Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 01-05-2017 and time 16:02:29 (Italy) in region 2 km W Giarre (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Giarre (CT), on

  • 01-05-2017 14:02:29 (UTC)
  • 01-05-2017 16:02:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7370, 15.1670 at 9 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
Giarre CT 2 27659 27659
Sant'Alfio CT 2 1582 29241
Riposto CT 3 14838 44079
Mascali CT 4 14282 58361
Milo CT 5 1087 59448
Santa Venerina CT 6 8592 68040
Zafferana Etnea CT 7 9517 77557
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 7 9623 87180
Piedimonte Etneo CT 8 3963 91143
Calatabiano CT 11 5308 96451
Linguaglossa CT 12 5403 101854
Acireale CT 14 52622 154476
Gaggi ME 15 3184 157660
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 15 17984 175644
Aci Catena CT 15 29851 205495
Giardini-Naxos ME 15 9415 214910
Viagrande CT 15 8563 223473
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 234383
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 16 3524 237907
Pedara CT 16 14102 252009
Taormina ME 16 10960 262969
Castelmola ME 17 1088 264057
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 267272
Valverde CT 18 7840 275112
Motta Camastra ME 18 845 275957
Graniti ME 18 1492 277449
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 284912
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 288857
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 311917
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 332506
San Gregorio di Catania CT 20 11966 344472

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
14 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
27 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
59 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 2.0 2017-05-01
14:02:29
37.737 15.1673 9 2018-07-06
10:38:19
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 50643051
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2017-05-01
14:02:29
37.7388 15.1457 11 2017-05-01
14:11:41
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 44697771
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-05-01 14:02:29 ± 0.13
Latitude 37.7370 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.1673 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 50643051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 926
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 548
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 293
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 930.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 108
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.83547
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 44697771
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-05-01 14:11:41

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 50643051
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-10-02 20:09:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MFNL.SHZ. 2017-05-01T14:03:22.08 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.54 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:50.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 27 65.5899 50 0.23 44
IV.MTTG.HHN. 2017-05-01T14:02:48.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 55.2003 50 0.77 38
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:46.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 211 50.3163 50 0.74 38
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:45.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 92.7405 50 -0.09 64
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:45.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 90.9423 50 0.03 65
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:45.89 3.0 undecidable manual P -3.38 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:44.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 323 42.5241 50 0.73 39
IV.MEU.SHE. 2017-05-01T14:02:42.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 203 75.5688 50 -1.12 46
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:41.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 28.8489 108 0.66 41
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:41.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 28.5492 108 0.84 38
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:41.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 32.3454 50 0.17 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:41.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 27 65.5899 50 -0.13 67
IV.MTTG.HHN. 2017-05-01T14:02:40.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 55.2003 50 0.11 68
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:39.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 298 46.62 50 0.75 58
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:39.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 12 26.6511 109 -0.01 49
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:38.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 50.3163 50 -0.61 61
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:37.76 3.0 undecidable manual P -2.78 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:37.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 42.5241 50 -0.24 68
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:36.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 254 17.5713 117 -0.33 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:35.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 355 32.3454 50 -0.53 65
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:35.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 28.8489 108 -0.26 70
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:35.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 243 28.5492 108 -0.09 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:34.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 26.6511 109 -0.52 66
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:34.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 21.2676 113 0 74
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:34.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 166 7.4814 141 0.94 57
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:33.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 254 17.5713 117 -0.55 66
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2017-05-01T14:02:32.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 7.4814 141 -0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0026035435 0.1984 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:35.24
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0045043995 0.1408 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:35.17
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00091669945 0.3392 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:38.47
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0011559024999999998 0.5632 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:41.57
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0019606075000000002 0.64 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:43.89
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0020381555000000004 0.2816 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:39.88
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00045359415 0.2176 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:41.20
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00068789335 0.2176 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:41.08
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0009269987 0.3776 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:43.73
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00082352915 0.416 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:49.28
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00048720055 0.384 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:42.51
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00054758865 0.6592 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:41.49
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00034838515000000004 0.3776 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:45.00
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00049364005 0.6208 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:41.65
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00018333765 0.3584 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:47.74
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001741309 0.576 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:48.69
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00016715010000000003 0.3392 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:51.69
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00009767350999999999 0.3008 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:02:54.13
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00008879662 0.6208 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:03:01.79
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00006119983 0.3392 AML other m 2017-05-01T14:03:02.16
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