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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 26-07-2020 and time 10:26:44 (Italy) in region 8 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 8 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 26-07-2020 08:26:44 (UTC)
  • 26-07-2020 10:26:44 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7510, 15.0270 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
Milo CT 8 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 9 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 10 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 12 8592 20778
Giarre CT 14 27659 48437
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 53840
Piedimonte Etneo CT 15 3963 57803
Mascali CT 15 14282 72085
Pedara CT 15 14102 86187
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 93650
Ragalna CT 15 3924 97574
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 108484
Riposto CT 16 14838 123322
Randazzo CT 16 10900 134222
Maletto CT 17 3920 138142
Viagrande CT 17 8563 146705
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 147422
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 157045
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 160260
Bronte CT 18 19172 179432
Belpasso CT 18 28108 207540
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 225524
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 249531
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 253055
Malvagna ME 19 733 253788
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 19 7641 261429
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 262409
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 292260
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 296205
Calatabiano CT 20 5308 301513
Acireale CT 20 52622 354135
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 374724
Adrano CT 20 36122 410846
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 418589
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 450547

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.5 2020-07-26
08:26:44		 37.7508 15.0272 7 2020-11-19
12:36:55		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 81616581
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.3 2020-07-26
08:26:45		 37.759 15.03 3 2020-09-18
13:29:21		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 81368461
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.5 2020-07-26
08:26:45		 37.753 15.023 6 2020-09-18
13:28:59		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 81361781
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-07-26 08:26:44 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.7508 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0272 ± 0.0045
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 81616581

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 368
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 152
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 267
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 370.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 64
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04047
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.17717
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81616581
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-10 08:24:59

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81368461
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-26 13:05:07

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81361781
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-26 08:44:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ENIC.HNZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:51.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 182 13.2756 119 -0.38 46
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:50.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 126 11.6772 122 -0.31 47
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:50.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 221 19.6692 50 0.45 45
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:50.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 319 10.2786 126 -0.21 73
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:50.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 16.6722 114 0.38 69
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:49.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 16.6722 114 -0.04 74
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:49.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 16.9719 114 -0.2 96
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:49.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 58 6.1938 140 0.26 72
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:49.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 216 7.881 133 0.03 50
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:49.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 16.6722 114 -0.54 66
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:48.52 0.1 positive manual P 319 10.2786 126 0.2 97
IV.ECHR.HNZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:48.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 12.2766 121 0.12 74
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:48.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 7 4.4955 149 0.05 76
IV.ENIC.HNZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:48.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 182 13.2756 119 -0.28 47
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:48.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 126 11.6772 122 -0.12 74
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:47.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 6.1938 140 0.1 100
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:47.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 216 7.881 133 0.07 100
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2020-07-26T08:26:47.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 7 4.4955 149 0.13 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00069302345 0.544 AML other m 2020-07-26T08:26:49.67
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0008002096000000001 0.4224 AML other m 2020-07-26T08:26:50.21
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00130351975 0.1984 AML other m 2020-07-26T08:26:51.19
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0009799359 0.1856 AML other m 2020-07-26T08:26:53.26
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001399119 0.6016 AML other m 2020-07-26T08:26:54.82
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00036744394999999996 0.3456 AML other m 2020-07-26T08:26:56.31
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0002112885 0.3584 AML other m 2020-07-26T08:26:58.60
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000114771475 0.48 AML other m 2020-07-26T08:27:00.02
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