Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 08-01-2020 and time 11:38:11 (Italy) in region 10 km NE Palagonia (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 10 km NE Palagonia (CT), on

  • 08-01-2020 10:38:11 (UTC)
  • 08-01-2020 11:38:11 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4020, 14.8090 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Palagonia CT 10 16608 16608
Ramacca CT 10 10894 27502
Scordia CT 12 17095 44597
Militello in Val di Catania CT 14 7443 52040
Castel di Iudica CT 18 4625 56665
Mineo CT 18 5159 61824
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 19 12116 73940
Francofonte SR 20 12800 86740

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
39 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
56 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
57 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 1.5 2020-01-08
10:38:11
37.4015 14.8087 10 2020-07-18
21:08:22
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76837851
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2020-01-08
10:38:11
37.4305 14.8078 7 2020-01-08
10:49:59
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75382041
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-08 10:38:11 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.4015 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.8087 ± 0.0125
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 76837851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1163
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1151
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 70
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1160.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 107
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07285
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.85975
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76837851
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-04 14:27:57

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75382041
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-08 10:49:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2020-01-08T10:38:34.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 5 71.373 50 0.94 34
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-01-08T10:38:33.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 30 73.371 50 0.24 43
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:27.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 44.1225 50 1.27 30
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:26.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 319 87.8454 50 -0.42 60
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2020-01-08T10:38:26.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 312 88.7445 50 -0.48 59
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:26.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 95.4378 50 -0.76 53
IV.PETRA.HHE. 2020-01-08T10:38:25.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 308 77.5668 50 0.21 64
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-01-08T10:38:23.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 73.371 50 -0.43 62
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2020-01-08T10:38:23.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 5 71.373 50 -0.09 67
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2020-01-08T10:38:23.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 72.6717 50 -0.2 65
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:22.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 113 33.1446 50 0.03 72
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:21.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 5 47.0196 50 1.04 51
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:19.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 35.5422 50 1.05 52
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:19.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 44.1225 50 -0.1 93
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:19.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 126 21.1677 116 0.3 47
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:18.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 328 40.3263 50 -0.54 64
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:17.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 113 33.1446 50 -0.49 66
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:16.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 136 8.0808 142 0.62 44
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:15.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 126 21.1677 116 -0.34 69
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-08T10:38:13.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 8.0808 142 -0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00040001675000000004 0.0832 AML other m 2020-01-08T10:38:17.59
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0003416059 0.0832 AML other m 2020-01-08T10:38:17.97
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00010639884999999999 0.8896 AML other m 2020-01-08T10:38:22.51
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000129787585 0.2048 AML other m 2020-01-08T10:38:23.15
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00008264677000000001 0.1216 AML other m 2020-01-08T10:38:23.15
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00013761245 0.8 AML other m 2020-01-08T10:38:25.16
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001319616 0.8 AML other m 2020-01-08T10:38:26.81
IV.CMDO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000814308 1.4592 AML other m 2020-01-08T10:38:26.50
IV.CMDO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000031894686 0.6016 AML other m 2020-01-08T10:38:35.78
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013544089 0.6784 AML other m 2020-01-08T10:38:37.83
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