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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 06-04-2020 and time 15:45:58 (Italy) in region 2 km E Caronia (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Caronia (ME), on

  • 06-04-2020 13:45:58 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2020 15:45:58 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0280, 14.4670 at 20 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
Caronia ME 2 3364 3364
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 10 4694 8058
Acquedolci ME 11 5744 13802
San Fratello ME 12 3707 17509
Reitano ME 12 806 18315
Mistretta ME 14 4791 23106
Motta d'Affermo ME 15 739 23845
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 15 12624 36469
Pettineo ME 17 1350 37819
Militello Rosmarino ME 19 1324 39143
Torrenova ME 20 4386 43529
Capizzi ME 20 3176 46705

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
69 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
77 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Palermo (674435 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 1.9 2020-04-06
13:45:58		 38.0282 14.4672 20 2020-07-18
21:08:40		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80043481
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2020-04-06
13:45:58		 38.0112 14.4697 21 2020-04-06
13:56:35		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77952591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-04-06 13:45:58 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.0282 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.4672 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 20 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80043481

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 827
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 191
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 170
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 75
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) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.99375
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 34
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80043481
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-16 09:29:37

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77952591
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-06 13:56:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:30.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 162 106.6155 96 1.46 38
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:17.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 9 60.1953 101 0.24 67
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-04-06T13:46:17.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 46 59.3961 101 0.49 64
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:17.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 59.0964 101 0.84 37
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:15.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 110.3118 95 -0.92 48
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:15.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 162 106.6155 96 -0.75 52
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:13.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 186 89.8434 97 0.12 66
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:12.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 264 38.8278 109 0.84 38
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2020-04-06T13:46:12.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 81.9513 98 0.06 67
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:11.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 166 36.2415 110 0.44 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:11.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 155 83.3499 97 -0.76 36
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:10.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 87 35.5422 111 -0.38 69
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:10.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 254 37.1295 110 -0.3 69
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:09.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 262 28.5492 117 0.57 44
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:09.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:09.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 95 67.2771 99 -0.61 60
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:09.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 63.492 100 -0.25 66
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-04-06T13:46:08.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 46 59.3961 101 0.11 69
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:08.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 59.0964 101 0.19 91
IV.IACL.HHE. 2020-04-06T13:46:08.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 350 56.8986 102 -0.1 47
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:08.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 60.1953 101 0.04 70
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2020-04-06T13:46:07.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 45.1215 105 0.97 54
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:07.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 118 48.1185 104 0.5 65
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:06.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 123 40.9257 107 0.36 68
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:05.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 87 10.878 147 -0.06 77
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:05.03 0.1 negative manual P 166 36.2415 110 -0.25 93
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:05.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 264 38.8278 109 -0.41 67
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:04.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 254 37.1295 110 -0.61 63
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:04.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 262 28.5492 117 -0.11 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:04.77 0.1 positive manual P 87 35.5422 111 -0.41 91
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-04-06T13:46:01.94 0.1 positive manual P 87 10.878 147 -0.17 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00024309435000000002 0.2368 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:05.52
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00032942444999999997 0.32 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:05.83
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00021196815 0.2176 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:10.69
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0004216971 0.4032 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:12.07
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00012452605 0.2816 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:11.96
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00028910855 0.2624 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:12.14
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.2 0.0007271039500000001 0.4608 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:12.44
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0007025036 0.48 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:12.24
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00011526967 0.2624 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:12.26
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00009485271500000001 0.448 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:12.64
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0006081193000000001 0.544 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:13.51
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0006757227 0.48 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:13.99
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0004013589 0.4608 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:15.12
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00028341155 0.3648 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:15.85
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002184953 0.4608 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:17.26
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00012549885 1.0944 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:18.70
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001645482 0.544 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:19.17
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000135340745 0.2816 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:19.46
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0003713364 0.2624 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:20.50
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00019272625000000003 0.3584 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:21.04
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0008107194 0.1984 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:21.37
IV.SCIAR.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00014017850999999997 0.3648 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:23.10
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00010616262 0.32 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:23.58
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00007105992 0.2368 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:23.96
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001328745 0.4032 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:23.95
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00004567901 0.3648 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:25.55
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000047949749999999996 0.2816 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:25.74
IV.SCIAR.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0001365146 0.4992 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:26.83
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000056173760000000005 0.384 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:28.48
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000051550995 0.8192 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:30.74
IV.MEU.EHE. ML:2.0 0.00009214071500000001 0.8576 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:34.19
IV.MEU.EHN. ML:1.9 0.00007106214999999999 0.3392 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:33.81
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00014104052 0.4416 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:35.96
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00031171345 0.5184 AML other m 2020-04-06T13:46:36.89
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