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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 22-04-2020 and time 04:20:52 (UTC) in region 5 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 22-04-2020 04:20:52 (UTC)
  • 22-04-2020 06:20:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7440, 15.0630 at 6 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 5 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 6 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 7 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 9 8592 20778
Giarre CT 11 27659 48437
Mascali CT 12 14282 62719
Piedimonte Etneo CT 13 3963 66682
Riposto CT 13 14838 81520
Linguaglossa CT 13 5403 86923
Pedara CT 14 14102 101025
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 14 9623 110648
Trecastagni CT 14 10910 121558
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 129021
Viagrande CT 15 8563 137584
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 16 17984 155568
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 158783
Ragalna CT 17 3924 162707
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 17 3524 166231
Aci Catena CT 17 29851 196082
Acireale CT 17 52622 248704
Calatabiano CT 17 5308 254012
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 254729
Randazzo CT 18 10900 265629
Belpasso CT 18 28108 293737
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 314326
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 337386
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 341331
Mascalucia CT 19 31958 373289
Valverde CT 19 7840 381129
Gaggi ME 19 3184 384313
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 392056
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 392901
Malvagna ME 20 733 393634
Maletto CT 20 3920 397554
Camporotondo Etneo CT 20 5023 402577

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
27 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 2.2 2020-04-22
04:20:52		 37.7435 15.0633 6 2020-07-18
21:08:37		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79623881
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2020-04-22
04:20:52		 37.7475 15.0478 7 2020-04-22
04:27:00		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 78459791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-04-22 04:20:52 ± 0.09
Latitude 37.7435 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0633 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79623881

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 589
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 374
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 296
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 590.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 59
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 42
Number of defining phases 42
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05306
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.29143
Number of stations at which the event was observed 32
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 32
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 31
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79623881
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-10 09:43:51

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78459791
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-22 04:27:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2020-04-22T04:21:18.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 143.3454 50 1.56 32
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2020-04-22T04:21:13.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 119.5914 50 0.03 82
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:13.00 1.0 undecidable manual S 179 64.9905 50 -0.46 21
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:09.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 245 87.5457 50 1.71 21
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:09.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 284 90.6426 50 0.93 49
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:08.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 94.1391 50 -0.19 62
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2020-04-22T04:21:08.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 277 83.7495 50 1.49 25
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:08.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 51 92.5407 50 -0.12 63
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2020-04-22T04:21:08.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 289 85.1481 50 1.19 29
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:07.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 227 84.5487 50 -0.34 41
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2020-04-22T04:21:06.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 45 80.4639 50 -0.06 44
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2020-04-22T04:21:05.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 354 70.5738 50 -0.02 68
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:04.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 62 62.6928 50 -0.09 68
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:04.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 64.9905 50 -0.05 91
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-04-22T04:21:04.90 0.6 undecidable manual P 34 69.5748 50 -0.42 41
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:03.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 30 29.3484 102 0.69 41
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2020-04-22T04:21:02.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 255 51.3153 50 0.44 43
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:02.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 308 52.4031 50 -0.4 65
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:01.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 265 43.7229 50 0.14 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:01.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 51.4152 50 -0.7 58
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:00.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 201 46.9197 50 -0.95 53
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:21:00.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 20.1687 107 0.36 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:59.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 37.1295 99 -0.41 88
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:58.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 29.3484 102 -0.34 91
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-04-22T04:20:58.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 244 14.6742 112 0.57 44
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:58.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 16.1727 110 0.18 48
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:57.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 196 12.9759 115 0.21 48
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:57.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 311 13.1757 115 0.15 49
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-04-22T04:20:56.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 356 7.5813 129 0.52 68
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:56.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 296 20.1687 107 -0.28 94
IV.ESML.HHE. 2020-04-22T04:20:56.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 229 21.3675 106 -0.06 49
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:56.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 235 9.5793 122 -0.36 70
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:56.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 13.5753 114 0.82 79
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:55.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 16.1727 110 -0.36 93
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:55.27 0.1 positive manual P 311 13.1757 115 -0.16 97
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:55.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 12.9759 115 -0.09 99
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:55.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 5.8941 136 0.14 49
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-04-22T04:20:55.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 244 14.6742 112 -0.13 73
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:54.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 235 9.5793 122 -0.42 93
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2020-04-22T04:20:54.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 134 8.7801 125 0.16 98
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-04-22T04:20:54.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 7.5813 129 -0.06 100
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-04-22T04:20:53.94 0.1 positive manual P 334 5.8941 136 -0.28 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.003397325 0.2976 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:20:56.36
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.003697909 0.3008 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:20:56.35
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:0.0 0.002743127 0.1184 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:20:57.45
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:0.0 0.006020085 0.2592 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:20:58.62
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:0.0 0.005334498500000001 0.1792 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:20:59.49
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0023292124999999995 0.24 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:20:59.75
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:0.0 0.003322856 0.5984 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:01.43
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0027654259999999996 0.2208 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:02.91
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00116446695 0.3584 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:02.99
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00221 0.3 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:03.48
IV.ENIC.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0031199415 0.2208 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:00.59
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.001902591 0.2784 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:03.75
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0034638410000000005 0.2208 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:03.18
IV.ENIC.HNE. ML:0.0 0.0039204475 0.2496 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:03.80
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00047096990000000005 0.32 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:05.11
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0004915559 0.3008 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:06.47
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00028609265 0.4576 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:06.49
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00031442819999999997 0.32 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:08.50
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00043045374999999995 0.4608 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:13.18
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0004515 0.74 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:13.60
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00024737955 0.4032 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:23.41
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0005895955 0.2176 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:17.59
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000117480195 0.56 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:18.20
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000088795545 0.72 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:19.11
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000076336345 0.8992 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:25.51
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000059281885000000005 0.4384 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:26.98
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.0 0.000049000000000000005 1.02 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:30.56
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.0 0.00005040145999999999 0.7392 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:34.49
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:0.0 0.02083341 0.2112 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:20:57.20
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:0.0 0.019798905000000002 0.192 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:20:57.73
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000060535789999999997 0.2016 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:13.10
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000481663385 0.2816 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:12.50
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0000931023 1.04 AML other m 2020-04-22T04:21:25.50
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