Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-08-2012 and time 06:02:18 (UTC) in region 6 km N Troina (EN)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 6 km N Troina (EN), on

  • 16-08-2012 06:02:18 (UTC)
  • 16-08-2012 08:02:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8360, 14.6050 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Troina EN 6 9373 9373
San Teodoro ME 9 1403 10776
Cerami EN 9 2006 12782
CesarĂ² ME 10 2439 15221
Capizzi ME 11 3176 18397
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 15 3593 21990
Maniace CT 18 3765 25755
San Fratello ME 20 3707 29462

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
55 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
56 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Vittoria (63339 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2012-08-16
06:02:18
37.8315 14.5987 10 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2007281
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.0 2012-08-16
06:02:18
37.8365 14.605 10 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3390441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-08-16 06:02:18 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.8365 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.6050 ± 0.0216
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 3390441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1967
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 477
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 283
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1970.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 96
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11781
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61514
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2007281
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-08-16 06:13:32

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 3390441
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:46:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:30.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 68.2761 50 -0.17 69
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:28.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 65 60.2952 50 -0.5 87
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:27.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 293 43.9227 50 0.36 64
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:26.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 357 21.9669 113 0.02 74
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:24.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 201 25.5522 110 0.59 64
IV.ECNV.HHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:24.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 28.3494 108 0.32 90
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:24.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 37 13.0758 126 0.83 63
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:24.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 194 14.3745 123 -0.02 49
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:22.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 21.9669 113 -0.44 91
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:21.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 194 14.3745 123 -0.46 90
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2012-08-16T06:02:21.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 13.0758 126 -0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAGR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0007059999999999999 1.16 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:34.56
IV.CAGR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0006515 0.36 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:38.01
IV.ECNV.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000479 1.24 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:35.42
IV.ECNV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003745 0.48 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:40.81
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0012095 0.26 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:27.76
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00103 0.62 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:28.06
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00009090000000000001 0.8 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:56.14
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00009709999999999999 1.46 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:56.03
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001625 0.24 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:45.46
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001365 0.56 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:49.57
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00039 0.46 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:49.77
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00037649999999999994 0.94 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:46.34
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00027600000000000004 0.32 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:45.89
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00022250000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:44.72
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00017299999999999998 0.6 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:49.54
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0002335 0.5 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:49.20
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001805 0.4 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:28.04
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000175 1.24 AML other m 2012-08-16T06:02:27.17
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