Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 13-04-2020 and time 23:54:49 (UTC) in region 3 km NW Palagonia (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Palagonia (CT), on

  • 13-04-2020 23:54:49 (UTC)
  • 14-04-2020 01:54:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.3400, 14.7200 at 23 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Palagonia CT 3 16608 16608
Ramacca CT 6 10894 27502
Mineo CT 9 5159 32661
Militello in Val di Catania CT 10 7443 40104
Scordia CT 12 17095 57199
Grammichele CT 16 13418 70617
Castel di Iudica CT 18 4625 75242
Francofonte SR 19 12800 88042
Vizzini CT 20 6241 94283

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
46 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
50 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
52 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
54 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
60 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.0 2020-04-13
23:54:49
37.34 14.7205 23 2020-07-18
21:08:38
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79690461
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2020-04-13
23:54:48
37.3587 14.6943 23 2020-04-14
00:02:21
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 78176341
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-04-13 23:54:49 ± 0.21
Latitude 37.3400 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.7205 ± 0.0090
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79690461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 791
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 549
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 141
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 790.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 133
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.67989
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79690461
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-29 14:29:29

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78176341
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-14 00:02:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2020-04-13T23:55:12.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 75.4689 101 0.26 57
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-04-13T23:55:02.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 123 37.1295 114 0.38 91
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-04-13T23:55:02.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 99 38.8278 113 -0.08 95
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2020-04-13T23:55:02.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 158 75.4689 101 -0.35 57
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2020-04-13T23:55:02.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 209 40.0266 112 -0.42 61
IV.MEU.EHN. 2020-04-13T23:55:00.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 159 27.1506 123 0.12 65
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-04-13T23:54:58.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 342 43.3233 110 0.82 52
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2020-04-13T23:54:58.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 181 17.9709 137 0.3 95
IV.MFNL.HHZ. 2020-04-13T23:54:57.76 3.0 positive manual P 0.02 0
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-04-13T23:54:57.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 38.8278 113 -0.1 95
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-04-13T23:54:57.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 86 13.3755 145 -0.26 95
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2020-04-13T23:54:57.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 209 40.0266 112 -0.19 63
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-04-13T23:54:56.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 123 37.1295 114 -0.03 97
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-04-13T23:54:55.30 1.0 undecidable manual P 103 25.4523 125 -0.07 33
IV.MEU.EHN. 2020-04-13T23:54:55.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 159 27.1506 123 -0.08 66
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2020-04-13T23:54:54.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 181 17.9709 137 -0.15 99
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-04-13T23:54:53.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 86 13.3755 145 -0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0004898675 0.0896 AML other m 2020-04-13T23:54:57.85
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00104463905 0.1024 AML other m 2020-04-13T23:54:57.61
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0007762075 0.2432 AML other m 2020-04-13T23:55:04.39
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00035092909999999997 0.128 AML other m 2020-04-13T23:55:03.13
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00004861278 0.2304 AML other m 2020-04-13T23:55:05.68
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000050110755 0.0512 AML other m 2020-04-13T23:55:03.41
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