Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 29-11-2020 and time 21:04:27 (Italy) in region 6 km NW Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 6 km NW Milo (CT), on

  • 29-11-2020 20:04:27 (UTC)
  • 29-11-2020 21:04:27 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7570, 15.0640 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Milo CT 6 1087 1087
Sant'Alfio CT 7 1582 2669
Zafferana Etnea CT 8 9517 12186
Santa Venerina CT 10 8592 20778
Giarre CT 11 27659 48437
Mascali CT 12 14282 62719
Piedimonte Etneo CT 12 3963 66682
Linguaglossa CT 12 5403 72085
Riposto CT 13 14838 86923
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 13 9623 96546
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 15 3215 99761
Pedara CT 15 14102 113863
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 124773
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 125490
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 132953
Calatabiano CT 16 5308 138261
Viagrande CT 16 8563 146824
Randazzo CT 17 10900 157724
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 161669
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 179653
Ragalna CT 18 3924 183577
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 187101
Gaggi ME 18 3184 190285
Malvagna ME 18 733 191018
Motta Camastra ME 18 845 191863
Acireale CT 18 52622 244485
Aci Catena CT 18 29851 274336
Maletto CT 19 3920 278256
Belpasso CT 20 28108 306364
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 307344
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 327933

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Ragusa (73313 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 1.9 2020-11-29
20:04:27
37.7572 15.0635 8 2021-02-26
14:56:17
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86657921
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.6 2020-11-29
20:04:27
37.759 15.044 4 2021-01-28
16:57:16
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 85095561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-11-29 20:04:27 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.7572 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0635 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86657921

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 656
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 459
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 94
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 57
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02968
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59895
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85095561
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-29 20:09:10

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86657921
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-28 16:56:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:40.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 179 66.4779 50 0.31 63
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:36.82 1.0 undecidable manual P 263 43.9227 50 0.44 21
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:34.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 332 35.742 50 -0.34 44
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:33.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 32 27.9498 107 -0.16 70
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:33.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 305 12.1767 124 0.63 42
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:32.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 19.5693 113 0.13 72
IV.ESML.HHE. 2020-11-29T20:04:32.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 22.3554 110 0.15 71
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2020-11-29T20:04:31.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 13.3755 122 0.03 74
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:31.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 325 4.5954 151 0.26 48
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:31.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 131 14.4744 120 0.43 68
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:31.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 228 10.5783 128 -0.64 42
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2020-11-29T20:04:31.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 38 3.2967 159 0.41 46
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:30.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 140 9.879 130 -0.09 73
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:30.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 12.1767 124 0.04 99
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:30.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 14.7741 119 -0.41 68
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:30.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 10.5783 128 -0.42 68
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2020-11-29T20:04:29.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 3.2967 159 -0.12 98
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-11-29T20:04:29.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 354 5.994 144 0.02 100
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-11-29T20:04:29.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 4.5954 151 -0.17 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.002505 0.38 AML other m 2020-11-29T20:04:33.41
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:2.1 0.001765 0.16 AML other m 2020-11-29T20:04:36.61
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.001385 0.92 AML other m 2020-11-29T20:04:37.50
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0008005 0.9 AML other m 2020-11-29T20:04:38.50
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00010475 0.46 AML other m 2020-11-29T20:04:40.56
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001175 0.68 AML other m 2020-11-29T20:04:40.53
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