Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 25-05-2018 and time 12:27:13 (Italy) in region 4 km NW Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Milo (CT), on

  • 25-05-2018 10:27:13 (UTC)
  • 25-05-2018 12:27:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7530, 15.0970 at 16 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
Milo CT 4 1087 1087
Sant'Alfio CT 4 1582 2669
Zafferana Etnea CT 6 9517 12186
Santa Venerina CT 8 8592 20778
Giarre CT 8 27659 48437
Mascali CT 9 14282 62719
Piedimonte Etneo CT 10 3963 66682
Riposto CT 10 14838 81520
Linguaglossa CT 11 5403 86923
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 11 9623 96546
Calatabiano CT 14 5308 101854
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 15 3215 105069
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 115979
Pedara CT 15 14102 130081
Viagrande CT 16 8563 138644
Gaggi ME 16 3184 141828
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 16 17984 159812
Nicolosi CT 17 7463 167275
Acireale CT 17 52622 219897
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 220614
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 224559
Aci Catena CT 17 29851 254410
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 17 3524 257934
Motta Camastra ME 17 845 258779
Giardini-Naxos ME 19 9415 268194
Malvagna ME 19 733 268927
Graniti ME 19 1492 270419
Randazzo CT 19 10900 281319
Valverde CT 19 7840 289159
Ragalna CT 19 3924 293083
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 316143
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 336732
Castelmola ME 20 1088 337820
Taormina ME 20 10960 348780

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 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
ML 2.1 2018-05-25
10:27:13
37.753 15.0973 16 2019-04-24
14:50:50
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 59240001
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2018-05-25
10:27:14
37.7377 15.063 11 2018-05-25
10:39:02
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 57211271
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-05-25 10:27:13 ± 0.13
Latitude 37.7530 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0973 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 16 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 59240001

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 776
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 212
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 125
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 111
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.78781
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 59240001
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-01 12:07:44

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 57211271
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-05-25 10:39:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:29:03.70 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.36 0
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:41.59 0.6 undecidable manual S -0.59 0
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:36.98 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.03 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:29.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 27 49.0176 98 0.19 48
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:28.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 87.4458 94 0.03 70
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:27.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 40.4262 101 0.25 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:26.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 329 37.629 102 0.27 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:25.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 6 30.6471 106 0.61 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:25.78 0.6 undecidable manual P 352 69.8745 95 -0.06 48
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:25.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 182 66.0894 96 0.14 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:23.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 26 26.9508 109 0.09 77
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2018-05-25T10:27:23.98 0.6 undecidable manual P 11 58.6968 97 -0.14 49
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2018-05-25T10:27:23.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 174 52.2033 98 0.8 62
IV.GALF.HNE. 2018-05-25T10:27:22.40 1.0 undecidable manual P 264 46.8198 99 0.09 25
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:22.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 49.0176 98 -0.33 95
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:21.97 0.6 undecidable manual P 204 49.0176 98 -0.68 41
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:21.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 40.4262 101 0.25 97
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:20.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 300 14.9739 128 0.26 50
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:20.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 329 37.629 102 -0.26 74
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:19.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 239 12.6762 134 -0.37 50
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:19.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 30.6471 106 -0.27 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:19.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 26.9508 109 -0.27 100
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:19.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 232 24.2535 112 0.2 51
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:18.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 291 22.4553 114 -0.04 79
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:17.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 300 14.9739 128 -0.09 80
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:17.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 138 12.0768 136 0.42 75
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2018-05-25T10:27:16.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 239 12.6762 134 -0.63 69
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0010969555500000001 0.3584 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:24.48
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0010593585 0.5376 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:24.66
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004611343 0.3776 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:19.77
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00065946485 0.5632 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:20.08
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001098468 0.224 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:22.21
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001576266 0.3584 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:21.58
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005256285 0.4608 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:24.72
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0005018636000000001 0.4224 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:25.51
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0006731131500000001 0.7616 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:25.65
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002802626 0.48 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:27.23
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00045009529999999996 0.4736 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:27.53
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00042643535 0.4416 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:29.48
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0003374364 0.48 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:28.85
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00019202845000000003 0.9792 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:29.71
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00040785165 0.5568 AML other m 2018-05-25T10:27:30.66
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