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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 14-05-2019 and time 13:58:29 (Italy) in region 11 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 11 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 14-05-2019 11:58:29 (UTC)
  • 14-05-2019 13:58:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7550, 14.9990 at 0 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
Milo CT 11 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 11 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 13 1582 12186
Maletto CT 14 3920 16106
Santa Venerina CT 14 8592 24698
Randazzo CT 15 10900 35598
Ragalna CT 15 3924 39522
Bronte CT 15 19172 58694
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 66157
Pedara CT 16 14102 80259
Linguaglossa CT 16 5403 85662
Giarre CT 17 27659 113321
Trecastagni CT 17 10910 124231
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 124948
Piedimonte Etneo CT 17 3963 128911
Biancavilla CT 17 24007 152918
Mascali CT 17 14282 167200
Adrano CT 18 36122 203322
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 18 3215 206537
Belpasso CT 18 28108 234645
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 18 7641 242286
Viagrande CT 18 8563 250849
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 251829
Riposto CT 18 14838 266667
Malvagna ME 19 733 267400
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 19 9623 277023
Roccella Valdemone ME 20 666 277689
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 20 17984 295673
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 20 3524 299197

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
29 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 2.1 2019-05-14
11:58:29		 37.7548 14.9987 0 2019-11-13
14:30:57		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71188141
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 2.2 2019-05-14
11:58:28		 37.756 15.006 2 2019-05-14
14:17:46		 Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 68546761
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-14 11:58:29 ± 0.07
Latitude 37.7548 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.9987 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 0 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 71188141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 500
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 340
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 292
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04587
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30397
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68546761
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-14 14:17:46

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71188141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-05 08:00:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:41.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 33.744 90 0.31 46
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:41.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 22 32.6451 90 0.43 45
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:36.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 37 17.7711 91 0.44 69
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:36.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 119 19.0698 91 0.41 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:36.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 33.744 90 -0.1 97
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:36.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 306 33.0447 90 0.35 46
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:35.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 32.6451 90 -0.14 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:35.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 31.5462 90 0.01 74
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:33.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 215 18.4704 91 0.11 49
IV.ECHR.HNZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:33.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 225 10.6782 91 0.28 73
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:33.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 119 19.0698 91 0.1 99
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:32.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 302 14.5743 91 -0.12 99
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:32.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 39 8.0808 92 0.47 47
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:32.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 197 7.0929 92 0 51
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:32.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 17.7711 91 -0.2 97
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:32.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 8.4804 92 0.29 48
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:32.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 13.875 91 0.18 74
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:31.15 0.1 negative manual P 330 8.4804 92 -0.14 100
IV.ECHR.HNZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:31.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 10.6782 91 0.12 100
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:30.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 5.0949 93 -0.55 91
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:30.82 0.1 positive manual P 39 8.0808 92 -0.39 95
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-05-14T11:58:30.59 0.1 positive manual P 197 7.0929 92 -0.43 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:0.0 0.027708881 0.256 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:31.27
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.004125694 0.32 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:33.72
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00567762 0.3968 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:32.34
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0108023065 0.4352 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:34.98
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:0.0 0.010934049999999999 0.2624 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:34.87
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0022722474999999995 0.48 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:37.87
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.5 0.003563711 0.3392 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:39.30
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:2.0 0.0010779795000000001 0.7552 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:39.48
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:2.1 0.001331682 0.3968 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:41.40
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0014346814999999999 0.6016 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:43.36
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0015857855 0.7808 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:42.43
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003572283 0.6208 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:42.79
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004478255 0.4992 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:42.89
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0014546300000000002 0.5056 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:45.40
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0013862552 0.5184 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:44.57
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003020949 0.48 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:49.85
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002696531 0.6784 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:49.77
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0007415601000000001 0.6016 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:51.63
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0008762446500000001 0.7232 AML other m 2019-05-14T11:58:48.25
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