Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 25-04-2009 and time 21:58:03 (UTC) in region 5 km SW Nicosia (EN)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SW Nicosia (EN), on

  • 25-04-2009 21:58:03 (UTC)
  • 25-04-2009 23:58:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7130, 14.3720 at 50 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
Nicosia EN 5 13899 13899
Sperlinga EN 6 805 14704
Leonforte EN 8 13439 28143
Nissoria EN 9 3000 31143
Assoro EN 10 5191 36334
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 15 3593 39927
Agira EN 15 8345 48272
Calascibetta EN 16 4528 52800
Cerami EN 16 2006 54806
Gangi PA 18 6811 61617
Capizzi ME 18 3176 64793
Enna EN 18 28019 92812

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
73 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
86 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
93 Km NW of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Palermo (674435 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
Md 2.0
ML 2.0
2009-04-25
21:58:03
37.713 14.372 50 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 835659
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-25 21:58:03 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.7130 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.3720 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 50 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 835659

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1052
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 877
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 227
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 156
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.95958
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 835659
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 15:50:52

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 835659
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 15:50:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SBPO.HHZ. 2009-04-25T21:58:49.47 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.HAVL.BHZ. 2009-04-25T21:58:34.78 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 141 106.5156 0.504 78
IV.HMDC.BHE. 2009-04-25T21:58:31.18 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 156 91.1421 0.149 87
I1.HAGA.BHE. 2009-04-25T21:58:29.62 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 124 83.6496 0.144 88
IV.HCRL.BHZ. 2009-04-25T21:58:27.93 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 129 75.1692 0.203 88
IV.HVZN.BHZ. 2009-04-25T21:58:25.69 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 153 66.4779 -0.306 66
IV.GIB.EHN. 2009-04-25T21:58:22.04 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 316 43.2234 0.381 90
IV.HAVL.BHZ. 2009-04-25T21:58:21.61 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 141 106.5156 0.204 83
IV.CAMP.HHE. 2009-04-25T21:58:20.79 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.HMDC.BHE. 2009-04-25T21:58:19.43 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 156 91.1421 -0.101 87
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2009-04-25T21:58:18.06 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 91 17.0718 -0.137 100
I1.HAGA.BHE. 2009-04-25T21:58:18.52 0.1 positive manual Pg 124 83.6496 -0.108 89
IV.HCRL.BHZ. 2009-04-25T21:58:17.41 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 129 75.1692 -0.217 88
IV.HVZN.BHZ. 2009-04-25T21:58:16.29 0.1 positive manual Pg 153 66.4779 -0.334 87
IV.CSLB.SHZ. 2009-04-25T21:58:13.80 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 312 37.1295 0.243 94
IV.GIB.EHN. 2009-04-25T21:58:13.85 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 316 43.2234 -0.268 92
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2009-04-25T21:58:11.91 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 91 17.0718 -0.216 98
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