Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 17-08-2010 and time 04:29:32 (Italy) in region 5 km SW Linguaglossa (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SW Linguaglossa (CT), on

  • 17-08-2010 02:29:32 (UTC)
  • 17-08-2010 04:29:32 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8050, 15.1060 at 25 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
Linguaglossa CT 5 5403 5403
Piedimonte Etneo CT 6 3963 9366
Sant'Alfio CT 8 1582 10948
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 9 3215 14163
Milo CT 9 1087 15250
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 9 9623 24873
Mascali CT 9 14282 39155
Giarre CT 11 27659 66814
Calatabiano CT 11 5308 72122
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 11 3945 76067
Moio Alcantara ME 12 717 76784
Riposto CT 12 14838 91622
Motta Camastra ME 12 845 92467
Gaggi ME 12 3184 95651
Zafferana Etnea CT 12 9517 105168
Santa Venerina CT 13 8592 113760
Malvagna ME 14 733 114493
Graniti ME 14 1492 115985
Giardini-Naxos ME 16 9415 125400
Castelmola ME 16 1088 126488
Randazzo CT 16 10900 137388
Taormina ME 17 10960 148348
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 149014
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 149994
Mongiuffi Melia ME 19 600 150594
Letojanni ME 20 2861 153455
Gallodoro ME 20 367 153822

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
34 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
58 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
59 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
98 Km E 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
2010-08-17
02:29:32
37.805 15.106 25 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1098759
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-08-17 02:29:32 ± 0.3
Latitude 37.8050 ± 0.0198
Longitude 15.1060 ± 0.0273
Depth (km) 25 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1098759

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2340
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2006
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 124
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3255.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 140
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.52
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64751
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1098759
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 21:15:19

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1098759
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 21:15:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SAMA.HHN. 2010-08-17T02:30:08.61 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2010-08-17T02:29:50.05 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 12 52.8027 0.263 61
IV.SSY.HHN. 2010-08-17T02:29:45.06 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 182 71.8725 -0.315 87
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2010-08-17T02:29:43.84 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 249 56.9985 0.691 79
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2010-08-17T02:29:42.63 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 42 19.3695 0.556 61
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2010-08-17T02:29:42.67 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 12 52.8027 0.131 93
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2010-08-17T02:29:42.64 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 6 24.8529 -0.517 58
IV.ECNV.HHZ. 2010-08-17T02:29:41.13 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 236 41.625 0.197 93
IV.GALF.HHN. 2010-08-17T02:29:41.50 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 258 48.5181 -0.409 88
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2010-08-17T02:29:38.06 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 42 19.3695 -0.027 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2010-08-17T02:29:38.30 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 6 24.8529 -0.412 91
IV.HVZN.HHN. 2010-08-17T02:29:21.36 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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