Debile terremoto magnitudine 1.7 - 10.9 km a nord ovest da Zafferana Etnea, Provincia di Catania, Sicilia, Italia, giovedì, 19 novembre 2020 -

Debile terremoto magnitudine 1.7 - 10.9 km a nord ovest da Zafferana Etnea, Provincia di Catania, Sicilia, Italia, giovedì, 19 novembre 2020

Minor magnitude 1.7 earthquake at 3 km depth

19 Nov 12:27 UTC: Primo a segnalare: INGV dopo 11 minuti.
Data & ora: 19 Nov 2020 12:15:53 UTC -
Magnitudine: 1.7
Profondità: 3.2 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 37.754°N / 15.025°E (Provincia di Catania, Sicilia, Italia)
Vulcano più vicino: Etna (3 km / 2 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
8 km ONO da Fornazzo (pop: 161) --> Vedi sismi vicini
14 km ONO da Giarre (Provincia di Catania) (pop: 24,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
17 km ESE da Bronte (Provincia di Catania) (pop: 18,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
19 km NE da Biancavilla (Provincia di Catania) (pop: 23,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
20 km ENE da Adrano (Provincia di Catania) (pop: 34,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
20 km N da Mascalucia (Catania) (pop: 29,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
20 km NO da Acireale (pop: 49,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
23 km NNE da Paternò (pop: 46,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
154 km ESE da Palermo (pop: 648,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
508 km SSE da Roma (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 2.2 x 107 joules (6.22 kilowatt hours) More info
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M 1.73.2 km9 Km W Milo (CT), ItalyINGV

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Mag. 1.7 earthquake - 14 km west of Giarre, Provincia di Catania, Sicilia, Italy, on Thursday, 19 November 2020 at 12:15 (GMT)

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