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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 15-06-2015 and time 14:20:00 (UTC) in region 6 km S Cesarò (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 6 km S Cesarò (ME), on

  • 15-06-2015 14:20:00 (UTC)
  • 15-06-2015 16:20:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7880, 14.7080 at 33 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Cesarò ME 6 2439 2439
San Teodoro ME 7 1403 3842
Troina EN 9 9373 13215
Bronte CT 11 19172 32387
Maniace CT 12 3765 36152
Maletto CT 15 3920 40072
Regalbuto EN 16 7277 47349
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 17 3593 50942
Adrano CT 18 36122 87064
Cerami EN 18 2006 89070
Centuripe EN 19 5470 94540

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
46 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
96 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.1 2015-06-15
14:20:00		 37.7877 14.708 33 2016-01-08
08:45:27		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 21095371
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2015-06-15
14:20:00		 37.7858 14.6777 33 2015-06-15
14:31:08		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 19695061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-06-15 14:20:00 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.7877 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.7080 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 33 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 21095371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 968
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 579
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 75
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 970.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 64
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.89033
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 19695061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-06-15 14:31:07

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21095371
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-08-27 08:02:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CLTB.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:37.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -0.16 0
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:29.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 158 98.8233 54 0.31 61
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:28.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 176 92.1411 105 0.26 63
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:24.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 75.7686 109 0.28 65
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:21.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 145 68.2761 111 -0.39 65
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:17.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 163 50.8158 118 -0.08 71
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:16.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 92.1411 105 0.01 66
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:16.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 158 98.8233 54 -0.46 79
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:14.16 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -4.05 0
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:13.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 340 29.1486 134 0.13 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:13.14 0.1 undecidable manual S 27 31.8459 132 -0.25 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:13.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 68.9754 110 0.87 53
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:13.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 75.7686 109 -0.67 77
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:13.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 206 69.6747 110 0.3 88
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2015-06-15T14:20:12.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 179 67.5768 111 -0.22 44
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:12.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 145 68.2761 111 -0.04 46
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:11.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 73 13.6752 155 0.77 61
IV.ECNV.HHE. 2015-06-15T14:20:11.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 21.2676 144 0.43 69
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2015-06-15T14:20:11.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 52.2033 117 0.68 82
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:10.41 3.0 positive manual P -2.26 0
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:10.64 0.1 undecidable manual S 356 15.9729 152 -0.09 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:10.68 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.27 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:10.48 0.1 undecidable manual S 236 15.0738 153 -0.14 98
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:09.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 163 50.8158 118 -0.5 86
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:07.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 29.1486 134 -0.09 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:07.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 31.8459 132 -0.07 98
IV.ESML.HHE. 2015-06-15T14:20:07.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 24.0537 140 0.07 74
IV.ECNV.HHE. 2015-06-15T14:20:06.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 21.2676 144 0.2 97
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:06.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 21.5673 144 0.09 99
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:06.02 0.1 positive manual P 356 15.9729 152 -0.21 97
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:05.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 15.0738 153 -0.31 95
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2015-06-15T14:20:05.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 73 13.6752 155 -0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00008730000000000001 1.34 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:20.55
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000097 0.46 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:24.00
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0007804999999999999 1.28 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:19.38
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0010145 0.46 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:19.83
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0008975 1.12 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:12.34
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0009865 0.38 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:12.03
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000693 0.74 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:10.99
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000509 0.56 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:13.10
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001725 1.58 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:31.09
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00021100000000000003 1.22 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:36.73
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00021349999999999999 0.88 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:19.35
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00020150000000000002 0.28 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:20.01
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000154 1.02 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:30.67
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00019350000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:30.36
IV.MEU.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00020750000000000003 0.28 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:26.48
IV.MEU.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0003275 0.32 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:27.64
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0012749999999999999 0.56 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:11.02
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0005245 0.68 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:11.00
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000157 1.1 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:27.28
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001555 0.8 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:27.99
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000935 1.34 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:13.24
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000977 0.78 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:13.61
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000512 0.34 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:13.46
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00046899999999999996 0.32 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:13.79
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00007209999999999999 0.44 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:26.63
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000785 0.38 AML other m 2015-06-15T14:20:23.13
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