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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 29-08-2022 and time 21:59:07 (Italy) in region 10 km NW Adrano (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 10 km NW Adrano (CT), on

  • 29-08-2022 19:59:07 (UTC)
  • 29-08-2022 21:59:07 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7240, 14.7480 at 19 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 10 36122 36122
Bronte CT 11 19172 55294
Centuripe EN 11 5470 60764
Regalbuto EN 12 7277 68041
Cesarò ME 14 2439 70480
Biancavilla CT 14 24007 94487
Troina EN 15 9373 103860
San Teodoro ME 15 1403 105263
Maletto CT 16 3920 109183
Maniace CT 16 3765 112948
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 17 7641 120589
Catenanuova EN 18 4866 125455
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 19 3593 129048
Ragalna CT 20 3924 132972

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
39 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
88 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
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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
19:59:07		 37.7235 14.7475 19 2023-01-31
19:03:59		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 113832921
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-29 19:59:07 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.7235 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.7475 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 19 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113832921

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1108
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 387
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 110
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1110.0
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 23
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05846
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.95058
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113832921
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-27 15:18:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:38.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 105.5166 95 0.51 38
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:24.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 105.5166 95 -0.43 59
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:22.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 165 43.0236 104 0.24 46
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:22.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 84.8484 96 0.56 59
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:18.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 60.5949 99 -0.02 70
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2022-08-29T19:59:16.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 72 18.3705 128 0.95 38
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:16.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 265 15.9729 133 0.96 39
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:16.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 43.0236 104 0.36 67
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:16.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 41 14.6742 136 0.93 39
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2022-08-29T19:59:15.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 13.7751 138 0.3 48
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:15.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 43.0236 104 -0.74 79
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:14.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 37.0296 107 -0.1 72
IV.EMSA.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:14.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 30.4473 112 0.3 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:14.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 37.1295 107 -0.01 73
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:13.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 66 6.4935 158 -0.53 45
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:12.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 20.1687 125 0.19 73
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:12.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 20.7681 124 -0.17 73
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2022-08-29T19:59:12.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 18.3705 128 0 76
IV.ESML.HNE. 2022-08-29T19:59:12.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 135 16.4724 132 0.14 99
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:11.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 41 14.6742 136 -0.06 100
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2022-08-29T19:59:11.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 13.7751 138 -0.39 94
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:11.97 0.1 positive manual P 265 15.9729 133 -0.15 98
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2022-08-29T19:59:10.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 6.4935 158 -0.81 81
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESCV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00209 0.38 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:59:13.99
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.6 0.002335 1.02 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:59:17.80
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0031 1.46 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:59:17.22
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00035950000000000006 0.32 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:59:17.97
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.8 0.000367 0.46 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:59:18.23
IV.ESCV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001385 0.76 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:59:19.74
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001825 0.8 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:59:22.31
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001205 0.7 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:59:22.60
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000177 0.88 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:59:27.11
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00014399999999999998 0.4 AML other m 2022-08-29T19:59:27.58
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