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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 04-03-2022 and time 20:59:05 (Italy) in region 5 km W Paternò (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Paternò (CT), on

  • 04-03-2022 19:59:05 (UTC)
  • 04-03-2022 20:59:05 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5620, 14.8520 at 2 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.

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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
Paternò CT 5 48228 48228
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 7 7641 55869
Biancavilla CT 9 24007 79876
Ragalna CT 11 3924 83800
Adrano CT 11 36122 119922
Belpasso CT 12 28108 148030
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 12 12116 160146
Centuripe EN 12 5470 165616
Camporotondo Etneo CT 14 5023 170639
Catenanuova EN 14 4866 175505
Misterbianco CT 14 49410 224915
San Pietro Clarenza CT 15 7743 232658
Nicolosi CT 17 7463 240121
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 272079
Gravina di Catania CT 19 25838 297917
Castel di Iudica CT 19 4625 302542
Pedara CT 19 14102 316644
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 337233

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
28 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
70 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
72 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
74 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
77 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Messina (238439 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 2.0 2022-03-04
19:59:05		 37.5617 14.8523 2 2022-07-08
12:34:03		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 106394261
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 2.1 2022-03-04
19:59:04		 37.594 14.808 4 2022-06-23
09:59:47		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 101678221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-04 19:59:05 ± 0.13
Latitude 37.5617 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.8523 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 2 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 106394261

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1140
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 550
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 280
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1140.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 82
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 31
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06025
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.26804
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101678221
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-04 20:08:09

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 106394261
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-06-23 09:59:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:33.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 177 86.7465 50 0.75 37
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:30.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 286 140.748 50 0.98 45
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:24.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 2 53.4021 92 0.5 43
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:21.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 177 86.7465 50 -0.16 65
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:20.37 0.6 undecidable manual P 278 70.5738 50 1.4 28
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:18.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 160 70.8735 50 -0.82 55
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:16.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 56.3991 50 -0.54 63
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:15.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 48.9177 92 -0.09 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:15.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 53.4021 92 -0.53 64
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-03-04T19:59:15.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 47 28.4493 94 0.04 50
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:14.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 196 44.2224 92 0.05 72
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:13.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 139 40.626 93 0.03 73
IV.ESCV.HHN. 2022-03-04T19:59:13.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 351 20.868 95 0.28 48
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2022-03-04T19:59:13.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 47 21.1677 95 0.6 44
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2022-03-04T19:59:12.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 19.3695 95 0.38 47
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:12.25 0.1 positive manual P 33 33.0447 93 0.14 97
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:12.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 36 18.1707 96 0.88 39
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:12.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 31.9458 93 0.38 69
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2022-03-04T19:59:11.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 21 14.7741 97 0.37 48
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:11.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 29.1486 94 0.27 71
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-03-04T19:59:10.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 28.4493 94 -0.45 91
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2022-03-04T19:59:10.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 21.1677 95 0.33 95
IV.EMFS.HHE. 2022-03-04T19:59:10.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 21.6672 95 0.57 89
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:10.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 23.6541 94 0.25 72
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:08.73 0.1 negative manual P 38 16.6722 96 -0.12 100
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2022-03-04T19:59:08.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 14 19.3695 95 -0.44 93
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:08.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 18.1707 96 -0.23 97
IV.ESCV.HHN. 2022-03-04T19:59:08.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 351 20.868 95 -0.94 76
IV.ESML.HNZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:07.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 21 6.6933 105 -0.01 52
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2022-03-04T19:59:07.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 14.7741 97 -0.72 85
IV.ESML.HNZ. 2022-03-04T19:59:06.62 0.1 negative manual P 21 6.6933 105 -0.26 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMPL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.004849999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:15.72
IV.EMPL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00588 0.32 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:17.82
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000162 0.28 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:18.01
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00013949999999999998 0.78 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:19.81
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000359 1.38 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:20.90
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00131 0.44 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:21.65
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00041200000000000004 0.6 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:21.95
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0009630000000000001 1.52 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:22.04
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00065 1.34 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:23.81
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000985 0.84 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:23.23
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00021250000000000002 0.56 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:24.42
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000113 0.98 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:28.80
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00030649999999999997 0.86 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:29.06
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00010250000000000001 0.92 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:29.45
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00022849999999999997 0.52 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:30.64
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000529 0.3 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:31.01
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00016299999999999998 0.32 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:31.01
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00008474999999999999 0.82 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:33.64
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0001565 0.64 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:35.48
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000060200000000000006 1 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:40.46
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0000868 1.56 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:54.83
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000128 0.7 AML other m 2022-03-04T19:59:58.46
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