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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 12-11-2018 and time 23:59:10 (UTC) in region 10 km SW Canicattini Bagni (SR)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 10 km SW Canicattini Bagni (SR), on

  • 12-11-2018 23:59:10 (UTC)
  • 13-11-2018 00:59:10 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.9750, 14.9760 at 22 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.

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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
Canicattini Bagni SR 10 7109 7109
Palazzolo Acreide SR 12 8808 15917
Noto SR 12 23913 39830
Cassaro SR 15 821 40651
Buscemi SR 15 1051 41702
Avola SR 16 31708 73410
Ferla SR 16 2523 75933
Rosolini SR 17 21427 97360
Giarratana RG 18 3048 100408
Solarino SR 19 8091 108499
Floridia SR 20 22762 131261

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km E of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
23 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
30 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
39 Km E of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
60 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
73 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
99 Km SE of Caltanissetta (63360 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 1.5 2018-11-12
23:59:10		 36.9747 14.9763 22 2019-06-04
09:16:02		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 63633141
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2018-11-12
23:59:10		 36.9702 14.9817 27 2018-11-13
00:50:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 63013541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-11-12 23:59:10 ± 0.25
Latitude 36.9747 ± 0.0126
Longitude 14.9763 ± 0.0180
Depth (km) 22 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 63633141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1775
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 874
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 128
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 135
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) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19875
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.82917
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63633141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-24 11:03:51

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63013541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-13 00:50:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:29.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 297 60.8946 103 0.25 45
IV.CLTA.HHN. 2018-11-12T23:59:26.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 283 92.0412 98 0.7 56
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:24.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 42.2244 110 -0.45 45
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:24.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 347 42.5241 110 -0.3 47
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:23.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 25 37.8288 113 -0.06 49
IV.AGST.EHE. 2018-11-12T23:59:23.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 35 38.3283 112 -0.11 49
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:22.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 30.0477 119 0.3 47
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:21.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 60.8946 103 0.42 66
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:20.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 23 22.0668 129 0.47 46
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:18.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 248 42.2244 110 -0.48 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:18.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 42.5241 110 -0.34 69
IV.AGST.EHE. 2018-11-12T23:59:17.98 0.6 undecidable manual P 35 38.3283 112 -0.2 48
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:17.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 25 37.8288 113 -0.23 48
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:16.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 23 22.0668 129 0.11 100
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2018-11-12T23:59:16.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 170 30.0477 119 -0.13 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00060017115 0.128 AML other m 2018-11-12T23:59:20.54
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0006583256 0.1024 AML other m 2018-11-12T23:59:21.68
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008293860499999999 0.32 AML other m 2018-11-12T23:59:23.83
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000577103 0.1536 AML other m 2018-11-12T23:59:24.74
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000049590955 0.1408 AML other m 2018-11-12T23:59:25.40
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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