Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 03-04-2010 and time 10:29:33 (UTC) in region 1 km E Malvagna (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Malvagna (ME), on

  • 03-04-2010 10:29:33 (UTC)
  • 03-04-2010 12:29:33 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9200, 15.0640 at 32 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
Malvagna ME 1 733 733
Moio Alcantara ME 3 717 1450
Roccella Valdemone ME 5 666 2116
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 7 3215 5331
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 7 3945 9276
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 9 980 10256
Motta Camastra ME 10 845 11101
Linguaglossa CT 11 5403 16504
Randazzo CT 11 10900 27404
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 12 1019 28423
Montalbano Elicona ME 12 2287 30710
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 32047
Graniti ME 15 1492 33539
Tripi ME 15 873 34412
Gaggi ME 15 3184 37596
Floresta ME 16 485 38081
Basicò ME 16 612 38693
Piedimonte Etneo CT 16 3963 42656
San Piero Patti ME 17 2915 45571
Antillo ME 17 919 46490
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 51798
Roccafiorita ME 18 197 51995
Limina ME 19 836 52831
Mongiuffi Melia ME 19 600 53431
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 19 9623 63054
Maletto CT 20 3920 66974
Castelmola ME 20 1088 68062
MazzarrĂ  Sant'Andrea ME 20 1531 69593

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
46 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
53 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
55 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.0
2010-04-03
10:29:33
37.92 15.064 32 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1026179
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-04-03 10:29:33 ± 0.62
Latitude 37.9200 ± 0.0315
Longitude 15.0640 ± 0.0228
Depth (km) 32 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1026179

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3064
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2404
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 146
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4031.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 172
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) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15019
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.44516
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:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1026179
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:42:41

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1026179
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:42:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GALF.HHE. 2010-04-03T10:29:50.14 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 242 49.4172 -0.294 46
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2010-04-03T10:29:46.69 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 272 32.3454 0.024 50
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2010-04-03T10:29:44.23 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 84 16.6722 0.25 49
IV.GALF.HHE. 2010-04-03T10:29:43.54 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 242 49.4172 0.343 68
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2010-04-03T10:29:41.00 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 272 32.3454 -0.021 100
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2010-04-03T10:29:39.18 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 84 16.6722 -0.291 73
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