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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 28-03-2019 and time 07:13:56 (Italy) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 28-03-2019 06:13:56 (UTC)
  • 28-03-2019 07:13:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4690, 15.2420 at 10 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
Aci Castello CT 13 18723 18723
Catania CT 14 314555 333278
San Gregorio di Catania CT 16 11966 345244
Valverde CT 16 7840 353084
Acireale CT 17 52622 405706
Aci Catena CT 17 29851 435557
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 17 9479 445036
San Giovanni la Punta CT 18 23060 468096
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 486080
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 489604
Gravina di Catania CT 19 25838 515442
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 536031

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
14 Km E of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
17 Km SE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
46 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
99 Km E 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 1.9 2019-03-28
06:13:56		 37.4692 15.2422 10 2019-08-22
08:25:14		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71246461
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2019-03-28
06:13:56		 37.4763 15.2243 10 2019-03-28
06:22:17		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66996561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-28 06:13:56 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.4692 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.2422 ± 0.0113
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 71246461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 970
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 281
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 98
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 970.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 149
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 35
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.82198
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71246461
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-07 14:03:50

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66996561
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-28 06:22:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:24.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 91.242 50 0.16 43
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2019-03-28T06:14:23.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 192 86.3469 50 0.51 59
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2019-03-28T06:14:20.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 7 75.7686 50 0.32 43
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-03-28T06:14:18.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 333 71.373 50 0.33 43
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:15.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 319 51.9036 50 2 19
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-03-28T06:14:12.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 347 47.0196 50 0.67 60
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:12.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 15 91.242 50 -0.01 44
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2019-03-28T06:14:11.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 192 86.3469 50 -0.33 84
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2019-03-28T06:14:10.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 333 40.1265 50 -0.02 73
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:09.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 203 37.629 50 -0.04 49
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-03-28T06:14:09.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 34 71.5728 50 -0.36 64
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2019-03-28T06:14:09.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 75.7686 50 -0.16 66
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:09.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 294 65.1903 50 0.83 55
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-03-28T06:14:09.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 71.373 50 -0.03 69
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:08.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 248 35.2425 50 -0.31 70
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:08.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 317 34.2435 50 0.15 48
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:08.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 297 35.9418 50 -0.72 61
IT.LNT.HGE. 2019-03-28T06:14:07.60 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.63 0
IV.NOV.HHE. 2019-03-28T06:14:07.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 62.6928 50 -0.39 86
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-03-28T06:14:06.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 359 55.6998 50 -0.1 93
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:06.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 319 51.9036 50 0.39 66
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:06.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 23.6541 112 0.29 71
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-03-28T06:14:05.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 41.3253 50 0.27 69
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:05.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 201 21.867 114 0.35 71
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2019-03-28T06:14:05.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 327 46.7199 50 -0.15 47
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:05.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 348 22.9548 113 -0.31 70
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-03-28T06:14:05.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 347 47.0196 50 -0.18 93
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:04.04 0.1 positive manual P 203 37.629 50 -0.2 95
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2019-03-28T06:14:04.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 40.1265 50 -0.28 92
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:03.93 0.3 negative manual P 297 35.9418 50 -0.05 73
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:03.50 0.1 positive manual P 248 35.2425 50 -0.38 91
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:03.55 0.1 negative manual P 317 34.2435 50 -0.17 95
IT.LNT.HGE. 2019-03-28T06:14:02.80 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.17 0
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2019-03-28T06:14:02.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 26.1516 110 0.48 68
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:01.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 348 22.9548 113 0.08 100
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:01.71 0.1 positive manual P 201 21.867 114 0.07 100
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2019-03-28T06:14:01.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 183 23.6541 112 -0.09 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00031925645 0.0992 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:05.81
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0006882247 0.1792 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:05.81
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001373856 0.1792 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:08.22
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0009600861500000001 0.3808 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:08.17
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004076367 0.1184 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:08.93
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003311828 0.16 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:09.40
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00022087188 0.2208 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:09.07
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00020187870000000003 0.5184 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:17.34
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00025093855 0.2624 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:10.66
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000290133 0.2592 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:11.44
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000111913835 0.9184 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:36.18
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00007578442 0.3808 AML other m 2019-03-28T06:14:30.81
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