Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-03-2007 and time 12:14:02 (Italy) in region 4 km W Melilli (SR)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W Melilli (SR), on

  • 16-03-2007 11:14:02 (UTC)
  • 16-03-2007 12:14:02 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1800, 15.0790 at 15 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
Melilli SR 4 13621 13621
Sortino SR 4 8690 22311
Solarino SR 9 8091 30402
Priolo Gargallo SR 10 12091 42493
Carlentini SR 12 17798 60291
Floridia SR 13 22762 83053
Lentini SR 14 24085 107138
Augusta SR 14 36305 143443
Ferla SR 14 2523 145966
Cassaro SR 14 821 146787
Canicattini Bagni SR 16 7109 153896
Francofonte SR 19 12800 166696

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
36 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
42 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
45 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
49 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
54 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 1.9
ML 2.0
2007-03-16
11:14:02
37.18 15.079 15 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 619469
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2007-03-16 11:14:02 ± 0.53
Latitude 37.1800 ± 0.0207
Longitude 15.0790 ± 0.0508
Depth (km) 15 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 619469

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4706
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2075
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 337
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5053.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 199
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.22303
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 619469
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:48:24

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 619469
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:48:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SLNA.SHZ. 2007-03-16T11:14:42.75 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.HAVL.BHN. 2007-03-16T11:14:12.28 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 171 24.753 0.53 31
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2007-03-16T11:14:09.19 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 57 15.5733 -0.308 46
I1.HAGA.BHZ. 2007-03-16T11:14:09.67 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 30 13.4754 0.651 32
IV.HAVL.BHN. 2007-03-16T11:14:07.67 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 171 24.753 -0.196 95
IV.SSY.BHZ. 2007-03-16T11:14:07.34 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 191 2.4975 -0.061 37
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2007-03-16T11:14:06.28 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 57 15.5733 -0.286 93
I1.HAGA.BHZ. 2007-03-16T11:14:06.60 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 30 13.4754 0.31 92
IV.SSY.BHZ. 2007-03-16T11:14:05.34 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 191 2.4975 -0.016 100
IV.ORI.EHE. 2007-03-16T11:13:50.38 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download