Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 10-09-2020 and time 20:52:13 (Italy) in region 7 km N Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 7 km N Ragalna (CT), on

  • 10-09-2020 18:52:13 (UTC)
  • 10-09-2020 20:52:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6910, 14.9260 at 0 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
Ragalna CT 7 3924 3924
Biancavilla CT 7 24007 27931
Adrano CT 9 36122 64053
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 9 7641 71694
Belpasso CT 12 28108 99802
Nicolosi CT 12 7463 107265
PaternĂ² CT 13 48228 155493
Bronte CT 14 19172 174665
Pedara CT 14 14102 188767
Camporotondo Etneo CT 15 5023 193790
San Pietro Clarenza CT 16 7743 201533
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 211050
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 221960
Maletto CT 16 3920 225880
Milo CT 17 1087 226967
Mascalucia CT 17 31958 258925
Viagrande CT 17 8563 267488
Centuripe EN 18 5470 272958
Tremestieri Etneo CT 18 20589 293547
Gravina di Catania CT 19 25838 319385
Santa Venerina CT 19 8592 327977
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 331501
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 354561
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 20 17984 372545
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 20 9479 382024

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
25 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
77 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.0 2020-09-10
18:52:13
37.6908 14.9262 1 2021-02-26
14:56:08
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 85053881
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.5 2020-09-10
18:52:12
37.683 14.937 0 2020-11-27
17:31:59
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 82794761
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-10 18:52:13 ± 0.25
Latitude 37.6908 ± 0.0135
Longitude 14.9262 ± 0.0159
Depth (km) 1 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85053881

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1560
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1350
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 18
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.64
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01169
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.28509
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85053881
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-27 17:31:42

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82794761
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-10 18:58:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:20.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 274 31.6461 91 0.79 39
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:17.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 14.5743 92 0.63 70
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:17.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 9.0798 93 1.18 25
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:17.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 10.6782 93 0.3 43
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:17.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 17.5713 92 0.88 63
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:17.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 15.9729 92 0.65 69
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:15.02 0.1 negative manual P 207 9.0798 93 -0.31 100
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:15.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 10.6782 93 -0.23 75
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:14.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 4.2957 97 -0.28 47
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:13.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 4.2957 97 -0.97 73
IV.ECHR.HNZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:13.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 1.2987 111 -0.79 59
IV.ECHR.HNZ. 2020-09-10T18:52:12.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 1.2987 111 -1.15 67
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:0.0 0.001574619 0.3072 AML other m 2020-09-10T18:52:20.29
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:0.0 0.002164662 0.6144 AML other m 2020-09-10T18:52:22.51
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0024923989999999997 0.4224 AML other m 2020-09-10T18:52:21.04
IV.ENIC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0025142790000000003 0.4096 AML other m 2020-09-10T18:52:20.58
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0020713825 0.5376 AML other m 2020-09-10T18:52:20.56
IV.ENIC.HNE. ML:2.0 0.001894028 0.3584 AML other m 2020-09-10T18:52:22.48
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0013621165 0.6016 AML other m 2020-09-10T18:52:27.05
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000926775 0.3584 AML other m 2020-09-10T18:52:22.41
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00052064215 0.5632 AML other m 2020-09-10T18:52:27.51
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00040973415000000003 0.4224 AML other m 2020-09-10T18:52:26.05
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