Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 08-04-2020 and time 04:04:13 (UTC) in region 5 km W Geraci Siculo (PA)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Geraci Siculo (PA), on

  • 08-04-2020 04:04:13 (UTC)
  • 08-04-2020 06:04:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8630, 14.0960 at 30 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Geraci Siculo PA 5 1945 1945
Petralia Sottana PA 6 2821 4766
Petralia Soprana PA 7 3360 8126
Castelbuono PA 8 8943 17069
Castellana Sicula PA 10 3411 20480
Polizzi Generosa PA 10 3407 23887
San Mauro Castelverde PA 10 1701 25588
Gangi PA 12 6811 32399
Isnello PA 12 1589 33988
Blufi PA 12 1029 35017
Bompietro PA 13 1401 36418
Pollina PA 15 2974 39392
Collesano PA 15 4054 43446
Gratteri PA 16 963 44409
Scillato PA 17 613 45022
Tusa ME 19 2925 47947
Caltavuturo PA 19 4017 51964
Castel di Lucio ME 19 1294 53258
Alimena PA 19 2032 55290

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km N of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
57 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
70 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
98 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.3 2020-04-08
04:04:13
37.8633 14.0965 31 2020-04-08
04:57:53
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 78005331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-04-08 04:04:13 ± 0.5
Latitude 37.8633 ± 0.0243
Longitude 14.0965 ± 0.0365
Depth (km) 31 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 78005331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3462
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1951
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 59
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 138
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 9
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) 0.03327
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.28419
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78005331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-08 04:57:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-04-08T04:04:23.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 16 14.874 151 0.17 74
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-04-08T04:04:23.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 336 15.3735 151 0.09 75
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-04-08T04:04:23.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 3.6963 172 0.37 73
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-04-08T04:04:22.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 338 8.88 162 -0.56 68
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-04-08T04:04:21.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 286 31.5462 130 0.2 71
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-04-08T04:04:19.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 16 14.874 151 0.22 49
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-04-08T04:04:19.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 336 15.3735 151 0.19 49
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-04-08T04:04:18.81 0.1 negative manual P 338 8.88 162 -0.23 99
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-04-08T04:04:18.66 0.1 negative manual P 154 3.6963 172 -0.2 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000058700000000000004 0.24 AML other m 2020-04-08T04:04:22.47
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000616 0.38 AML other m 2020-04-08T04:04:22.48
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006470000000000001 0.48 AML other m 2020-04-08T04:04:23.32
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00007355 0.46 AML other m 2020-04-08T04:04:23.63
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00013355 1.02 AML other m 2020-04-08T04:04:24.07
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.4 0.00011130000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2020-04-08T04:04:24.24
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00016800000000000002 0.56 AML other m 2020-04-08T04:04:24.71
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000843 1.02 AML other m 2020-04-08T04:04:25.27
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