Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 27-03-2010 and time 03:10:46 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Santa Cristina Gela (PA)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Santa Cristina Gela (PA), on

  • 27-03-2010 03:10:46 (UTC)
  • 27-03-2010 04:10:46 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9640, 13.3190 at 9 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
Santa Cristina Gela PA 3 1008 1008
Piana degli Albanesi PA 5 6293 7301
Marineo PA 9 6647 13948
Altofonte PA 9 10284 24232
Belmonte Mezzagno PA 11 11273 35505
Godrano PA 12 1181 36686
San Cipirello PA 12 5372 42058
Bolognetta PA 12 4179 46237
San Giuseppe Jato PA 12 8650 54887
Monreale PA 14 39389 94276
CefalĂ  Diana PA 14 1041 95317
Misilmeri PA 14 29258 124575
Villafrati PA 16 3368 127943
Villabate PA 17 20252 148195
Corleone PA 17 11234 159429
Mezzojuso PA 17 2920 162349
Palermo PA 17 674435 836784
Borgetto PA 18 7419 844203
Ficarazzi PA 19 12933 857136
Montelepre PA 19 6280 863416
Baucina PA 20 2008 865424
Giardinello PA 20 2337 867761
Roccamena PA 20 1505 869266

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km S of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
21 Km SW of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
71 Km E of Trapani (68759 inhabitants)
73 Km NE of Mazara del Vallo (51718 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Marsala (83194 inhabitants)
84 Km NW of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.3
ML 1.5
2010-03-27
03:10:46
37.964 13.319 9 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1023679
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-03-27 03:10:46 ± 0.52
Latitude 37.9640 ± 0.0342
Longitude 13.3190 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1023679

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3828
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 949
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 177
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3929.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 245
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 6
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07015
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40469
Number of stations at which the event was observed 3
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1023679
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:39:36

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1023679
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:39:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ALJA.HHN. 2010-03-27T03:11:01.89 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 122 44.9217 0.216 45
IV.CRJA.SHZ. 2010-03-27T03:10:58.28 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 237 32.9448 -0.187 70
IV.ALJA.HHN. 2010-03-27T03:10:55.21 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 122 44.9217 -0.186 91
IV.CRJA.SHZ. 2010-03-27T03:10:53.88 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 237 32.9448 0.335 68
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2010-03-27T03:10:51.09 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 190 7.7811 0.066 50
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2010-03-27T03:10:49.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 190 7.7811 -0.057 100
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