Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 29-01-2018 and time 02:55:03 (Italy) in region 1 km NW Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Ragalna (CT), on

  • 29-01-2018 01:55:03 (UTC)
  • 29-01-2018 02:55:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6370, 14.9330 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ragalna CT 1 3924 3924
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 5 7641 11565
Biancavilla CT 6 24007 35572
Belpasso CT 6 28108 63680
PaternĂ² CT 7 48228 111908
Nicolosi CT 9 7463 119371
Adrano CT 9 36122 155493
Camporotondo Etneo CT 10 5023 160516
San Pietro Clarenza CT 11 7743 168259
Pedara CT 12 14102 182361
Mascalucia CT 13 31958 214319
Trecastagni CT 13 10910 225229
Tremestieri Etneo CT 14 20589 245818
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 14 12116 257934
Gravina di Catania CT 14 25838 283772
Misterbianco CT 14 49410 333182
Viagrande CT 15 8563 341745
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 16 9479 351224
San Giovanni la Punta CT 16 23060 374284
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 16 3524 377808
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 387325
Centuripe EN 17 5470 392795
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 17 17984 410779
San Gregorio di Catania CT 17 11966 422745
Valverde CT 18 7840 430585
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 460436
Milo CT 19 1087 461523
Bronte CT 19 19172 480695
Santa Venerina CT 19 8592 489287

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
21 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
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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 1.3 2018-01-29
01:55:03
37.6372 14.9328 10 2018-01-29
01:59:38
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 53523801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-01-29 01:55:03 ± 0.21
Latitude 37.6372 ± 0.0180
Longitude 14.9328 ± 0.0318
Depth (km) 10 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 53523801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2787
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1903
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 270
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2790.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 118
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.46
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04676
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.49193
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:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53523801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-01-29 01:59:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:21.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 167 54.6009 50 0.87 48
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:19.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 148 49.5171 50 0.17 60
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:15.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 189 32.4453 50 0.79 52
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:13.30 0.6 negative manual P 167 54.6009 50 -0.18 60
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:12.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 148 49.5171 50 -0.44 57
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:12.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 342 21.7671 115 0.63 84
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:09.26 0.3 negative manual P 189 32.4453 50 -0.81 77
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:08.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 30 7.1928 145 0.49 61
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:07.38 0.6 positive manual P 4 20.4684 116 -0.72 54
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:07.51 1.0 positive manual P 342 21.7671 115 -0.83 26
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:05.71 1.0 positive manual P 30 7.1928 145 -0.32 32
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2018-01-29T01:55:05.74 0.3 negative manual P 246 5.1948 153 -0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000034500000000000005 1.5 AML other m 2018-01-29T01:55:16.00
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00003495 1.1 AML other m 2018-01-29T01:55:16.26
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.4 0.00007085 0.6 AML other m 2018-01-29T01:55:20.18
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:1.6 0.000114 1.58 AML other m 2018-01-29T01:55:20.00
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00004705 0.32 AML other m 2018-01-29T01:55:21.74
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009175 1.52 AML other m 2018-01-29T01:55:27.96
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