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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 05-11-2020 and time 11:35:32 (Italy) in region 3 km S Caronia (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 3 km S Caronia (ME), on

  • 05-11-2020 10:35:32 (UTC)
  • 05-11-2020 11:35:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0020, 14.4340 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Caronia ME 3 3364 3364
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 8 4694 8058
Reitano ME 8 806 8864
Mistretta ME 10 4791 13655
Motta d'Affermo ME 12 739 14394
Pettineo ME 13 1350 15744
San Fratello ME 14 3707 19451
Acquedolci ME 15 5744 25195
Castel di Lucio ME 17 1294 26489
Tusa ME 17 2925 29414
Capizzi ME 17 3176 32590
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 19 12624 45214

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
65 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
78 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Palermo (674435 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.1 2020-11-05
10:35:32		 38.0025 14.4335 10 2020-11-05
10:43:57		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 84469281
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-11-05 10:35:32 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.0025 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.4335 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 84469281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1197
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 387
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 353
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1200.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12860
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.53330
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84469281
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-05 10:43:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-11-05T10:35:45.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 83 38.7279 50 -0.1 72
IV.GALF.HHE. 2020-11-05T10:35:44.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 160 34.4433 50 0.19 72
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-11-05T10:35:44.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 33.6441 50 0.23 71
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-11-05T10:35:43.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 33.6441 50 -0.54 44
IV.IACL.HHE. 2020-11-05T10:35:43.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 59.1963 50 0.68 60
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-11-05T10:35:42.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 268 25.4523 111 0.4 46
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-11-05T10:35:39.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 33.6441 50 -0.18 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-11-05T10:35:39.91 0.1 negative manual P 83 38.7279 50 -0.09 97
IV.GALF.HHE. 2020-11-05T10:35:39.73 0.6 undecidable manual P 160 34.4433 50 0.4 46
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-11-05T10:35:38.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 33.6441 50 -0.51 67
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-11-05T10:35:38.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 14.2746 125 -0.02 77
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-11-05T10:35:37.83 0.6 positive manual P 268 25.4523 111 -0.1 49
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-11-05T10:35:35.80 0.1 positive manual P 76 14.2746 125 -0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00005745 0.44 AML other m 2020-11-05T10:35:38.44
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:0.7 0.0000571 0.66 AML other m 2020-11-05T10:35:38.54
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.3 0.00011899999999999999 0.64 AML other m 2020-11-05T10:35:44.64
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00008135000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2020-11-05T10:35:45.38
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00001315 0.86 AML other m 2020-11-05T10:35:45.87
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00007364999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2020-11-05T10:35:46.02
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0000187 0.44 AML other m 2020-11-05T10:35:46.46
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000562 0.44 AML other m 2020-11-05T10:35:47.15
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.5 0.0001695 1.14 AML other m 2020-11-05T10:35:48.98
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000055513605000000004 0.2624 AML other m 2020-11-05T10:35:47.33
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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