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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 29-03-2020 and time 16:08:43 (Italy) in region 6 km NE Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 6 km NE Ragalna (CT), on

  • 29-03-2020 14:08:43 (UTC)
  • 29-03-2020 16:08:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6750, 14.9780 at 14 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
Ragalna CT 6 3924 3924
Nicolosi CT 8 7463 11387
Belpasso CT 9 28108 39495
Pedara CT 10 14102 53597
Biancavilla CT 10 24007 77604
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 10 7641 85245
Trecastagni CT 11 10910 96155
Zafferana Etnea CT 11 9517 105672
San Pietro Clarenza CT 12 7743 113415
Camporotondo Etneo CT 12 5023 118438
Paternò CT 13 48228 166666
Viagrande CT 13 8563 175229
Adrano CT 13 36122 211351
Mascalucia CT 13 31958 243309
Milo CT 13 1087 244396
Tremestieri Etneo CT 14 20589 264985
Santa Venerina CT 14 8592 273577
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 14 3524 277101
Gravina di Catania CT 15 25838 302939
San Giovanni la Punta CT 15 23060 325999
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 15 17984 343983
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 16 9479 353462
Aci Catena CT 17 29851 383313
Sant'Alfio CT 17 1582 384895
Valverde CT 17 7840 392735
San Gregorio di Catania CT 17 11966 404701
Misterbianco CT 17 49410 454111
Bronte CT 18 19172 473283
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 18 12116 485399
Acireale CT 18 52622 538021
Giarre CT 19 27659 565680
Aci Castello CT 20 18723 584403
Maletto CT 20 3920 588323

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
21 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
77 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Gela (75827 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 1.9 2020-03-29
14:08:43		 37.6752 14.9777 15 2020-07-18
21:08:32		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 78191031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-29 14:08:43 ± 0.16
Latitude 37.6752 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.9777 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 15 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 78191031

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 839
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 283
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 293
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 840.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 57
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 31
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.44
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.14124
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78191031
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-14 09:06:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CFMN.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:09:23.48 3.0 negative manual Pg 8.3 0
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:09:07.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 126.6732 92 3.34 3
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:09:06.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 227 73.8705 93 0.73 56
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:09:03.08 3.0 positive manual Pg 3.31 0
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-03-29T14:09:03.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 192 63.8916 94 0.06 68
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:09:02.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 57.9975 94 0.86 54
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:58.70 0.1 undecidable manual S 160 46.0206 96 0.44 86
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:57.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 276 36.3414 98 2.22 24
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:57.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 34 39.7269 97 0.99 53
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:56.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 73.8705 93 -0.25 64
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:56.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 0 77.7666 93 0.06 89
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:55.99 0.1 undecidable manual S 194 37.4292 98 0 96
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:54.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 63.8916 94 -0.65 59
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:53.62 0.1 positive manual P 172 57.9975 94 -0.24 89
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:53.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 320 52.2033 95 0.2 90
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:53.65 0.1 undecidable manual S 29 26.1516 104 0.61 85
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:52.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 327 19.5693 112 1.03 36
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:52.02 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.67 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:51.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 347 41.8248 97 -0.36 89
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:51.65 0.1 positive manual P 160 46.0206 96 -0.37 89
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:50.15 0.1 positive manual P 194 37.4292 98 -0.55 86
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:50.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 36.3414 98 0.03 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:50.85 0.1 negative manual P 34 39.7269 97 -0.21 93
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2020-03-29T14:08:50.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 84 13.9749 125 0.15 73
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2020-03-29T14:08:49.86 0.1 undecidable manual S 21 13.7751 125 -0.14 98
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:48.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 29 26.1516 104 -0.38 91
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:47.37 0.1 negative manual P 351 16.3725 119 -0.21 96
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2020-03-29T14:08:47.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 13.9749 125 0.13 98
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:47.71 0.1 positive manual P 327 19.5693 112 -0.32 93
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2020-03-29T14:08:46.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 13.7751 125 -0.37 93
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:46.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 6.1938 152 0.32 95
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-03-29T14:08:46.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 282 5.7942 153 -0.08 100
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:46.43 0.1 negative manual P 234 10.6782 135 -0.45 92
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-03-29T14:08:45.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 2.0979 170 -0.26 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0006485000000000001 0.64 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:49.58
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00020250000000000002 0.82 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:50.65
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000675 0.24 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:51.59
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.001055 1.06 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:52.91
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0009825 1 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:52.40
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0010350000000000001 0.64 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:53.46
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002615 1.82 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:54.05
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0011075 1.56 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:54.13
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0006335 1.06 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:54.42
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0010325 1.42 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:54.28
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.001145 0.6 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:55.95
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000303 0.78 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:56.07
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00024349999999999998 0.84 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:57.02
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008195 0.44 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:57.76
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000434 0.5 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:57.58
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002845 1.54 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:59.06
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001595 0.48 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:08:59.48
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00014450000000000002 1.62 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:00.94
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000515 0.54 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:00.07
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001055 0.24 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:00.74
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00009335 0.54 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:01.50
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000187 0.42 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:02.00
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00004835 0.5 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:02.67
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000537 1.5 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:02.86
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000654 0.62 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:03.12
IV.MEU.EHE. ML:2.0 0.0002 0.58 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:03.99
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0007295 0.8 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:05.98
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.8 0.001345 1.16 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:05.98
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001885 0.86 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:08.37
IV.MEU.EHN. ML:2.1 0.0002515 1.1 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:09.79
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001325 0.44 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:10.05
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001295 0.42 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:12.93
IV.IST3.HHE. ML:4.0 0.006335 0.16 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:14.28
IV.IST3.HHN. ML:4.1 0.009495000000000002 0.6 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:14.70
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00003025 0.3 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:17.09
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0000341 1.3 AML other m 2020-03-29T14:09:19.10
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