Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 26-09-2009 and time 15:46:14 (Italy) in region NW Santa Venerina (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: NW Santa Venerina (CT), on

  • 26-09-2009 13:46:14 (UTC)
  • 26-09-2009 15:46:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6900, 15.1350 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
Santa Venerina CT 1 8592 8592
Zafferana Etnea CT 3 9517 18109
Milo CT 4 1087 19196
Sant'Alfio CT 6 1582 20778
Giarre CT 6 27659 48437
Riposto CT 8 14838 63275
Acireale CT 9 52622 115897
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 9 17984 133881
Mascali CT 9 14282 148163
Viagrande CT 9 8563 156726
Trecastagni CT 9 10910 167636
Aci Catena CT 10 29851 197487
Pedara CT 10 14102 211589
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 10 3524 215113
Valverde CT 12 7840 222953
Nicolosi CT 13 7463 230416
San Giovanni la Punta CT 13 23060 253476
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 13 9623 263099
Tremestieri Etneo CT 14 20589 283688
Piedimonte Etneo CT 14 3963 287651
San Gregorio di Catania CT 14 11966 299617
Mascalucia CT 15 31958 331575
Aci Castello CT 15 18723 350298
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 15 9479 359777
Gravina di Catania CT 16 25838 385615
San Pietro Clarenza CT 16 7743 393358
Linguaglossa CT 17 5403 398761
Calatabiano CT 17 5308 404069
Belpasso CT 18 28108 432177
Camporotondo Etneo CT 18 5023 437200
Ragalna CT 18 3924 441124

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
21 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Modica (54633 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 2.0
ML 2.0
2009-09-26
13:46:14
37.69 15.135 5 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 969409
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-09-26 13:46:14 ± 0.39
Latitude 37.6900 ± 0.0189
Longitude 15.1350 ± 0.0182
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 969409

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2526
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 737
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 326
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2640.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 251
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) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12770
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45056
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:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 969409
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 18:31:43

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 969409
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 18:31:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2009-09-26T13:46:31.57 1.0 undecidable manual Sg 273 50.0166 0.401 22
IV.MNO.SHE. 2009-09-26T13:46:30.10 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 305 46.9197 -0.255 47
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2009-09-26T13:46:24.03 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 273 50.0166 0.11 72
IV.MNO.SHE. 2009-09-26T13:46:24.17 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 305 46.9197 0.72 41
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2009-09-26T13:46:24.43 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 21 29.0487 0.165 49
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2009-09-26T13:46:19.75 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 21 29.0487 -0.185 98
IV.ESLN.HHE. 2009-09-26T13:46:19.16 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 272 14.1747 -0.063 51
IV.ESLN.HHE. 2009-09-26T13:46:16.82 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 272 14.1747 -0.203 100
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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