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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 14-09-2016 and time 17:07:05 (Italy) in region 5 km N Licodia Eubea (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N Licodia Eubea (CT), on

  • 14-09-2016 15:07:05 (UTC)
  • 14-09-2016 17:07:05 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.2020, 14.7120 at 10 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
Licodia Eubea CT 5 3081 3081
Vizzini CT 6 6241 9322
Grammichele CT 7 13418 22740
Mineo CT 7 5159 27899
Militello in Val di Catania CT 11 7443 35342
Monterosso Almo RG 13 3032 38374
Palagonia CT 14 16608 54982
Buccheri SR 15 1999 56981
Francofonte SR 15 12800 69781
Scordia CT 16 17095 86876
Caltagirone CT 18 38686 125562
Giarratana RG 19 3048 128610
Mazzarrone CT 19 4078 132688
Chiaramonte Gulfi RG 19 8238 140926
Buscemi SR 20 1051 141977

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
32 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
38 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
47 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
66 Km SE of Caltanissetta (63360 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 1.1 2016-09-14
15:07:05		 37.2022 14.7117 10 2017-05-04
14:23:24		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 43055081
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2016-09-14
15:07:05		 37.2188 14.7127 20 2016-09-14
15:12:22		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 28982291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-09-14 15:07:05 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.2022 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.7117 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 43055081

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 918
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 625
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 183
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 920.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 127
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) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19425
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40739
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 43055081
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-05-04 14:23:24

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 28982291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-09-14 15:12:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHN. 2016-09-14T15:07:21.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 126 45.2214 50 0.47 46
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-09-14T15:07:19.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 77 40.2264 50 0.12 46
IV.SSY.HHE. 2016-09-14T15:07:18.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 99 32.3454 50 0.7 40
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2016-09-14T15:07:18.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 274 30.9468 50 1.32 32
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-09-14T15:07:16.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 167 27.75 50 0.22 37
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-09-14T15:07:14.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 41 21.5673 115 0.03 73
IV.HAVL.HHN. 2016-09-14T15:07:14.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 126 45.2214 50 -0.22 70
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-09-14T15:07:13.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 77 40.2264 50 -0.28 67
IV.SSY.HHE. 2016-09-14T15:07:12.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 32.3454 50 0.47 65
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2016-09-14T15:07:12.26 0.1 positive manual P 274 30.9468 50 -0.03 100
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-09-14T15:07:11.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 167 27.75 50 -0.27 72
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-09-14T15:07:10.49 0.1 positive manual P 41 21.5673 115 -0.25 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00015908939999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2016-09-14T15:07:14.40
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00008861458999999999 0.1792 AML other m 2016-09-14T15:07:14.43
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00004841575 0.1024 AML other m 2016-09-14T15:07:16.74
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005892174 0.1792 AML other m 2016-09-14T15:07:17.41
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000044475855 0.32 AML other m 2016-09-14T15:07:18.50
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000028617644999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2016-09-14T15:07:18.61
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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