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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 04-01-2013 and time 08:48:44 (UTC) in region 5 km N Cesarò (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N Cesarò (ME), on

  • 04-01-2013 08:48:44 (UTC)
  • 04-01-2013 09:48:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8840, 14.7280 at 13 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Cesarò ME 5 2439 2439
San Teodoro ME 5 1403 3842
Maniace CT 7 3765 7607
Maletto CT 14 3920 11527
Bronte CT 14 19172 30699
Alcara li Fusi ME 16 1980 32679
Troina EN 16 9373 42052
Longi ME 16 1473 43525
Galati Mamertino ME 17 2627 46152
Tortorici ME 19 6435 52587
San Fratello ME 19 3707 56294
Militello Rosmarino ME 19 1324 57618
Randazzo CT 19 10900 68518
Floresta ME 20 485 69003

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
53 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
73 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2013-01-04
08:48:44		 37.8835 14.7285 13 2015-01-20
11:18:16		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 4975281
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2013-01-04
08:48:44		 37.8933 14.6928 16 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2789371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-01-04 08:48:44 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.8835 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.7285 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 13 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 4975281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 719
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 654
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 298
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 57
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05396
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.97486
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2789371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 08:57:05

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4975281
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-15 13:06:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:49:02.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 177 102.6195 91 0.7 73
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:49:02.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 161 108.2139 91 0.01 43
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:59.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 159 86.0472 91 0.2 87
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:59.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 174 86.1471 91 0.19 65
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:58.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 80.1642 91 0 90
IV.PETRA.HHE. 2013-01-04T08:48:55.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 264 54.0015 92 0.59 41
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:55.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 62 61.8936 92 0.02 94
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:54.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 0 26.2515 97 0.5 67
IV.PLLN.SHE. 2013-01-04T08:48:54.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 283 52.6029 92 0.3 45
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:53.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 36 21.7671 100 0.45 69
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:53.70 0.1 undecidable manual S 217 23.8539 98 0.01 100
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:53.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 65 48.2184 92 -0.39 88
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:52.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 324 20.5683 101 0.09 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:52.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 45.2214 93 -0.29 91
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:52.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 39.1275 93 -0.15 94
IV.ECNV.HHE. 2013-01-04T08:48:51.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 183 31.9458 95 -0.12 96
IV.ESLN.HHE. 2013-01-04T08:48:51.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 134 30.1476 95 0.58 44
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:50.11 0.1 positive manual P 0 26.2515 97 -0.2 96
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:49.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 324 20.5683 101 -0.4 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:49.46 0.1 positive manual P 36 21.7671 100 -0.17 97
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:49.73 0.1 undecidable manual S 331 5.994 147 0.19 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:49.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 217 23.8539 98 -0.71 82
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2013-01-04T08:48:47.32 0.1 positive manual P 331 5.994 147 -0.23 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00023999999999999998 0.48 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:04.20
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00023999999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:07.09
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0007875 0.86 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:48:58.89
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001175 0.4 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:48:59.27
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00041549999999999996 0.26 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:48:54.92
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003085 0.58 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:48:56.15
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000499 0.28 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:04.92
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0004515 0.3 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:08.63
IV.MEU.SHE. ML:2.1 0.00015385 0.28 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:14.65
IV.MEU.SHN. ML:2.1 0.00016949999999999997 0.44 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:19.01
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:2.3 0.002705 0.36 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:48:54.21
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00022399999999999997 0.6 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:15.07
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00022749999999999997 0.58 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:10.83
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00025550000000000003 0.9 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:48:53.61
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0007915 0.34 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:48:54.65
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000661 1.46 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:48:54.94
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002805 0.7 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:00.75
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001835 0.66 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:03.87
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00011155 0.28 AML other m 2013-01-04T08:49:18.13
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