Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 19-06-2018 and time 01:44:14 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Ragalna (CT), on

  • 19-06-2018 01:44:14 (UTC)
  • 19-06-2018 03:44:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6090, 14.9230 at 6 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
Ragalna CT 3 3924 3924
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 3 7641 11565
PaternĂ² CT 4 48228 59793
Belpasso CT 5 28108 87901
Biancavilla CT 6 24007 111908
Camporotondo Etneo CT 9 5023 116931
Nicolosi CT 9 7463 124394
San Pietro Clarenza CT 10 7743 132137
Adrano CT 10 36122 168259
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 11 12116 180375
Mascalucia CT 12 31958 212333
Pedara CT 12 14102 226435
Misterbianco CT 12 49410 275845
Gravina di Catania CT 13 25838 301683
Tremestieri Etneo CT 14 20589 322272
Trecastagni CT 14 10910 333182
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 15 9479 342661
Viagrande CT 15 8563 351224
San Giovanni la Punta CT 16 23060 374284
Centuripe EN 16 5470 379754
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 16 3524 383278
San Gregorio di Catania CT 17 11966 395244
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 413228
Valverde CT 18 7840 421068
Catania CT 19 314555 735623
Zafferana Etnea CT 19 9517 745140
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 774991

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
22 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2018-06-19
01:44:14
37.6087 14.9232 6 2019-04-24
14:51:15
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 67017871
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 2.3 2018-06-19
01:44:00
37.6 14.95 8 2019-03-28
14:49:53
Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 57949971
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-06-19 01:44:14 ± 0.24
Latitude 37.6087 ± 0.0153
Longitude 14.9232 ± 0.0159
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 67017871

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1650
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1271
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 335
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1650.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 120
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
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) 0.03597
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.46585
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67017871
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-28 14:49:37

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 57949971
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-06-19 02:11:07
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-06-19T01:44:24.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 50.1165 50 -0.18 74
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-06-19T01:44:24.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 73 24.3534 104 0.59 47
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2018-06-19T01:44:24.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 355 48.4182 50 0.38 72
IV.SSY.HHE. 2018-06-19T01:44:24.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 51.7038 50 -0.13 75
IV.AIO.HHE. 2018-06-19T01:44:23.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 34 48.5181 50 -0.45 71
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-06-19T01:44:22.19 1.0 undecidable manual P 290 33.3444 101 0.68 22
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-06-19T01:44:20.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 73 24.3534 104 0.37 100
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-06-19T01:44:20.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 24.5532 104 0.54 72
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2018-06-19T01:44:19.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 23.6541 105 0.21 78
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2018-06-19T01:44:18.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 26 10.4784 121 -0.68 46
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2018-06-19T01:44:18.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 285 3.996 148 0.73 46
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2018-06-19T01:44:16.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 10.4784 121 -0.68 70
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2018-06-19T01:44:15.57 0.1 positive manual P 285 3.996 148 -0.65 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0008225 0.92 AML other m 2018-06-19T01:44:38.44
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0007560681000000001 0.78 AML other m 2018-06-19T01:44:39.50
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000588 0.64 AML other m 2018-06-19T01:44:41.82
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0007515000000000001 1.4 AML other m 2018-06-19T01:44:41.21
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