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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 27-09-2022 and time 02:32:47 (UTC) in region 5 km E Mineo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Mineo (CT), on

  • 27-09-2022 02:32:47 (UTC)
  • 27-09-2022 04:32:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.2480, 14.7420 at 23 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
Mineo CT 5 5159 5159
Militello in Val di Catania CT 6 7443 12602
Palagonia CT 9 16608 29210
Vizzini CT 10 6241 35451
Grammichele CT 10 13418 48869
Licodia Eubea CT 11 3081 51950
Scordia CT 11 17095 69045
Francofonte SR 12 12800 81845
Ramacca CT 16 10894 92739
Buccheri SR 17 1999 94738
Monterosso Almo RG 18 3032 97770

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
38 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
42 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
43 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
48 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
55 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2022-09-27
02:32:47		 37.2475 14.7417 23 2024-03-01
15:27:56		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 110690541
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2022-09-27
02:32:47		 37.2413 14.7427 19 2022-09-27
02:39:46		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 110199841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-09-27 02:32:47 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.2475 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.7417 ± 0.0056
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 110690541

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 691
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 148
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 148
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 690.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 141
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07195
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48473
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110690541
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-20 13:23:11

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110199841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-27 02:39:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:33:00.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 36.741 114 0.19 46
1J.FX02.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:59.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 102 35.6421 115 -0.03 49
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:59.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 34.3434 116 0.03 48
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:59.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 30.9468 119 0.44 67
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:59.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 173 32.2455 118 -0.03 49
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:57.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 79 23.4543 128 0.02 49
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:57.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 53.8017 105 0 71
1J.FX03.HHE. 2022-09-27T02:32:57.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 23.6541 127 -0.07 50
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:57.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 25.9518 124 0.07 49
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2022-09-27T02:32:56.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 49.5171 107 -0.16 91
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:55.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 46 16.0728 140 -0.2 73
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:54.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 265 33.6441 116 0.58 88
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:54.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 197 7.9809 158 0.01 77
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:54.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 221 32.745 117 0.05 98
1J.FX02.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:54.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 102 35.6421 115 -0.21 70
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:54.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 215 34.3434 116 -0.2 70
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:54.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 83 36.741 114 -0.01 73
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:53.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 109 30.9468 119 0.1 96
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:53.18 0.1 positive manual P 81 25.9518 124 -0.02 99
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:53.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 32.2455 118 -0.09 72
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:52.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 79 23.4543 128 -0.04 99
1J.FX03.HHE. 2022-09-27T02:32:52.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 23.6541 127 -0.1 98
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:51.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 46 16.0728 140 -0.2 97
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2022-09-27T02:32:51.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 7.9809 158 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HVZN.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0007130000000000001 0.94 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:55.65
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000768 0.82 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:55.65
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00188 0.1 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:55.52
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005780000000000001 0.08 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:55.61
IV.HVZN.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0005290000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:56.20
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005835 0.72 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:56.20
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.002 1.82 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:57.93
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0006015 1 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:57.97
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008400000000000001 0.14 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:59.37
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0006450000000000001 1.02 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:59.35
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00038 1 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:59.42
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003115 0.64 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:32:59.42
IV.HMDC.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0003005 0.76 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:33:00.11
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0003415 1.5 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:33:00.95
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0012075 1.4 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:33:00.95
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00026450000000000003 0.3 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:33:01.57
IV.HMDC.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00033899999999999995 0.44 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:33:01.47
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000194 0.42 AML other m 2022-09-27T02:33:02.68
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