Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 17-09-2020 and time 10:00:45 (UTC) in region Sant'Alfio (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Sant'Alfio (CT), on

  • 17-09-2020 10:00:45 (UTC)
  • 17-09-2020 12:00:45 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7460, 15.1430 at 9 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
Sant'Alfio CT 0 1582 1582
Milo CT 3 1087 2669
Giarre CT 4 27659 30328
Mascali CT 5 14282 44610
Riposto CT 6 14838 59448
Santa Venerina CT 6 8592 68040
Zafferana Etnea CT 7 9517 77557
Piedimonte Etneo CT 8 3963 81520
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 8 9623 91143
Linguaglossa CT 11 5403 96546
Calatabiano CT 12 5308 101854
Gaggi ME 15 3184 105038
Acireale CT 15 52622 157660
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 168570
Viagrande CT 15 8563 177133
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 180348
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 16 17984 198332
Aci Catena CT 16 29851 228183
Pedara CT 16 14102 242285
Giardini-Naxos ME 16 9415 251700
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 17 3524 255224
Motta Camastra ME 17 845 256069
Taormina ME 17 10960 267029
Castelmola ME 17 1088 268117
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 272062
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 279525
Graniti ME 18 1492 281017
Valverde CT 19 7840 288857
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 289574
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 312634
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 333223

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
27 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
60 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.0 2020-09-17
10:00:45
37.7457 15.1427 9 2021-02-26
14:56:00
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 84053331
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.8 2020-09-17
10:00:44
37.75 15.12 5 2020-12-10
15:01:52
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 82978301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-17 10:00:45 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.7457 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.1427 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 84053331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 831
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 587
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 242
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05666
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64302
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82978301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-17 10:08:35

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84053331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-10 15:01:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:58.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 349 71.373 50 0.65 58
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:56.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 304 57.8976 50 0.81 56
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:55.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 26.2515 109 0.29 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:55.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 289 26.5512 109 0.89 38
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2020-09-17T10:00:54.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 50.1165 50 0.1 70
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2020-09-17T10:00:54.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 48.1185 50 0.11 70
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:53.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 18.87 116 0.69 42
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:52.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 325 40.5261 50 -0.13 70
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:51.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 353 15.2736 121 0.4 46
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:51.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 31.3464 50 -0.4 68
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:50.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 9.0798 135 1.32 47
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-09-17T10:00:50.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 314 10.4784 131 0.42 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:50.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 26.2515 109 -0.39 91
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:50.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 298 10.7781 130 0.06 50
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:50.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 289 26.5512 109 -0.13 72
IV.ESML.HHE. 2020-09-17T10:00:50.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 239 27.0507 108 -0.59 43
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:49.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 296 18.87 116 0 100
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2020-09-17T10:00:49.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 51 7.6812 140 0.62 66
IV.EVRN.HNZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:48.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 186 6.2937 145 -0.18 49
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2020-09-17T10:00:48.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 308 6.2937 145 -0.21 49
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:48.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 353 15.2736 121 -0.52 90
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:47.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 298 10.7781 130 -0.31 95
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2020-09-17T10:00:47.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 7.6812 140 -0.27 96
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-09-17T10:00:47.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 10.4784 131 -0.23 97
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:47.85 0.1 positive manual P 154 9.0798 135 0.15 99
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2020-09-17T10:00:46.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 308 6.2937 145 -0.55 90
IV.EVRN.HNZ. 2020-09-17T10:00:46.90 0.1 positive manual P 186 6.2937 145 -0.44 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:2.7 0.006795 0.3 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:50.43
IV.EMCN.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0066 0.3 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:50.43
IV.EMCN.HHE. ML:2.6 0.005095 0.78 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:51.22
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:2.6 0.004894999999999999 0.78 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:51.22
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0024850000000000002 1.1 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:51.77
IV.EPOZ.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000945 0.36 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:51.78
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0005095000000000001 1.76 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:52.90
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0006345000000000001 1.26 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:53.79
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.002005 0.5 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:53.30
IV.EPOZ.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000751 0.5 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:53.31
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003415 0.3 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:56.44
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003185 1.2 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:57.62
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0014650000000000002 0.36 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:57.34
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0006355 1.18 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:57.11
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005854999999999999 1.58 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:57.04
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0015300000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:57.75
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005895000000000001 0.76 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:00:59.58
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00043300000000000006 1.36 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:01:00.83
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001445 0.92 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:01:01.21
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000182 1.1 AML other m 2020-09-17T10:01:04.18
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