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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 19-04-2020 and time 07:20:51 (Italy) in region 1 km E Fiumedinisi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Fiumedinisi (ME), on

  • 19-04-2020 05:20:51 (UTC)
  • 19-04-2020 07:20:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0240, 15.3920 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
Fiumedinisi ME 1 1409 1409
Alì ME 2 768 2177
Alì Terme ME 4 2539 4716
Nizza di Sicilia ME 4 3667 8383
Pagliara ME 5 1170 9553
Itala ME 5 1640 11193
Roccalumera ME 5 4141 15334
Scaletta Zanclea ME 6 2140 17474
Mandanici ME 7 601 18075
Furci Siculo ME 7 3382 21457
Savoca ME 9 1732 23189
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 9 9377 32566
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 9 842 33408
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 12 1554 34962
Forza d'Agrò ME 13 911 35873
Antillo ME 14 919 36792
Limina ME 14 836 37628
Monforte San Giorgio ME 15 2777 40405
Roccafiorita ME 15 197 40602
San Pier Niceto ME 16 2837 43439
Gallodoro ME 16 367 43806
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 16 4650 48456
Rometta ME 17 6650 55106
Mongiuffi Melia ME 17 600 55706
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 17 1807 57513
Letojanni ME 18 2861 60374
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 61507
Condrò ME 18 493 62000
Castroreale ME 18 2504 64504
Valdina ME 19 1355 65859
Torregrotta ME 19 7431 73290
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 79529
Saponara ME 19 3988 83517
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 90632
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 20 1019 91651

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
24 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
50 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Catania (314555 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 2020-04-19
05:20:51		 38.0243 15.3923 20 2020-07-18
21:08:34		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 78526321
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2020-04-19
05:20:51		 38.0225 15.3942 17 2020-04-19
05:26:49		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 78376311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-04-19 05:20:51 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0243 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.3923 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 20 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 78526321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 438
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 99
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 148
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 440.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 99
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 36
Number of defining phases 36
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12591
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.01533
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 25
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78526321
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-24 08:55:41

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78376311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-19 05:26:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:10.05 0.6 undecidable manual P 206 112.6983 95 -0.26 40
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:08.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 196 100.122 95 -0.23 41
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:08.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 59 51.0156 102 0.41 65
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:06.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 273 45.3213 104 -0.29 67
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:05.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 67 41.3253 106 0.31 68
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:05.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 194 84.6486 97 -0.23 63
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:05.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 245 80.2641 97 0.22 64
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:04.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 33 77.5668 97 0.03 67
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:04.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 47 38.1285 108 0.17 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:03.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 69.9744 98 0.12 67
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:02.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 21 28.4493 115 0.26 70
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:02.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 28.5492 115 0.06 73
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:02.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 333 30.747 113 0.15 71
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:01.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 225 51.8037 102 0.39 65
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:01.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 66 26.2515 118 -0.09 49
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:01.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 58.0974 100 -0.44 85
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-04-19T05:21:01.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 318 55.8996 101 -0.4 86
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:01.11 0.6 undecidable manual P 317 53.1024 102 -0.08 46
IV.ENIC.HHE. 2020-04-19T05:21:01.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 217 54.4011 101 0.19 45
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:01.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 95 26.9508 117 0.09 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:00.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 273 45.3213 104 -0.02 71
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:00.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 51.0156 102 -0.21 68
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:21:00.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 44.8218 104 0.37 66
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:59.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 37.7289 108 0.32 68
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:59.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 40.7259 106 0.53 64
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:59.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 41.3253 106 -0.1 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:58.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 346 13.9749 138 -0.07 75
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:58.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 47 38.1285 108 -0.04 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:58.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 247 15.1737 136 -0.35 71
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:57.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 28.5492 115 -0.04 98
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:57.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 26.9508 117 -0.19 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:57.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 30.747 113 0.02 98
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:57.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 66 26.2515 118 -0.12 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:57.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 28.4493 115 -0.05 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:55.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 15.1737 136 -0.13 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-04-19T05:20:55.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 346 13.9749 138 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0017050000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:20:58.98
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008445 0.46 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:20:59.31
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001265 0.44 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:20:59.42
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0011635 0.36 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:20:59.12
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000367 0.74 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:02.50
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00023649999999999998 0.34 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:02.55
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003235 0.34 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:02.47
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0004345 0.32 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:02.66
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003035 0.48 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:02.59
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007065 1.78 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:02.00
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002945 1.58 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:02.99
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0010500000000000002 0.36 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:03.18
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00029200000000000005 0.36 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:05.15
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00013700000000000002 0.24 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:05.36
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.3 0.000557 0.2 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:06.86
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.3 0.0005520000000000001 1.52 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:06.86
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00015200000000000004 0.34 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:08.85
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00009520000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:08.71
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000886 0.42 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:12.77
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.3 0.000046949999999999996 1.38 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:13.13
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00030500000000000004 0.52 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:13.50
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001205 1.52 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:14.17
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000571 0.34 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:16.64
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00004965 0.62 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:16.88
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00006555 0.92 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:17.67
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0003615 0.48 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:17.69
IV.MEU.EHE. ML:2.1 0.00009534999999999999 1.16 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:29.82
IV.MEU.EHN. ML:2.1 0.000102 1.62 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:33.83
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000218 0.44 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:40.71
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000312 0.42 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:41.28
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00002895 0.78 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:43.84
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00003185 0.42 AML other m 2020-04-19T05:21:47.54
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