Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 14-09-1989 and time 20:57:54 (Italy) in region 5 km NE Adrano (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NE Adrano (CT), on

  • 14-09-1989 18:57:54 (UTC)
  • 14-09-1989 20:57:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6950, 14.8690 at 5 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
Adrano CT 5 36122 36122
Biancavilla CT 6 24007 60129
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 9 7641 67770
Ragalna CT 9 3924 71694
Bronte CT 11 19172 90866
PaternĂ² CT 13 48228 139094
Centuripe EN 14 5470 144564
Belpasso CT 15 28108 172672
Maletto CT 15 3920 176592
Nicolosi CT 17 7463 184055
Camporotondo Etneo CT 19 5023 189078
Pedara CT 19 14102 203180
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 210923
Maniace CT 19 3765 214688

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
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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 2.4
ML-VAX 1.7
1989-09-14
18:57:54
37.695 14.869 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 99439
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1989-09-14 18:57:54 ± 0.175
Latitude 37.6950 ± 0.0082
Longitude 14.8690 ± 0.0174
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 99439

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1777.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 146
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
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) 0.00243
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00907
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 99439
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:32:53

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99439
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SOI.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:30.53 10.0 undecidable manual SG 67 1.0101 0.3 0.5
--.SA1.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:25.97 10.0 undecidable manual SG 357 0.8658 0.27 0.6
--.MO9.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:21.26 10.0 undecidable manual SG 64 0.7104 0.31 0.6
--.PZI.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:18.95 10.0 undecidable manual SG 174 0.6327 0.49 0.5
--.MEU.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:16.89 10.0 undecidable manual SG 182 0.5772 0.27 0.7
--.SA1.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:13.14 10.0 undecidable manual PG 357 0.8658 0.42 1.2
--.SOI.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:13.61 10.0 undecidable manual PG? 67 1.0101 -1.72 0
--.MO9.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:10.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 64 0.7104 0.13 1.9
--.PZI.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:08.46 10.0 undecidable manual PG 174 0.6327 -0.08 2
--.MEU.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:07.36 10.0 undecidable manual PG 182 0.5772 -0.12 2
--.MNO.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:06.70 10.0 undecidable manual SG 329 0.2664 0.35 0.6
--.MNO.Z. 1989-09-14T18:58:00.71 10.0 undecidable manual PG 329 0.2664 -0.47 1.3
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