Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 29-05-2017 and time 13:30:21 (UTC) in region 9 km SE Maletto (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 9 km SE Maletto (CT), on

  • 29-05-2017 13:30:21 (UTC)
  • 29-05-2017 15:30:21 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7770, 14.9490 at 28 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
Maletto CT 9 3920 3920
Bronte CT 10 19172 23092
Randazzo CT 11 10900 33992
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 16 980 34972
Maniace CT 16 3765 38737
Milo CT 16 1087 39824
Ragalna CT 16 3924 43748
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 53265
Adrano CT 16 36122 89387
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 90104
Biancavilla CT 17 24007 114111
Sant'Alfio CT 18 1582 115693
Roccella Valdemone ME 18 666 116359
Malvagna ME 18 733 117092
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 19 7641 124733
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 130136
Nicolosi CT 19 7463 137599
Santa Venerina CT 19 8592 146191
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 19 3215 149406

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.4 2017-05-29
13:30:21
37.7768 14.9492 28 2018-07-06
10:38:22
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 51927581
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.3 2017-05-29
13:30:21
37.7765 14.9532 29 2017-05-29
13:36:29
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 45963031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-05-29 13:30:21 ± 0.19
Latitude 37.7768 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.9492 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 28 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 51927581

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1144
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 441
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 260
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) 70
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
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) 0.04407
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.67179
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 51927581
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-11-17 10:32:36

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 45963031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-05-29 13:36:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:37.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 188 48.0186 115 -0.12 72
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:34.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 188 74.5698 105 -0.09 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:33.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 347 30.2475 128 -0.12 75
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:33.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 308 28.0497 130 0.22 73
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:30.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 188 48.0186 115 -0.27 70
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:30.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 303 9.5793 159 0 80
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:29.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 34.3434 124 0.39 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:29.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 312 42.3243 118 -0.03 75
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:28.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 308 28.0497 130 -0.05 77
IV.AIO.HHE. 2017-05-29T13:30:28.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 32.9448 125 0.14 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:28.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 30.2475 128 -0.24 73
IV.NOV.HHE. 2017-05-29T13:30:28.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 32.3454 126 -0.11 75
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:28.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 24.0537 135 0.91 61
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:26.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 303 9.5793 159 -0.28 75
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:26.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 167 9.4794 159 0.03 80
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2017-05-29T13:30:26.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 4.8951 169 -0.23 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0006845 0.48 AML other m 2017-05-29T13:30:30.75
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0006490000000000001 0.78 AML other m 2017-05-29T13:30:30.98
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000597 1.64 AML other m 2017-05-29T13:30:34.04
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009255 0.36 AML other m 2017-05-29T13:30:34.43
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000041700000000000004 0.6 AML other m 2017-05-29T13:30:38.12
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000337 0.88 AML other m 2017-05-29T13:30:41.15
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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