Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 15-11-2006 and time 15:42:56 (UTC) in region 7 km SE Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 7 km SE Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT), on

  • 15-11-2006 15:42:56 (UTC)
  • 15-11-2006 16:42:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4540, 15.0070 at 5 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
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 7 12116 12116
Misterbianco CT 8 49410 61526
Catania CT 9 314555 376081
Camporotondo Etneo CT 13 5023 381104
Gravina di Catania CT 13 25838 406942
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 13 9479 416421
San Pietro Clarenza CT 13 7743 424164
Mascalucia CT 14 31958 456122
Tremestieri Etneo CT 15 20589 476711
San Gregorio di Catania CT 15 11966 488677
Belpasso CT 16 28108 516785
San Giovanni la Punta CT 16 23060 539845
PaternĂ² CT 17 48228 588073
Aci Castello CT 17 18723 606796
Valverde CT 18 7840 614636
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 622099
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 625623
Lentini SR 19 24085 649708
Pedara CT 19 14102 663810
Viagrande CT 19 8563 672373
Trecastagni CT 19 10910 683283
Carlentini SR 20 17798 701081
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 20 17984 719065

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
23 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
51 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
70 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
96 Km SW 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 2.1
ML 1.8
2006-11-15
15:42:56
37.454 15.007 5 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 601919
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-11-15 15:42:56 ± 0.84
Latitude 37.4540 ± 0.0396
Longitude 15.0070 ± 0.0363
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 601919

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4632
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2842
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 24
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5440.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 278
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.82
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.20505
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50182
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 601919
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:29:53

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 601919
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:29:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.BHN. 2006-11-15T15:43:08.29 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 170 33.3444 0.072 39
IV.AGST.EHN. 2006-11-15T15:43:07.09 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 138 29.2485 0.279 37
IV.HAVL.BHE. 2006-11-15T15:43:06.69 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 169 55.6998 -0.614 87
IV.HVZN.BHZ. 2006-11-15T15:43:06.12 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 220 39.9267 1.543 28
I1.HAGA.BHZ. 2006-11-15T15:43:04.71 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 145 22.755 0.091 53
IV.AGST.EHN. 2006-11-15T15:43:02.66 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 138 29.2485 0.199 76
IV.SSY.BHN. 2006-11-15T15:43:02.66 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 170 33.3444 -0.613 90
I1.HAGA.BHZ. 2006-11-15T15:43:01.52 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 145 22.755 0.323 100
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