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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 19-07-2020 and time 01:18:24 (UTC) in region 2 km NW Capizzi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Capizzi (ME), on

  • 19-07-2020 01:18:24 (UTC)
  • 19-07-2020 03:18:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8600, 14.4560 at 7 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
Capizzi ME 2 3176 3176
Cerami EN 7 2006 5182
Mistretta ME 11 4791 9973
Castel di Lucio ME 13 1294 11267
Nicosia EN 13 13899 25166
Sperlinga EN 14 805 25971
Troina EN 15 9373 35344
Reitano ME 16 806 36150
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 18 3593 39743
Caronia ME 19 3364 43107
Pettineo ME 19 1350 44457
Motta d'Affermo ME 19 739 45196
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 20 4694 49890

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
54 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 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 1.6 2020-07-19
01:18:24		 37.8597 14.4563 7 2020-11-19
12:36:54		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 81216221
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2020-07-19
01:18:24		 37.845 14.4503 9 2020-07-19
01:26:01		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 81146081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-07-19 01:18:24 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.8597 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.4563 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 81216221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 685
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 319
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 29
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 70
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17267
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.76173
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81216221
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-21 14:18:56

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81146081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-19 01:26:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:47.98 3.0 undecidable manual S 187 71.1732 50 1.27 0
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:45.16 1.0 undecidable manual S 278 62.5929 50 0.75 19
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:45.97 1.0 undecidable manual S 147 67.4769 50 0.25 22
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:39.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 84.5487 50 0.08 90
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:39.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 41.8248 50 0.12 48
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-07-19T01:18:38.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 291 40.3263 99 0.51 44
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:38.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 8 78.8655 50 -0.03 46
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:37.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 187 71.1732 50 -0.05 93
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:36.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 67.4769 50 -0.59 82
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:36.52 3.0 undecidable manual P 56.3991 1.56 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:36.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 284 35.9418 101 -0.13 73
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:35.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 278 62.5929 50 -0.16 92
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:35.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 298 31.1466 102 0.34 70
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:34.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 26.6511 104 0.52 45
IV.ESML.HHE. 2020-07-19T01:18:34.91 3.0 undecidable manual P 45.7209 1.59 0
IV.RESU.HHE. 2020-07-19T01:18:33.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 42.2244 50 0.67 83
MN.VAE.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:33.85 1.0 undecidable manual P 192 44.2224 50 0.76 20
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:32.21 1.0 undecidable manual S 31 22.6551 106 -0.27 24
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:32.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 41.8248 50 -0.56 87
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-07-19T01:18:32.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 291 40.3263 99 -0.31 70
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:32.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 96 35.3424 101 0.87 77
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:31.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 150 19.1697 109 -0.16 75
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:30.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 284 35.9418 101 -0.62 86
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:30.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 298 31.1466 102 -0.19 97
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:29.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 31 22.6551 106 0.35 95
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:29.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 26.6511 104 0.07 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-07-19T01:18:27.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 19.1697 109 -0.47 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0006279832 0.38 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:32.24
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0006290286 0.4 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:33.73
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000776 1.32 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:35.74
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00007714999999999999 0.92 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:35.56
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00006075 1.56 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:37.05
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000060100000000000004 1.28 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:38.80
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0003305 1.1 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:39.79
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00014000000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:40.64
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.7 0.0002245 1.48 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:40.84
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000038849999999999996 1.5 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:47.09
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00009975 0.36 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:50.29
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00003325 0.46 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:50.48
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00009590000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:55.44
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00009121543500000001 0.42 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:18:59.04
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008086775 0.58 AML other m 2020-07-19T01:19:06.38
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