Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 13-08-2020 and time 21:06:39 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Caltagirone (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Caltagirone (CT), on

  • 13-08-2020 19:06:39 (UTC)
  • 13-08-2020 21:06:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.2540, 14.5350 at 26 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
Caltagirone CT 3 38686 38686
San Michele di Ganzaria CT 10 3245 41931
Grammichele CT 10 13418 55349
Mirabella Imbaccari CT 11 4912 60261
Mineo CT 14 5159 65420
San Cono CT 15 2697 68117
Niscemi CL 18 27558 95675
Licodia Eubea CT 19 3081 98756
Mazzarrone CT 19 4078 102834
Aidone EN 20 4889 107723

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
34 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
40 Km NW of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
48 Km NW of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
50 Km SE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
56 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.3 2020-08-13
19:06:39
37.2543 14.535 26 2020-11-19
12:37:05
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 84060861
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2020-08-13
19:06:37
37.3865 14.4887 28 2020-08-13
19:16:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 81950221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-08-13 19:06:39 ± 0.4
Latitude 37.2543 ± 0.0225
Longitude 14.5350 ± 0.0147
Depth (km) 26 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 84060861

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1982
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1740
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 164
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1980.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 136
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.83277
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81950221
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-13 19:16:43

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84060861
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-30 11:16:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2020-08-13T19:08:17.28 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 6.26 0
IV.ROSPO.HHZ. 2020-08-13T19:07:57.94 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 6.19 0
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-08-13T19:07:48.57 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 9.09 0
IV.ILOS.HNZ. 2020-08-13T19:07:16.71 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.07 0
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-08-13T19:07:15.65 3.0 positive manual Pn 2.7 0
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:57.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 86 54.8007 109 0.13 75
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2020-08-13T19:06:55.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 92.4408 101 0.34 66
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:52.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 30.5472 125 0.89 43
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:51.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 71 31.5462 124 -0.46 68
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:49.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 118 18.0708 142 0.27 79
IV.CLTA.HHN. 2020-08-13T19:06:49.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 258 51.7038 111 0.12 100
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:48.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 15.6732 146 0.09 53
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:48.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 86 54.8007 109 -0.61 62
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:47.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 37.0296 119 0.81 64
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:46.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 30.5472 125 0.74 68
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:45.62 0.1 positive manual P 71 31.5462 124 -0.7 83
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:44.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 118 18.0708 142 -0.37 96
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-08-13T19:06:43.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 15.6732 146 -0.59 90
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000107971675 0.1792 AML other m 2020-08-13T19:06:48.74
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00014091523 0.1792 AML other m 2020-08-13T19:06:48.95
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000066668085 0.1024 AML other m 2020-08-13T19:06:51.25
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000054975965 0.1152 AML other m 2020-08-13T19:06:51.70
IV.MEU.EHN. ML:1.4 0.000100118725 0.1408 AML other m 2020-08-13T19:06:53.25
IV.MEU.EHE. ML:1.3 0.00007082126 0.4224 AML other m 2020-08-13T19:06:58.32
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