Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 18-11-2011 and time 02:20:08 (Italy) in region 5 km SE Mazzarrone (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SE Mazzarrone (CT), on

  • 18-11-2011 01:20:08 (UTC)
  • 18-11-2011 02:20:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.0510, 14.5930 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
Mazzarrone CT 5 4078 4078
Acate RG 9 10954 15032
Chiaramonte Gulfi RG 10 8238 23270
Comiso RG 12 30156 53426
Vittoria RG 12 63339 116765
Licodia Eubea CT 15 3081 119846
Monterosso Almo RG 16 3032 122878
Giarratana RG 18 3048 125926
Ragusa RG 19 73313 199239
Vizzini CT 19 6241 205480
Grammichele CT 19 13418 218898

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
19 Km NW of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
26 Km NW of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
30 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
68 Km SE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Agrigento (59770 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
Md 1.8
ML 1.9
2011-11-18
01:20:08
37.051 14.593 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1309839
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2011-11-18 01:20:08 ± 0.62
Latitude 37.0510 ± 0.0180
Longitude 14.5930 ± 0.0316
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1309839

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2842
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1947
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 257
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3440.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 296
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.52
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16008
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43257
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1309839
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:00:12

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1309839
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:00:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHN. 2011-11-18T01:20:23.57 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 74 44.1225 0.795 80
IV.HAVL.HHE. 2011-11-18T01:20:23.55 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 102 48.0186 -0.243 94
IV.SSY.HHN. 2011-11-18T01:20:16.45 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 74 44.1225 -0.202 96
IV.HAVL.HHE. 2011-11-18T01:20:16.93 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 102 48.0186 -0.31 93
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2011-11-18T01:20:16.49 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 72 22.0668 -0.188 100
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2011-11-18T01:20:14.93 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 38 17.7711 -0.438 95
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2011-11-18T01:20:13.60 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 72 22.0668 0.468 94
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2011-11-18T01:20:12.62 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 38 17.7711 0.244 100
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