Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 12-05-2020 and time 08:43:26 (UTC) in region Costa Siracusana (Siracusa)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siracusana (Siracusa), on

  • 12-05-2020 08:43:26 (UTC)
  • 12-05-2020 10:43:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1260, 15.3110 at 11 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
Siracusa SR 7 122291 122291
Priolo Gargallo SR 12 12091 134382
Augusta SR 14 36305 170687
Floridia SR 15 22762 193449
Solarino SR 17 8091 201540
Melilli SR 17 13621 215161

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
46 Km SE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
56 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
56 Km E of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
71 Km E of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
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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 2.3 2020-05-12
08:43:26
37.1263 15.3113 11 2020-11-19
12:36:46
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79618221
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.4 2020-05-12
08:43:26
37.1112 15.3183 10 2020-05-12
08:57:53
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 79073081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-05-12 08:43:26 ± 0.24
Latitude 37.1263 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.3113 ± 0.0124
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79618221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1248
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 830
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 317
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1250.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 260
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.18351
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79618221
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-27 10:40:14

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79073081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-12 08:57:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.MATE.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:45:05.64 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.45 0
IV.ORI.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:44:53.77 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.02 0
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:44:18.63 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.55 0
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:48.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 131.3685 50 0.22 58
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:47.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 127.3725 50 -0.36 57
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:47.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 119.3916 50 0.38 57
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:46.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 325 66.4779 50 -0.7 57
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:45.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 113.1978 50 -0.32 59
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:44.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 108.7134 50 -0.17 61
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:43.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 315 92.241 50 0.59 76
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:42.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 87.1461 50 0.46 60
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-05-12T08:43:42.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 93.9393 50 -0.21 63
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:41.69 0.1 positive manual P 278 84.5487 50 0.26 84
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:41.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 344 79.2651 50 1.03 32
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:41.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 303 45.9207 50 -0.08 70
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:41.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 83.3499 50 0.54 59
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:40.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 268 42.624 50 -0.24 68
IV.ECHR.HNZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:39.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 331 71.373 50 0.29 64
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:39.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 335 69.5748 50 0.27 43
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:38.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 66.4779 50 0.25 87
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:38.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 303 32.6451 50 0.23 70
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:37.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 350 61.494 50 -0.43 42
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:36.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 276 53.0025 50 -0.28 67
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:35.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 322 22.3554 50 0.01 74
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:35.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 279 21.2676 50 0.16 72
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:35.10 0.1 positive manual P 303 45.9207 50 -0.38 88
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:34.57 0.1 positive manual P 268 42.624 50 -0.4 88
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:33.79 0.1 undecidable manual S 333 16.2726 124 0.02 100
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:33.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 303 32.6451 50 -0.28 69
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:31.72 0.1 positive manual P 279 21.2676 50 0.04 99
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:31.69 0.1 negative manual P 322 22.3554 50 -0.16 96
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2020-05-12T08:43:30.73 0.1 negative manual P 333 16.2726 124 -0.16 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:2.5 0.0028799999999999997 0.3 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:43:34.41
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:2.5 0.0028 0.12 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:43:34.36
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00212 1.48 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:43:35.09
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0026849999999999995 0.72 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:43:36.01
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005204999999999999 0.7 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:43:42.55
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005420000000000001 0.86 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:43:43.01
IV.MEU.EHE. ML:2.3 0.0006655 1.58 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:43:46.04
IV.MEU.EHN. ML:2.4 0.000808 1.8 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:43:46.99
IV.CLTA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00011449999999999999 1.44 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:43:48.94
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000253 0.68 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:43:56.49
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00042 1.42 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:44:00.88
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001825 0.58 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:44:01.40
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000288 0.5 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:44:01.34
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000094 0.36 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:44:01.77
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000182 1.22 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:44:02.63
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0002965 0.84 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:44:03.58
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001995 0.36 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:44:03.45
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000764 1.08 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:44:05.65
IV.CLTA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001142 0.42 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:44:07.18
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00009365 0.52 AML other m 2020-05-12T08:44:08.99
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