Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 27-10-2016 and time 18:42:37 (Italy) in region 7 km NE Capizzi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 7 km NE Capizzi (ME), on

  • 27-10-2016 16:42:37 (UTC)
  • 27-10-2016 18:42:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8980, 14.5350 at 6 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Capizzi ME 7 3176 3176
Cerami EN 10 2006 5182
Troina EN 14 9373 14555
San Fratello ME 14 3707 18262
Mistretta ME 16 4791 23053
San Teodoro ME 16 1403 24456
Caronia ME 16 3364 27820
CesarĂ² ME 17 2439 30259
Acquedolci ME 18 5744 36003
Reitano ME 19 806 36809
Castel di Lucio ME 20 1294 38103

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
61 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Gela (75827 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 1.7 2016-10-27
16:42:37
37.8985 14.535 6 2017-04-12
09:38:31
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 43762131
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2016-10-27
16:42:37
37.8958 14.5348 6 2016-10-27
16:47:54
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 30717311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-10-27 16:42:37 ± 0.09
Latitude 37.8985 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.5350 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 43762131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 492
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 379
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 344
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 73
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13040
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.85436
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 43762131
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-04-12 09:38:31

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 30717311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-10-27 16:47:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2016-10-27T16:43:01.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 3 73.9704 50 0.17 46
IV.GIB.HHE. 2016-10-27T16:42:54.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 283 45.7209 50 0.48 45
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:54.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 94.8384 50 0.25 65
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:51.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 347 72.0723 50 -0.1 94
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:51.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 259 37.5291 99 0.46 69
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2016-10-27T16:42:51.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 3 73.9704 50 -0.17 92
IV.GIB.HHE. 2016-10-27T16:42:46.45 0.6 undecidable manual P 283 45.7209 50 -0.6 43
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2016-10-27T16:42:45.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 287 35.8419 99 0.03 51
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2016-10-27T16:42:45.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 103 37.3293 99 0.16 49
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:45.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 21.0678 105 0.06 77
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:45.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 37.5291 99 -0.42 93
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:44.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 106 29.3484 101 0.26 98
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:44.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 18 15.7731 110 0.51 71
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2016-10-27T16:42:44.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 186 30.8469 100 0.45 47
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:43.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 14.4744 112 0.08 78
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:41.00 0.1 positive manual P 18 15.7731 110 -0.27 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:41.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 21.0678 105 -0.33 98
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-10-27T16:42:40.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 14.4744 112 -0.33 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00032168780000000003 0.384 AML other m 2016-10-27T16:42:56.76
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00037878449999999996 0.6784 AML other m 2016-10-27T16:42:55.00
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00060489915 0.768 AML other m 2016-10-27T16:42:51.35
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00032549574999999996 0.2688 AML other m 2016-10-27T16:42:46.62
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0011825775 0.448 AML other m 2016-10-27T16:42:46.50
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0020753955 0.2048 AML other m 2016-10-27T16:42:43.67
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0004744864 0.3072 AML other m 2016-10-27T16:42:44.72
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00037165365 0.4608 AML other m 2016-10-27T16:42:45.78
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00013795679999999998 0.2944 AML other m 2016-10-27T16:42:52.26
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001701573 0.2816 AML other m 2016-10-27T16:42:51.86
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download