Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-06-2010 and time 11:44:27 (Italy) in region 11 km SW Catania (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 11 km SW Catania (CT), on

  • 16-06-2010 09:44:27 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2010 11:44:27 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4140, 15.0280 at 2 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
Catania CT 11 314555 314555
Misterbianco CT 12 49410 363965
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 12 12116 376081
Lentini SR 15 24085 400166
Carlentini SR 15 17798 417964
Gravina di Catania CT 17 25838 443802
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 17 9479 453281
Camporotondo Etneo CT 17 5023 458304
San Pietro Clarenza CT 18 7743 466047
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 498005
San Gregorio di Catania CT 18 11966 509971
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 530560
Aci Castello CT 19 18723 549283
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 572343

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
11 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
25 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
46 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
79 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Messina (238439 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 2.0
ML 2.0
2010-06-16
09:44:27
37.414 15.028 2 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1068449
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-06-16 09:44:27 ± 0.2
Latitude 37.4140 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0280 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 2 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1068449

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 789
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 421
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 26
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 860.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 296
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) 0.13
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13040
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34174
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 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1068449
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 20:36:05

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1068449
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 20:36:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2010-06-16T09:44:40.96 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 227 37.9287 0.095 95
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2010-06-16T09:44:35.44 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 227 37.9287 0.154 94
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2010-06-16T09:44:32.99 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 242 15.5733 -0.118 98
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2010-06-16T09:44:32.71 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 178 14.4744 -0.029 100
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2010-06-16T09:44:30.56 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 178 14.4744 -0.038 100
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2010-06-16T09:44:30.76 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 242 15.5733 -0.046 99
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