Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 02-09-2005 and time 07:18:47 (Italy) in region 12 km SW Paternò (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 12 km SW Paternò (CT), on

  • 02-09-2005 05:18:47 (UTC)
  • 02-09-2005 07:18:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5000, 14.8140 at 31 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
Paternò CT 12 48228 48228
Catenanuova EN 13 4866 53094
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 14 12116 65210
Castel di Iudica CT 15 4625 69835
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 15 7641 77476
Centuripe EN 15 5470 82946
Ramacca CT 17 10894 93840
Biancavilla CT 17 24007 117847
Misterbianco CT 17 49410 167257
Belpasso CT 18 28108 195365
Adrano CT 18 36122 231487
Ragalna CT 18 3924 235411
Camporotondo Etneo CT 19 5023 240434
Palagonia CT 20 16608 257042

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
34 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
64 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
65 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
100 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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
Md 2.2
ML 2.4
2005-09-02
05:18:47
37.5 14.814 31 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 532429
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2005-09-02 05:18:47 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.5000 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.8140 ± 0.0136
Depth (km) 31 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 532429

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1122
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 600
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 77
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1442.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 114
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.93889
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 532429
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:17:48

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 532429
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:17:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.BHE. 2005-09-02T05:19:18.09 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.STR5.EHE. 2005-09-02T05:19:16.00 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MSRU.BHE. 2005-09-02T05:19:06.04 0.1 undecidable manual Pn 35 104.2179 -0.319 87
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2005-09-02T05:19:04.58 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 126 45.3213 -0.174 49
IV.GIB.EHE. 2005-09-02T05:19:04.01 0.1 undecidable manual Pn 308 87.9453 0.234 90
IV.SSY.BHZ. 2005-09-02T05:19:04.75 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 149 44.3223 0.244 37
IV.HVZN.BHZ. 2005-09-02T05:19:01.87 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 194 36.741 -0.773 31
IV.ESLN.BHZ. 2005-09-02T05:18:59.97 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 33 25.6521 -0.223 38
IV.HMDC.BHE. 2005-09-02T05:18:59.25 0.1 undecidable manual Pn 183 60.0954 -0.136 97
I1.MMME.BHZ. 2005-09-02T05:18:59.63 0.3 undecidable manual Pn 38 61.7937 -0.011 75
IV.PZI.SHZ. 2005-09-02T05:18:58.42 0.1 undecidable manual Pn 167 50.5161 0.474 93
IV.SSY.BHZ. 2005-09-02T05:18:57.29 0.1 undecidable manual Pn 149 44.3223 0.241 99
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2005-09-02T05:18:57.35 0.1 undecidable manual Pn 126 45.3213 0.162 100
IV.HVZN.BHZ. 2005-09-02T05:18:55.54 0.1 undecidable manual Pn 194 36.741 -0.462 94
IV.ESLN.BHZ. 2005-09-02T05:18:54.77 0.3 undecidable manual Pn 33 25.6521 0.144 78
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