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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 03-09-2018 and time 11:02:38 (Italy) in region 6 km W Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 6 km W Milo (CT), on

  • 03-09-2018 09:02:38 (UTC)
  • 03-09-2018 11:02:38 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7420, 15.0520 at 4 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
Milo CT 6 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 7 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 8 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 10 8592 20778
Giarre CT 12 27659 48437
Mascali CT 13 14282 62719
Piedimonte Etneo CT 13 3963 66682
Riposto CT 13 14838 81520
Pedara CT 14 14102 95622
Linguaglossa CT 14 5403 101025
Trecastagni CT 14 10910 111935
Nicolosi CT 14 7463 119398
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 15 9623 129021
Viagrande CT 15 8563 137584
Ragalna CT 16 3924 141508
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 16 17984 159492
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 17 3524 163016
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 166231
Aci Catena CT 17 29851 196082
Acireale CT 18 52622 248704
Moio Alcantara ME 18 717 249421
Belpasso CT 18 28108 277529
Randazzo CT 18 10900 288429
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 293737
Tremestieri Etneo CT 18 20589 314326
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 337386
Mascalucia CT 19 31958 369344
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 377087
Maletto CT 19 3920 381007
Valverde CT 19 7840 388847
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 392792
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 416799
Camporotondo Etneo CT 20 5023 421822
Malvagna ME 20 733 422555
Bronte CT 20 19172 441727
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 20 7641 449368
Gaggi ME 20 3184 452552
Gravina di Catania CT 20 25838 478390

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
27 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2018-09-03
09:02:38		 37.7415 15.0523 4 2019-06-04
09:16:08		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 65174481
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2018-09-03
09:02:38		 37.7388 15.0633 5 2018-09-03
09:15:36		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 60525191
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-09-03 09:02:38 ± 0.09
Latitude 37.7415 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0523 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 4 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 65174481

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 470
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 16
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 64
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 56
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05216
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.85705
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 65174481
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-02-03 00:38:27

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 60525191
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-09-03 09:15:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHN. 2018-09-03T09:02:56.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 67 95.1381 50 0.72 38
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:54.30 1.0 undecidable manual S 266 42.7239 96 0.43 23
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:53.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 227 83.6496 50 -0.58 41
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:52.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 36.9297 96 0.15 50
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:50.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 64.7907 50 -0.46 66
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:50.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 32.6451 97 0.03 51
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:49.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 52.0035 50 0.5 67
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:49.60 1.0 undecidable manual S 32 30.0477 98 0.13 25
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2018-09-03T09:02:48.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 200 46.4202 95 0.25 72
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:47.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 42.7239 96 0.26 72
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:46.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 304 37.7289 96 0.14 50
IV.ESML.HHN. 2018-09-03T09:02:46.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 228 20.4684 102 0.2 51
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:45.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 36.9297 96 -0.5 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:45.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 32.6451 97 -0.53 69
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:45.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 298 19.3695 102 0.05 52
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:44.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 32 30.0477 98 -0.3 73
IV.ESML.HHN. 2018-09-03T09:02:43.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 228 20.4684 102 0.44 48
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:43.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 123 14.2746 106 -0.2 77
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:42.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 123 14.2746 106 0.53 95
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:42.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 298 19.3695 102 -0.15 51
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2018-09-03T09:02:42.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 128 9.2796 114 -0.01 81
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:42.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 232 8.6802 116 -0.1 53
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:41.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 343 5.7942 126 0.38 75
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:40.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 8.6802 116 -0.36 100
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2018-09-03T09:02:40.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 5.7942 126 -0.25 77
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2018-09-03T09:02:40.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 128 9.2796 114 -0.2 52
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0040950000000000005 0.3 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:42.49
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00472 0.74 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:43.56
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:0.0 0.003099653 1.5616 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:43.18
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00113 0.34 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:49.72
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0008810000000000001 0.28 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:51.21
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00029216925 0.3968 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:51.99
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0010705 1.68 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:52.85
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0003025 0.58 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:52.65
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000905 0.4 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:53.31
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00038500000000000003 0.34 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:53.53
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0002035 1.54 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:53.10
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00019700000000000002 1.38 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:57.23
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00027600000000000004 0.28 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:03:00.38
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00014500000000000003 0.58 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:03:00.68
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0001059 0.42 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:03:01.21
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0001715 0.2 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:03:02.20
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00039749999999999996 0.4 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:03:03.29
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00009125 0.44 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:03:07.12
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0001185 0.3 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:03:07.19
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:0.0 0.008247999499999999 0.16 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:42.60
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0069794194999999995 0.1664 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:42.51
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00289246 0.2624 AML other m 2018-09-03T09:02:42.48
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