Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 06-07-2006 and time 16:13:08 (UTC) in region 8 km SE Caronia (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 8 km SE Caronia (ME), on

  • 06-07-2006 16:13:08 (UTC)
  • 06-07-2006 18:13:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9800, 14.5110 at 2 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
Caronia ME 8 3364 3364
San Fratello ME 8 3707 7071
Acquedolci ME 11 5744 12815
Mistretta ME 14 4791 17606
Reitano ME 15 806 18412
Capizzi ME 15 3176 21588
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 15 4694 26282
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 15 12624 38906
Militello Rosmarino ME 16 1324 40230
Alcara li Fusi ME 17 1980 42210
Motta d'Affermo ME 18 739 42949
Cerami EN 19 2006 44955
Torrenova ME 19 4386 49341
Pettineo ME 19 1350 50691
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 20 1996 52687

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
67 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
71 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Messina (238439 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 2.4
ML 2.3
2006-07-06
16:13:08
37.98 14.511 2 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 578479
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-07-06 16:13:08 ± 0.19
Latitude 37.9800 ± 0.0153
Longitude 14.5110 ± 0.0137
Depth (km) 2 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 578479

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1737
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1158
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 352
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2080.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 92
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.68
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.21858
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 578479
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:05:21

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 578479
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:05:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:32.57 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 85 135.2646 0.905 62
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:30.47 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 4 64.8906 0.423 43
IV.CLTB.SHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:29.34 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 249 121.989 -0.288 79
IV.MMME.BHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:29.97 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 94 65.1903 -0.137 46
IV.IVPL.BHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:28.05 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 43 59.9955 -0.684 40
IV.PZI.SHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:28.18 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.RAFF.HHN. 2006-07-06T16:13:24.75 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 189 85.0482 0.816 71
IV.GIB.SHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:22.61 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 272 42.4242 -0.366 45
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:21.17 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 4 64.8906 0.341 87
IV.ILLI.BHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:21.38 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 36 64.1913 0.666 79
IV.IVPL.BHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:19.52 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 43 59.9955 -0.554 83
IV.MMME.BHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:19.71 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 94 65.1903 -1.154 63
IV.GIB.SHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:16.60 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 272 42.4242 -0.147 95
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2006-07-06T16:13:11.57 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 109 16.9719 -0.098 100
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