Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 02-11-2018 and time 22:54:57 (Italy) in region 9 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 9 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 02-11-2018 21:54:57 (UTC)
  • 02-11-2018 22:54:57 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7520, 15.0220 at 4 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
Milo CT 9 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 10 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 11 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 13 8592 20778
Giarre CT 15 27659 48437
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 53840
Piedimonte Etneo CT 15 3963 57803
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 65266
Pedara CT 15 14102 79368
Mascali CT 15 14282 93650
Ragalna CT 15 3924 97574
Randazzo CT 16 10900 108474
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 119384
Riposto CT 16 14838 134222
Maletto CT 16 3920 138142
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 138859
Viagrande CT 17 8563 147422
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 150637
Bronte CT 17 19172 169809
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 179432
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 203439
Belpasso CT 18 28108 231547
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 19 17984 249531
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 253055
Malvagna ME 19 733 253788
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 254768
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 19 7641 262409
Adrano CT 19 36122 298531
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 20 3945 302476
Aci Catena CT 20 29851 332327
Calatabiano CT 20 5308 337635
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 345378
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 377336
Acireale CT 20 52622 429958
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 450547

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 2.0 2018-11-02
21:54:57
37.7522 15.0222 4 2019-06-04
09:16:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 63424621
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.3 2018-11-02
21:54:55
37.7162 15.0927 30 2018-11-02
22:04:30
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 62712231
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-11-02 21:54:57 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.7522 ± 0.0126
Longitude 15.0222 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 4 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 63424621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1403
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 656
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 35
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 88
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
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) 0.10972
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.62503
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:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63424621
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-12 12:31:10

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 62712231
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-02 22:04:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2018-11-02T21:55:10.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 69.375 50 -0.15 70
IV.SSY.HNN. 2018-11-02T21:55:09.28 1.0 undecidable manual P 176 66.0894 50 -0.43 22
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-11-02T21:55:09.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 305 34.8429 97 0.02 51
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2018-11-02T21:55:08.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 253 48.0186 95 1.53 41
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2018-11-02T21:55:07.23 1.0 undecidable manual P 33 52.4031 50 -0.38 23
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-11-02T21:55:05.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 40.2264 96 0.16 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-11-02T21:55:04.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 32.1456 98 1.07 55
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-11-02T21:55:04.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 34.743 97 -0.26 97
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-11-02T21:55:04.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 305 34.8429 97 0.43 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-11-02T21:55:02.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 16.5723 105 -0.27 50
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2018-11-02T21:55:01.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 220 19.4694 103 -0.21 76
IV.EPOZ.HHN. 2018-11-02T21:55:01.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 17.0718 104 0.27 100
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2018-11-02T21:55:01.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 125 12.1767 110 -0.13 52
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2018-11-02T21:54:59.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 12.1767 110 -0.33 100
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-11-02T21:54:59.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 16.5723 105 -0.69 88
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0022 0.4 AML other m 2018-11-02T21:55:07.25
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001965 1.14 AML other m 2018-11-02T21:55:07.73
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00145 0.62 AML other m 2018-11-02T21:55:10.00
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00087 0.4 AML other m 2018-11-02T21:55:10.76
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002065 0.42 AML other m 2018-11-02T21:55:14.50
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00021150000000000002 0.66 AML other m 2018-11-02T21:55:20.36
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000347 0.48 AML other m 2018-11-02T21:55:20.72
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003325 0.64 AML other m 2018-11-02T21:55:25.34
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