Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 19-01-2020 and time 12:23:47 (Italy) in region 8 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 8 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 19-01-2020 11:23:47 (UTC)
  • 19-01-2020 12:23:47 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7540, 15.0360 at 11 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
Milo CT 8 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 9 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 10 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 12 8592 20778
Giarre CT 13 27659 48437
Linguaglossa CT 14 5403 53840
Piedimonte Etneo CT 14 3963 57803
Mascali CT 14 14282 72085
Riposto CT 15 14838 86923
Pedara CT 15 14102 101025
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 108488
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 119398
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 16 9623 129021
Ragalna CT 16 3924 132945
Randazzo CT 16 10900 143845
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 144562
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 147777
Viagrande CT 17 8563 156340
Maletto CT 17 3920 160260
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 178244
Bronte CT 18 19172 197416
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 200940
Malvagna ME 19 733 201673
Belpasso CT 19 28108 229781
Calatabiano CT 19 5308 235089
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 239034
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 263041
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 292892
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 293872
Acireale CT 19 52622 346494
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 20 7641 354135
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 374724
San Pietro Clarenza CT 20 7743 382467
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 383312
Mascalucia CT 20 31958 415270

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 1.8 2020-01-19
11:23:47
37.7535 15.0355 11 2020-07-18
21:08:32
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 78044151
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.6 2020-01-19
11:23:46
37.74 15.02 6 2020-04-21
19:35:20
Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 75650701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-19 11:23:47 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.7535 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0355 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 78044151

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 854
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 433
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 271
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 850.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 88
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03777
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.46585
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78044151
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-09 13:05:52

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75650701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-19 11:47:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:56.99 3.0 undecidable manual P 41.4252 1.81 0
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2020-01-19T11:23:56.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 32 51.7038 50 -0.2 60
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:55.69 3.0 undecidable manual S 297 17.4714 121 1.26 0
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2020-01-19T11:23:54.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 336 35.1426 50 0.26 61
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:53.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 185 13.5753 128 0.05 99
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:53.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 29.748 50 -0.01 97
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:52.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 315 10.5783 135 0.34 93
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:51.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 297 17.4714 121 -0.17 64
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:51.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 185 13.5753 128 0.24 63
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:51.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 124 16.1727 123 0.43 60
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-01-19T11:23:51.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 16 6.6933 148 0.23 96
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:51.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 358 4.1958 159 -0.19 97
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:50.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 315 10.5783 135 0 100
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-01-19T11:23:50.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 13.0758 129 0.11 97
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-01-19T11:23:49.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 6.6933 148 -0.2 97
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:49.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 4.1958 159 -0.23 96
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-01-19T11:23:49.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 219 8.5803 141 -0.46 91
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:2.3 0.0035799485000000005 0.1216 AML other m 2020-01-19T11:23:51.35
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:2.4 0.004438063999999999 0.1792 AML other m 2020-01-19T11:23:51.21
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0006938452 0.2816 AML other m 2020-01-19T11:23:55.45
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00073725745 0.16 AML other m 2020-01-19T11:23:57.69
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00045634189999999995 0.2368 AML other m 2020-01-19T11:23:57.27
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00005390634499999999 0.2816 AML other m 2020-01-19T11:23:59.38
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000073037445 0.256 AML other m 2020-01-19T11:24:02.96
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