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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 22-07-2019 and time 13:46:45 (Italy) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 22-07-2019 11:46:45 (UTC)
  • 22-07-2019 13:46:45 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6270, 15.2350 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.

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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
Acireale CT 6 52622 52622
Aci Catena CT 9 29851 82473
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 10 17984 100457
Santa Venerina CT 11 8592 109049
Valverde CT 11 7840 116889
Aci Castello CT 11 18723 135612
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 12 3524 139136
Riposto CT 12 14838 153974
Viagrande CT 12 8563 162537
Giarre CT 12 27659 190196
San Gregorio di Catania CT 13 11966 202162
San Giovanni la Punta CT 13 23060 225222
Trecastagni CT 14 10910 236132
Zafferana Etnea CT 14 9517 245649
Milo CT 15 1087 246736
Mascali CT 15 14282 261018
Pedara CT 15 14102 275120
Tremestieri Etneo CT 15 20589 295709
Sant'Alfio CT 15 1582 297291
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 16 9479 306770
Gravina di Catania CT 17 25838 332608
Mascalucia CT 17 31958 364566
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 372029
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 19 9623 381652
Catania CT 19 314555 696207
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 703950

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
19 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
97 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 2.5 2019-07-22
11:46:45		 37.6267 15.2347 6 2019-11-13
14:31:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71951931
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 2.5 2019-07-22
11:46:44		 37.648 15.178 11 2019-07-22
12:04:36		 Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 70793171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-07-22 11:46:45 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.6267 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.2347 ± 0.0091
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 71951931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 736
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 517
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) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 126
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 60
Number of defining phases 60
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10072
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.40838
Number of stations at which the event was observed 46
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 46
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 60
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71951931
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-20 15:24:30

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70793171
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-22 12:04:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:23.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 267.3324 38 -1.81 13
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:17.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 107.6145 50 -0.01 42
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:15.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 199.4448 38 -2.29 13
IV.FAVR.HHN. 2019-07-22T11:47:10.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 254 143.745 50 0.91 30
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:09.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 49 139.2606 50 0.63 34
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:06.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 123.6873 50 0.09 60
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2019-07-22T11:47:05.39 1.0 undecidable manual P 331 118.8921 50 -0.12 20
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:05.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 103.5186 50 2.04 24
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:04.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 10 58.5969 50 0.42 63
IV.GIB.HHE. 2019-07-22T11:47:04.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 291 113.2977 50 0.16 81
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:03.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 103.3188 50 -0.07 63
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:03.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 215 107.6145 50 -0.6 55
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:03.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 293 103.9182 50 0.23 40
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:03.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 289 108.8133 50 -0.34 60
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:03.75 1.0 undecidable manual S 326 55.9995 50 0.14 22
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:03.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 256 97.4247 50 1.13 29
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:03.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 195 53.9016 50 0.65 40
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2019-07-22T11:47:02.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 283 100.9212 50 0.08 63
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:02.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 98.3238 50 -0.09 64
IV.SOI.EHN. 2019-07-22T11:47:01.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 55 87.246 50 1.1 31
IV.ILLI.HNN. 2019-07-22T11:47:01.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 345 94.239 50 -0.03 44
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:01.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 39 90.9423 50 0.29 41
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:00.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 88.9443 50 -0.48 60
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2019-07-22T11:47:00.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 181 41.0256 99 0.84 38
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2019-07-22T11:47:00.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 345 86.0472 50 0 44
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:59.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 226 44.4222 50 -0.55 64
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:59.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 38.5281 99 0.46 45
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2019-07-22T11:46:59.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 31 81.4518 50 0.07 44
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:59.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 360 38.2284 100 0.47 66
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:58.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 74.6697 50 -0.19 65
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:58.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 309 72.1722 50 -0.19 66
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:57.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 67.5768 50 -0.13 67
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:57.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 311 33.0447 101 0.55 43
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:57.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 360 71.4729 50 -0.89 53
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:57.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 270 64.5909 50 0.75 56
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:56.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 306 58.0974 50 0.11 68
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:56.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 279 59.3961 50 0.17 67
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:56.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 10 58.5969 50 -0.12 46
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:56.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 268 31.2465 102 0.32 46
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-07-22T11:46:56.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 58.3971 50 0.57 61
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:55.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 195 53.9016 50 -0.12 69
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:55.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 323 25.752 104 1.38 30
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:55.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 326 55.9995 50 -0.42 65
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2019-07-22T11:46:55.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 283 29.0487 102 0.33 69
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:53.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 41.0256 99 0.06 96
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:53.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 44.4222 50 -0.77 58
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:53.14 0.1 undecidable manual S 288 24.0537 105 -0.67 83
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:52.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 191 38.5281 99 -0.08 94
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:52.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 304 39.7269 99 -0.29 68
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:52.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 360 38.2284 100 -0.65 81
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:51.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 268 31.2465 102 -0.34 45
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:51.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 311 33.0447 101 -0.47 88
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2019-07-22T11:46:50.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 309 11.1777 120 0.95 58
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2019-07-22T11:46:50.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 316 25.3524 104 -0.1 72
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:50.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 323 25.752 104 0.19 96
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2019-07-22T11:46:50.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 283 29.0487 102 -0.24 93
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:50.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 30.0477 102 -0.6 85
IV.ENIC.HHE. 2019-07-22T11:46:50.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 18.7701 109 1.18 51
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2019-07-22T11:46:49.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 288 24.0537 105 -0.64 84
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2019-07-22T11:46:47.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 309 11.1777 120 -0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0036820115 0.3776 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:46:53.53
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0044648895 0.3584 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:46:54.08
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00441 0.58 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:46:56.56
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:2.9 0.0039418505 0.4416 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:46:57.20
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:2.9 0.004014506500000001 0.6016 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:46:58.25
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001178097 0.3776 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:46:58.88
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0013102130000000002 0.3584 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:46:59.79
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0049050000000000005 0.66 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:00.05
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0009068675000000001 0.3584 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:00.09
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00046571089999999997 0.256 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:00.15
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00040237564999999996 0.2176 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:00.05
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0016415 0.3008 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:00.21
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0011140223 0.32 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:01.90
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00058397305 0.4608 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:04.46
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0031568115 0.4416 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:04.52
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0016505019999999999 0.6784 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:04.29
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0009833263 0.4608 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:05.26
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00186787 0.3584 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:05.91
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0018204915000000002 0.1664 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:06.06
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.3 0.005251659999999999 0.32 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:06.17
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0006628705 0.48 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:06.41
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0031713065 0.6592 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:07.25
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00015814015 0.9088 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:07.00
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0014864260000000001 0.4224 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:08.17
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000703517 0.4416 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:08.01
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00020062630000000002 0.608 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:08.55
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0009845879500000002 0.5184 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:08.57
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00016423314999999998 0.4224 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:09.28
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001813712 0.384 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:09.78
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0010862940999999998 0.64 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:09.80
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0007253927499999999 0.5632 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:11.87
IV.CAGR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00058101635 0.4992 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:12.29
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0005626714500000001 0.3392 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:12.30
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0014667995000000001 0.4416 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:13.30
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0005364575 0.48 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:13.54
IV.CAGR.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00059363025 0.5184 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:13.47
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00066235575 0.4416 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:13.81
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0002780784 0.3968 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:14.12
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00018943280000000001 0.3008 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:14.62
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0010728713 0.2624 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:18.32
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0003631561 0.48 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:18.89
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00018649645000000002 0.4224 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:18.95
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00020742375 0.3584 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:19.16
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:2.9 0.00072429365 0.32 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:19.34
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.7 0.0004403114 0.9216 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:23.91
IV.CLTA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00012730514500000002 0.4224 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:26.33
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00013976805 0.5568 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:26.85
IV.CLTA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00010351094 0.32 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:26.86
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.7 0.0001665561 1.0304 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:30.31
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.6 0.00036911935 0.6016 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:31.66
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00015199714999999999 1.3568 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:36.05
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00007774040499999999 0.5184 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:36.24
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.3 0.00011646795000000001 0.5824 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:40.57
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00012646885000000001 0.544 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:40.56
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00010674825999999999 0.4032 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:40.84
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00008526052 0.5568 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:43.40
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00010251406999999999 0.3648 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:46.42
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.8 0.0001845465 1.248 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:57.59
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000036658805 0.4416 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:47:59.43
MN.CUC.HNE. ML:2.8 0.00009386071 0.6144 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:48:03.15
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000035899285 0.48 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:48:04.26
MN.CUC.HNN. ML:2.8 0.00009000326 0.8832 AML other m 2019-07-22T11:48:26.20
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