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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 29-08-2022 and time 21:54:19 (Italy) in region 11 km NW Adrano (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 11 km NW Adrano (CT), on

  • 29-08-2022 19:54:19 (UTC)
  • 29-08-2022 21:54:19 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7260, 14.7330 at 22 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
Adrano CT 11 36122 36122
Bronte CT 11 19172 55294
Regalbuto EN 11 7277 62571
Centuripe EN 12 5470 68041
Troina EN 13 9373 77414
Cesarò ME 13 2439 79853
San Teodoro ME 14 1403 81256
Biancavilla CT 15 24007 105263
Maletto CT 17 3920 109183
Maniace CT 17 3765 112948
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 17 3593 116541
Catenanuova EN 18 4866 121407
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 18 7641 129048
Agira EN 20 8345 137393

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
40 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
96 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 1.9 2022-08-29
19:54:19		 37.7258 14.7327 22 2023-01-31
19:03:59		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 113832791
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.4 2022-08-29
19:54:19		 37.729 14.745 16 2023-01-31
18:29:51		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 109119001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-29 19:54:19 ± 0.22
Latitude 37.7258 ± 0.0099
Longitude 14.7327 ± 0.0159
Depth (km) 22 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113832791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1396
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 318
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 262
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 82
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06835
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54769
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113832791
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-27 14:50:32

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109119001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-29 20:10:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:54:38.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 55.6998 104 0.51 42
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:54:34.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 164 43.623 108 0.21 46
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:54:30.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 181 60.7947 102 -0.07 68
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:54:29.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 152 55.6998 104 -0.73 57
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2022-08-29T19:54:28.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 23 43.2234 108 0.3 67
IV.GALF.HHN. 2022-08-29T19:54:28.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 263 14.6742 141 0.76 40
IV.ESML.HNE. 2022-08-29T19:54:28.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 133 17.5713 135 0.59 44
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:54:28.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 45 15.3735 139 0.69 43
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:54:27.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 164 43.623 108 -0.51 64
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:54:27.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 340 36.3414 113 -0.02 72
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2022-08-29T19:54:27.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 37.3293 112 0.02 72
IV.ESCV.HHN. 2022-08-29T19:54:26.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 72 7.5813 158 -0.87 38
IV.EPIT.HHE. 2022-08-29T19:54:26.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 71 29.9478 118 0.53 44
IV.EMSA.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:54:26.78 0.6 undecidable manual P 143 31.4463 117 0.23 46
IV.EMPL.HHE. 2022-08-29T19:54:25.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 104 21.4674 128 0.53 67
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2022-08-29T19:54:25.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 21.7671 128 0.01 74
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:54:24.59 0.1 negative manual P 45 15.3735 139 0.01 100
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2022-08-29T19:54:24.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 88 15.0738 140 -0.43 68
IV.GALF.HHN. 2022-08-29T19:54:24.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 263 14.6742 141 -0.05 100
IV.ESML.HNE. 2022-08-29T19:54:24.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 133 17.5713 135 0.09 74
IV.ESCV.HHN. 2022-08-29T19:54:23.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 7.5813 158 -0.84 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESCV.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0014464999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:54:26.62
IV.ESCV.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008655 1.38 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:54:28.00
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001585 1 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:54:29.79
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0002935 0.98 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:54:29.79
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001655 0.46 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:54:30.73
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0002915 0.48 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:54:30.97
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00011860000000000001 1.82 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:54:34.91
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000931 0.7 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:54:35.55
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