Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 27-09-2006 and time 17:06:18 (UTC) in region 11 km S Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 11 km S Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT), on

  • 27-09-2006 17:06:18 (UTC)
  • 27-09-2006 19:06:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4150, 14.9780 at 5 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
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 11 12116 12116
Misterbianco CT 12 49410 61526
Catania CT 14 314555 376081
Lentini SR 15 24085 400166
Carlentini SR 16 17798 417964
Camporotondo Etneo CT 17 5023 422987
Scordia CT 18 17095 440082
Gravina di Catania CT 18 25838 465920
San Pietro Clarenza CT 18 7743 473663
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 19 9479 483142
Mascalucia CT 19 31958 515100
PaternĂ² CT 19 48228 563328
Belpasso CT 20 28108 591436
Tremestieri Etneo CT 20 20589 612025

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
14 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
28 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
48 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
65 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 1.9
ML 1.8
2006-09-27
17:06:18
37.415 14.978 5 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 594139
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-09-27 17:06:18 ± 0.29
Latitude 37.4150 ± 0.0153
Longitude 14.9780 ± 0.0079
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 594139

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1632
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 737
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 4
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1838.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 267
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 7
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19066
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31566
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 594139
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:21:42

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 594139
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:21:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2006-09-27T17:06:29.00 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 129 28.1496 0.197 36
IV.SSY.BHN. 2006-09-27T17:06:29.54 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 164 29.748 0.18 36
IV.HVZN.BHZ. 2006-09-27T17:06:26.08 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 222 35.0427 0.095 98
I1.HAGA.BHZ. 2006-09-27T17:06:26.28 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 133 21.1677 -0.179 25
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2006-09-27T17:06:24.56 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 129 28.1496 -0.058 100
IV.SSY.BHN. 2006-09-27T17:06:24.63 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 164 29.748 -0.309 95
I1.HAGA.BHZ. 2006-09-27T17:06:23.42 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 133 21.1677 0.158 99
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