Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 07-05-2020 and time 04:55:19 (UTC) in region 11 km SE Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 11 km SE Randazzo (CT), on

  • 07-05-2020 04:55:19 (UTC)
  • 07-05-2020 06:55:19 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7930, 15.0160 at 4 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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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
Randazzo CT 11 10900 10900
Milo CT 12 1087 11987
Moio Alcantara ME 12 717 12704
Linguaglossa CT 13 5403 18107
Sant'Alfio CT 13 1582 19689
Zafferana Etnea CT 13 9517 29206
Maletto CT 14 3920 33126
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 14 3215 36341
Piedimonte Etneo CT 14 3963 40304
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 41284
Malvagna ME 15 733 42017
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 42683
Santa Venerina CT 16 8592 51275
Bronte CT 16 19172 70447
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 16 3945 74392
Mascali CT 16 14282 88674
Giarre CT 16 27659 116333
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 125956
Riposto CT 18 14838 140794
Motta Camastra ME 18 845 141639
Calatabiano CT 19 5308 146947
Ragalna CT 19 3924 150871
Gaggi ME 20 3184 154055
Nicolosi CT 20 7463 161518
Maniace CT 20 3765 165283
Pedara CT 20 14102 179385

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
33 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.2 2020-05-07
04:55:19
37.793 15.016 4 2020-05-07
05:45:51
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 78908951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-05-07 04:55:19
Latitude 37.7930
Longitude 15.0160
Depth (km) 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 78908951

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 146
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78908951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-07 05:45:51
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