre CT 13 27659 48437
Linguaglossa CT 13 5403 53840
Mascali CT 13 14282 68122
Piedimonte Etneo CT 13 3963 72085
Riposto CT 14 14838 86923
Pedara CT 15 14102 101025
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 15 9623 110648
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 118111
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 129021
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 132236
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 132953
Randazzo CT 16 10900 143853
Ragalna CT 16 3924 147777
Viagrande CT 17 8563 156340
Maletto CT 18 3920 160260
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 178244
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 183552
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 187076
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 191021
Malvagna ME 19 733 191754
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 221605
Belpasso CT 19 28108 249713
Bronte CT 19 19172 268885
Acireale CT 19 52622 321507
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 322487
Biancavilla CT 20 24007 346494
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 347339
Gaggi ME 20 3184 350523
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 371112
San Giovanni la Punta CT 20 23060 394172
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 426130
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 433873

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.8 2020-03-03
04:57:21		 37.7535 15.0435 10 2020-07-18
21:08:38		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79805531
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-03 04:57:21 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.7535 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0435 ± 0.0091
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 79805531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 804
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 201
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 275
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 800.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 97
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.03867
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59625
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79805531
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-02 01:23:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:33.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 66.1893 50 0.43 62
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:30.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 47.4192 50 -0.35 65
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:29.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 18.1707 119 1.04 35
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:28.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 335 35.3424 50 0.1 94
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:28.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 25 15.7731 122 0.28 47
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:27.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 312 11.0778 132 0.14 49
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:27.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 20.868 115 0.79 59
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:27.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 13.6752 126 0.07 49
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2020-03-03T04:57:27.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 10.7781 132 0.74 41
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:27.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 34 29.2485 50 -0.16 70
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-03-03T04:57:26.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 10 6.4935 147 0.2 48
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-03-03T04:57:25.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 237 13.6752 126 0.04 74
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:25.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 15.7731 122 -0.27 94
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:25.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 348 4.2957 157 -0.1 49
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:25.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 222 8.9799 138 -0.67 42
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:25.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 18.1707 119 -0.22 71
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:24.63 0.1 positive manual P 312 11.0778 132 -0.06 99
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-03-03T04:57:24.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 10 6.4935 147 -0.03 100
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:24.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 188 13.6752 126 -0.11 73
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2020-03-03T04:57:24.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 10.7781 132 0.02 99
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:23.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 8.9799 138 -0.46 91
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-03-03T04:57:23.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 348 4.2957 157 -0.2 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001935 0.86 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:27.27
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.001265 0.14 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:29.23
IV.ENIC.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0018050000000000002 0.64 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:29.58
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00163 0.28 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:29.75
IV.ENIC.HNN. ML:2.3 0.00213 1.22 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:29.17
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0017 0.22 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:31.38
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0004295 0.34 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:31.62
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0006855 0.46 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:32.80
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000217 0.78 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:34.45
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00027 0.32 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:34.56
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001655 0.88 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:35.10
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00016049999999999997 0.68 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:35.57
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009025 0.42 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:35.39
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008199999999999999 0.54 AML other m 2020-03-03T04:57:38.21
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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