Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 19-12-2009 and time 16:24:18 (UTC) in region 8 km SE Maletto (CT)

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

  • 19-12-2009 16:24:18 (UTC)
  • 19-12-2009 17:24:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7930, 14.9400 at 36 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
Maletto CT 8 3920 3920
Bronte CT 9 19172 23092
Randazzo CT 10 10900 33992
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 34972
Maniace CT 14 3765 38737
Moio Alcantara ME 15 717 39454
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 40120
Adrano CT 17 36122 76242
Milo CT 17 1087 77329
Malvagna ME 17 733 78062
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 102069
Ragalna CT 18 3924 105993
Zafferana Etnea CT 18 9517 115510
Sant'Alfio CT 19 1582 117092
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 122495
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 19 3215 125710
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 20 7641 133351

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
35 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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
ML 2.3 2009-12-19
16:24:18
37.793 14.94 36 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1000649
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-12-19 16:24:18 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.7930 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.9400 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 36 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1000649

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 756
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 157
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 325
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 922.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 165
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64391
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1000649
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:10:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2009-12-19T16:25:19.30 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.NRCA.HHN. 2009-12-19T16:25:12.30 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.NRCA.HHN. 2009-12-19T16:25:05.88 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GUMA.HHN. 2009-12-19T16:24:42.41 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-12-19T16:24:42.13 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.SSY.HHE. 2009-12-19T16:24:41.10 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 170 71.4729 -0.058 62
IV.HVZN.HHN. 2009-12-19T16:24:41.21 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 196 70.9734 0.162 60
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2009-12-19T16:24:37.52 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MELA.HHN. 2009-12-19T16:24:33.59 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MMME.HHE. 2009-12-19T16:24:32.21 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 60 31.6461 0.012 67
IV.GALF.HHN. 2009-12-19T16:24:32.57 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 255 34.0437 -0.075 66
IV.SSY.HHE. 2009-12-19T16:24:31.33 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 170 71.4729 -0.166 91
IV.HVZN.HHN. 2009-12-19T16:24:31.54 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 196 70.9734 0.109 91
IV.MMME.HHE. 2009-12-19T16:24:26.36 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 60 31.6461 0.039 100
IV.GALF.HHN. 2009-12-19T16:24:26.59 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 255 34.0437 0.012 100
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-12-19T16:24:25.95 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.POFI.HHZ. 2009-12-19T16:24:19.22 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.ARVD.HHE. 2009-12-19T16:24:13.78 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.ROM9.HHZ. 2009-12-19T16:24:12.56 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.RSM.HHE. 2009-12-19T16:24:07.23 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.RAVA.EHE. 2009-12-19T16:23:59.70 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.CRE.HHE. 2009-12-19T16:23:54.22 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-12-19T16:23:54.36 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CRE.HHE. 2009-12-19T16:23:49.58 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2009-12-19T16:23:46.36 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.FIU.EHE. 2009-12-19T16:23:39.93 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.RAVA.EHE. 2009-12-19T16:23:36.86 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.BLY.HHZ. 2009-12-19T16:23:35.99 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2009-12-19T16:23:34.09 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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