Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SICILY, ITALY ORID : 303268
19/08/13 9 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.82 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:48:24.37 ± 0.16
Latitude : 37.65 ± 1.9 1/2 Major Axis : 5.6 km
Longitude : 14.26 ± 2.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.9 km
Depth: 37. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 36.1 deg
ML : 2.97±0.13 of 3 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 72 km WNW of CATANIA (ITALY) (380000 residents)
97 km ESE of PALERMO (ITALY) (715000 residents)
113 km NW of SYRACUSE (ITALY) (119000 residents)
199 km N of VALLETTA (MALTA, Capitale) (10000 residents)