Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 14-04-2006 and time 09:56:16 (UTC) in region 4 km SW Carlentini (SR)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW Carlentini (SR), on

  • 14-04-2006 09:56:16 (UTC)
  • 14-04-2006 11:56:16 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.2490, 14.9880 at 24 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
Carlentini SR 4 17798 17798
Lentini SR 4 24085 41883
Francofonte SR 10 12800 54683
Sortino SR 10 8690 63373
Scordia CT 14 17095 80468
Melilli SR 15 13621 94089
Ferla SR 15 2523 96612
Cassaro SR 16 821 97433
Militello in Val di Catania CT 17 7443 104876
Buccheri SR 18 1999 106875

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
34 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
43 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
44 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
48 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
52 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.0
ML 2.5
2006-04-14
09:56:16
37.249 14.988 24 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 561739
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-04-14 09:56:16 ± 0.19
Latitude 37.2490 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.9880 ± 0.0249
Depth (km) 24 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 561739

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2368
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 947
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 68
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2506.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 288
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) 0.13
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11421
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30847
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:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 561739
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:47:50

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 561739
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:47:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.BHN. 2006-04-14T09:56:29.07 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 160 34.2435 0.068 48
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2006-04-14T09:56:26.02 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 88 21.1677 -0.132 48
IV.SSY.BHZ. 2006-04-14T09:56:24.78 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 143 12.6762 0.065 50
IV.HAVL.BHN. 2006-04-14T09:56:23.65 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 160 34.2435 -0.07 96
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2006-04-14T09:56:22.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 88 21.1677 0.119 97
IV.SSY.BHZ. 2006-04-14T09:56:21.20 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 143 12.6762 -0.045 100
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