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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 20-05-2020 and time 04:04:54 (Italy) in region 4 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 20-05-2020 02:04:54 (UTC)
  • 20-05-2020 04:04:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7390, 15.0690 at 9 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 5 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 6 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 7 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 8 8592 20778
Giarre CT 10 27659 48437
Mascali CT 11 14282 62719
Riposto CT 12 14838 77557
Piedimonte Etneo CT 12 3963 81520
Linguaglossa CT 13 5403 86923
Trecastagni CT 14 10910 97833
Pedara CT 14 14102 111935
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 14 9623 121558
Nicolosi CT 14 7463 129021
Viagrande CT 14 8563 137584
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 16 17984 155568
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 16 3524 159092
Acireale CT 16 52622 211714
Aci Catena CT 16 29851 241565
Ragalna CT 17 3924 245489
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 248704
Calatabiano CT 17 5308 254012
Moio Alcantara ME 18 717 254729
Tremestieri Etneo CT 18 20589 275318
San Giovanni la Punta CT 18 23060 298378
Belpasso CT 18 28108 326486
Valverde CT 18 7840 334326
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 366284
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 374027
Randazzo CT 19 10900 384927
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 388872
Gaggi ME 19 3184 392056
San Gregorio di Catania CT 20 11966 404022
Gravina di Catania CT 20 25838 429860
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 430705
Camporotondo Etneo CT 20 5023 435728
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 20 9479 445207

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
26 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 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 2020-05-20
02:04:54		 37.7392 15.0693 9 2020-11-19
12:36:56		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 81676561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-05-20 02:04:54 ± 0.06
Latitude 37.7392 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0693 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 81676561

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 596
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 369
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 285
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 63
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 36
Number of defining phases 35
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) 0.05936
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.07829
Number of stations at which the event was observed 30
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 29
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 41
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81676561
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-05 14:34:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2020-05-20T02:05:14.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 119.6913 50 0.12 61
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2020-05-20T02:05:11.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 335 101.121 50 -0.15 42
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:10.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 51 92.4408 50 0.11 65
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:09.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 84.6486 50 0.28 64
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-05-20T02:05:08.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 81.7515 50 0.06 67
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-05-20T02:05:07.71 1.0 undecidable manual P 353 73.5708 50 0.52 20
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:07.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 354 71.0733 50 0.65 39
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:06.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 33 69.6747 50 0.05 69
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2020-05-20T02:05:06.03 3.0 undecidable manual P 51.6039 2.22 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:05.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 180 64.491 50 -0.19 45
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2020-05-20T02:05:05.83 0.6 undecidable manual P 62 62.493 50 0.35 44
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:04.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 308 53.1024 50 0.58 42
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:03.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 171 50.9157 50 -0.21 46
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:03.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 55.3002 50 -0.56 63
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:03.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 44.2224 50 0.63 62
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:03.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 51.5151 50 -0.29 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:02.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 202 46.7199 50 -0.31 45
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:01.58 0.6 positive manual P 333 37.8288 50 -0.1 48
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:00.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 125 12.876 126 0.74 42
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:05:00.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 16 16.4724 120 -0.17 74
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:59.11 0.1 positive manual P 231 21.4674 114 0.21 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:59.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 29.4483 50 -0.52 67
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:59.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 352 8.0808 139 0.53 69
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:59.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 199 12.6762 127 0.19 74
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:58.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 239 9.7791 134 -0.46 70
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:58.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 331 6.5934 145 0.17 75
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:58.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 20.868 114 -0.09 74
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:57.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 12.6762 127 -0.02 77
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:57.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 12.876 126 0.37 71
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:57.53 0.1 positive manual P 16 16.4724 120 -0.49 92
IV.ECHR.HNZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:57.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 247 14.9739 122 0.04 51
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:57.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 311 13.875 124 -0.02 76
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:56.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 8.0808 139 -0.1 76
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:56.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 134 7.9809 140 -0.15 100
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:56.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 239 9.7791 134 -0.34 72
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2020-05-20T02:04:56.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 331 6.5934 145 -0.22 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:2.7 0.008457434 0.1104 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:01.20
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:2.8 0.0102909225 0.2704 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:04:58.93
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0022453950000000003 0.24 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:04:58.56
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0036144015 0.2208 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:04:58.57
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0018682789999999998 0.2 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:01.21
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0019594584999999996 0.4592 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:02.98
IV.ENIC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0020006275000000002 0.2304 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:05.63
IV.ENIC.HNE. ML:2.3 0.0024469205 0.2496 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:05.71
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0007196837000000001 0.2208 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:01.85
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0006249773000000001 0.2192 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:03.14
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.5 0.003132903 0.3616 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:04.29
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0031558025000000003 0.2192 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:04.59
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.6 0.004614074 0.4 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:02.85
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.6 0.004918361 0.56 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:03.43
IV.EPOZ.HNE. ML:2.6 0.004716582499999999 0.5504 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:03.44
IV.EPOZ.HNN. ML:2.6 0.0044797895 0.4192 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:02.86
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0015235350000000001 0.3408 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:08.59
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0017902344999999999 0.3008 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:06.80
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000798988 0.6192 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:03.97
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004696868 0.4 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:10.44
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00035300290000000003 0.4592 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:06.11
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00042221880000000003 0.2208 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:09.10
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002283453 0.5808 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:14.25
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00025743825 0.4416 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:11.77
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000041802055 0.1984 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:15.36
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00004312949 0.1792 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:13.62
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00046312355 0.6592 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:24.57
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0005869896 0.5408 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:17.45
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00012921715 0.6288 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:06.86
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0001634136 1.08 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:14.99
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006651656 0.4 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:13.99
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00008796291 0.6 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:16.28
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0003657501 0.7808 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:17.97
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00026100219999999994 0.36 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:14.64
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00015360980000000003 0.2208 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:12.55
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:1.9 0.0001976214 0.24 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:12.48
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000248387265 0.2192 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:21.77
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0000911155195 0.32 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:20.87
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00012680941500000002 0.2608 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:22.18
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002097801 0.6992 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:34.54
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00024212630000000003 0.68 AML other m 2020-05-20T02:05:25.22
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