Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 19-05-2020 and time 05:29:33 (UTC) in region 6 km E Castel di Lucio (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 6 km E Castel di Lucio (ME), on

  • 19-05-2020 05:29:33 (UTC)
  • 19-05-2020 07:29:33 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8670, 14.3760 at 24 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
Castel di Lucio ME 6 1294 1294
Mistretta ME 7 4791 6085
Capizzi ME 9 3176 9261
Sperlinga EN 11 805 10066
Reitano ME 12 806 10872
Cerami EN 13 2006 12878
Nicosia EN 13 13899 26777
Pettineo ME 13 1350 28127
Motta d'Affermo ME 14 739 28866
Gangi PA 17 6811 35677
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 17 4694 40371
San Mauro Castelverde PA 17 1701 42072
Tusa ME 18 2925 44997
Caronia ME 19 3364 48361
Geraci Siculo PA 19 1945 50306

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 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 1.6 2020-05-19
05:29:33
37.8673 14.3758 24 2020-11-19
12:37:01
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 82977851
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2020-05-19
05:29:34
37.8763 14.3737 25 2020-05-19
05:36:34
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 79310651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-05-19 05:29:33 ± 0.23
Latitude 37.8673 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.3758 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 24 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82977851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1006
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 466
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 168
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1010.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 71
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.69608
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79310651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-19 05:36:34

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82977851
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-17 09:14:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:49.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 66 47.7189 110 0.01 47
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2020-05-19T05:29:47.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 43 77.2671 101 0 45
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:47.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 100
IV.IACL.HHE. 2020-05-19T05:29:47.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 359 73.8705 102 0.57 41
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:45.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 286 28.9488 124 0.01 50
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:44.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 304 24.6531 129 0.3 47
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:44.55 0.1 undecidable manual S 46 26.4513 126 -0.16 95
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:44.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 261 23.1546 131 0.26 47
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:44.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 279 55.4001 107 0.09 92
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:44.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 136 24.0537 129 0.26 47
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2020-05-19T05:29:43.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 96 42.4242 113 0.71 81
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:42.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 47.7189 110 -0.23 91
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:41.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 229 37.1295 116 0.25 92
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:40.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 286 28.9488 124 -0.48 68
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:40.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 46 26.4513 126 -0.08 97
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:39.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 23.1546 131 -0.39 93
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:39.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 158 29.3484 123 -0.88 39
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:39.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 24.0537 129 -0.05 99
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-05-19T05:29:39.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 304 24.6531 129 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001341959 0.4 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:54.29
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000089 1.64 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:46.14
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000082 0.66 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:46.98
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004355 1.12 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:47.64
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002375 0.9 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:48.46
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00010365787 1.0304 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:46.98
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00044319129999999995 0.4608 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:45.70
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00011621385499999999 0.7104 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:45.19
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00007945068999999999 0.4192 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:47.03
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000060384635 0.3008 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:44.67
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00010229322499999999 0.5984 AML other m 2020-05-19T05:29:57.49
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