Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 02-12-2005 and time 11:03:28 (UTC) in region NE Carlentini (SR)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: NE Carlentini (SR), on

  • 02-12-2005 11:03:28 (UTC)
  • 02-12-2005 12:03:28 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.2810, 15.0180 at 12 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
Carlentini SR 1 17798 17798
Lentini SR 2 24085 41883
Sortino SR 13 8690 50573
Francofonte SR 13 12800 63373
Melilli SR 15 13621 76994
Scordia CT 15 17095 94089
Augusta SR 19 36305 130394
Ferla SR 19 2523 132917
Militello in Val di Catania CT 20 7443 140360

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
35 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
39 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
47 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
52 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
56 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.2
ML 2.4
2005-12-02
11:03:28
37.281 15.018 13 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 542799
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2005-12-02 11:03:28 ± 0.78
Latitude 37.2810 ± 0.0288
Longitude 15.0180 ± 0.0407
Depth (km) 13 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 542799

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4316
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2211
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 50
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4816.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 292
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 6
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.59
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13130
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33185
Number of stations at which the event was observed 3
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 542799
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:28:28

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 542799
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:28:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.BHN. 2005-12-02T11:03:41.63 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 166 36.8298 0.327 47
IV.HAVL.BHN. 2005-12-02T11:03:35.33 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 166 36.8298 -0.285 95
IV.SSY.BHZ. 2005-12-02T11:03:35.18 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 160 14.5743 0.263 50
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2005-12-02T11:03:35.36 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 98 18.6702 -0.644 44
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2005-12-02T11:03:33.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 98 18.6702 0.555 92
IV.SSY.BHZ. 2005-12-02T11:03:31.79 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 160 14.5743 -0.237 100
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