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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 06-11-2020 and time 21:17:18 (UTC) in region 7 km NW Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 7 km NW Milo (CT), on

  • 06-11-2020 21:17:18 (UTC)
  • 06-11-2020 22:17:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7540, 15.0450 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.

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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 7 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 8 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 9 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 11 8592 20778
Giarre CT 13 27659 48437
Linguaglossa CT 13 5403 53840
Piedimonte Etneo CT 13 3963 57803
Mascali CT 13 14282 72085
Riposto CT 14 14838 86923
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 15 9623 96546
Pedara CT 15 14102 110648
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 121558
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 129021
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 132236
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 132953
Randazzo CT 16 10900 143853
Viagrande CT 17 8563 152416
Ragalna CT 17 3924 156340
Maletto CT 18 3920 160260
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 178244
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 183552
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 187076
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 191021
Malvagna ME 18 733 191754
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 221605
Belpasso CT 19 28108 249713
Bronte CT 19 19172 268885
Acireale CT 19 52622 321507
Motta Camastra ME 19 845 322352
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 323332
Gaggi ME 20 3184 326516
Biancavilla CT 20 24007 350523
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 371112
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 403070
San Giovanni la Punta CT 20 23060 426130

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 2.3 2020-11-06
21:17:18		 37.7542 15.0452 9 2021-02-26
14:56:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86031221
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 2.0 2020-11-06
21:17:18		 37.754 15.023 6 2021-01-05
16:51:23		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 84513941
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-11-06 21:17:18 ± 0.06
Latitude 37.7542 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0452 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86031221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 630
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 402
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 285
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 75
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03597
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.88943
Number of stations at which the event was observed 28
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 28
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 48
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86031221
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-05 16:51:04

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84513941
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-06 21:30:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:36.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 336 98.7234 50 0.74 35
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:33.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 88.4448 50 -0.36 60
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:33.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 84.249 50 0.33 61
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:31.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 69.5748 50 0.27 64
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:30.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 66.1893 50 -0.15 66
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:29.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 59.5959 50 0.28 65
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:28.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 308 50.4162 50 0.09 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:28.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 32 51.2154 50 -0.15 68
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:28.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 169 52.9026 50 -0.33 43
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:28.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 181 52.3032 50 -0.34 65
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:27.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 264 42.3243 50 0.81 56
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:27.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 47.5191 50 -0.56 62
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:25.70 0.1 positive manual P 335 35.3424 50 -0.17 92
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:25.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 15 31.3464 50 -0.15 93
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:24.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 189 13.7751 124 0.3 47
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:24.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 25 15.6732 121 -0.19 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:24.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 34 29.1486 108 -0.25 69
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:23.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 311 11.1777 130 0.15 48
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:23.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 20.9679 114 0.4 68
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:23.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 15.5733 121 0.76 80
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-11-06T21:17:22.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 237 13.875 124 -0.1 73
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:22.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 189 13.7751 124 -0.09 73
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:22.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 9.1797 135 -0.44 45
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:22.18 0.1 negative manual P 25 15.6732 121 -0.23 94
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2020-11-06T21:17:22.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 4.5954 153 -0.22 48
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:22.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 346 4.1958 155 0.18 49
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:22.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 295 18.2706 117 -0.25 70
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:21.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 9.1797 135 -0.3 94
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-11-06T21:17:21.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 6.3936 145 -0.01 100
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:21.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 311 11.1777 130 0 99
IV.EVRN.HNZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:21.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 10.6782 131 0.18 96
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2020-11-06T21:17:20.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 4.5954 153 0.09 99
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-11-06T21:17:20.65 0.1 negative manual P 346 4.1958 155 -0.16 98
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2020-11-06T21:17:20.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 288 3.996 157 0.18 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMCN.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0211 0.18 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:22.61
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:3.0 0.02125 0.16 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:22.62
IV.EMCN.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0151 0.86 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:22.64
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:2.9 0.01425 0.86 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:22.64
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001975 0.72 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:23.13
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00266 0.58 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:23.10
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00455 0.4 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:25.80
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00172 1.74 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:25.10
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0018450000000000003 1.18 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:26.05
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.003305 0.54 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:26.10
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00385 0.44 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:26.55
IV.EVRN.HNN. ML:2.5 0.003805 0.16 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:26.85
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.6 0.005045 0.2 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:26.96
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00396 0.4 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:27.08
IV.ENIC.HNE. ML:2.6 0.00437 0.4 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:27.09
IV.ENIC.HNN. ML:2.5 0.0035800000000000003 0.52 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:28.04
IV.EVRN.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0034100000000000003 0.32 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:28.51
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:2.5 0.004024999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:28.51
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0019 0.9 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:28.68
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0008 0.84 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:28.41
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0020250000000000003 0.54 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:28.66
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0017749999999999999 1.12 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:29.14
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0008455 0.34 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:29.15
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.002175 0.8 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:29.52
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0018599999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:31.28
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005669999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:32.31
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0006234999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:32.31
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0014399999999999999 0.36 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:33.20
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000258 0.26 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:33.48
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002545 0.44 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:36.76
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00008450000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:38.45
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0005535 1.54 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:39.81
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0005380000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:39.05
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0007869999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:39.74
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000726 0.38 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:39.67
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00029000000000000006 0.42 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:40.34
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0003755 0.62 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:42.64
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0007204999999999999 0.82 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:42.81
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0005825 0.7 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:43.01
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000183 1.12 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:43.68
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0008305 1.06 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:44.71
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000127 1.36 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:45.29
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00016399999999999997 0.42 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:47.47
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000175 0.32 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:47.57
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000183 0.84 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:50.92
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00016649999999999998 1.48 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:50.92
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00030100000000000005 0.46 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:54.48
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00013000000000000002 0.48 AML other m 2020-11-06T21:17:55.00
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