Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 31-07-1987 and time 19:36:40 (Italy) in region 8 km E Bronte (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 8 km E Bronte (CT), on

  • 31-07-1987 17:36:40 (UTC)
  • 31-07-1987 19:36:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7610, 14.9120 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
Bronte CT 8 19172 19172
Maletto CT 9 3920 23092
Adrano CT 13 36122 59214
Randazzo CT 14 10900 70114
Biancavilla CT 14 24007 94121
Ragalna CT 15 3924 98045
Maniace CT 15 3765 101810
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 16 7641 109451
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 110431
Zafferana Etnea CT 18 9517 119948
Milo CT 19 1087 121035
Nicolosi CT 19 7463 128498
Belpasso CT 20 28108 156606
Moio Alcantara ME 20 717 157323
CesarĂ² ME 20 2439 159762

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Gela (75827 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 2.0
1987-07-31
17:36:40
37.761 14.912 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 53109
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-07-31 17:36:40 ± 0.228
Latitude 37.7610 ± 0.0134
Longitude 14.9120 ± 0.0199
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 53109

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) 2294.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 107
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) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00219
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00988
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 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 53109
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:51:14

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53109
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
--.SO9.Z. 1987-07-31T17:37:13.38 10.0 undecidable manual SG 70 0.9435 -0.55 0.5
--.PZI.Z. 1987-07-31T17:37:05.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 177 0.6993 -0.93 0.3
--.MEU.Z. 1987-07-31T17:37:05.28 10.0 undecidable manual SG 185 0.6438 0.99 0.3
--.FAI.Z. 1987-07-31T17:37:03.64 10.0 undecidable manual PN 243 1.0989 1.24 0.3
--.ATN.Z. 1987-07-31T17:37:02.56 10.0 undecidable manual SG 47 0.5883 0.34 0.7
--.SO9.Z. 1987-07-31T17:36:59.91 10.0 undecidable manual PG 70 0.9435 0.12 1.7
--.PZI.Z. 1987-07-31T17:36:54.69 10.0 undecidable manual PG 177 0.6993 -0.51 1.5
--.ATN.Z. 1987-07-31T17:36:53.29 10.0 undecidable manual PG 47 0.5883 0.27 1.9
--.MEU.Z. 1987-07-31T17:36:53.74 10.0 undecidable manual PG 185 0.6438 -0.48 1.6
--.MNO.Z. 1987-07-31T17:36:48.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 315 0.2442 -1.18 0.2
--.MNO.Z. 1987-07-31T17:36:45.83 10.0 undecidable manual PG 315 0.2442 -0.13 2
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