Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 14-09-2010 and time 03:40:56 (UTC) in region 3 km NW Mussomeli (CL)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Mussomeli (CL), on

  • 14-09-2010 03:40:56 (UTC)
  • 14-09-2010 05:40:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6040, 13.7390 at 43 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
Mussomeli CL 3 10780 10780
Acquaviva Platani CL 5 948 11728
Sutera CL 9 1410 13138
San Giovanni Gemini AG 9 8056 21194
Cammarata AG 9 6355 27549
Campofranco CL 10 3100 30649
Casteltermini AG 11 8267 38916
Villalba CL 11 1633 40549
Vallelunga Pratameno CL 12 3461 44010
Castronovo di Sicilia PA 15 3085 47095
Milena CL 15 3018 50113
Bompensiere CL 15 556 50669
Marianopoli CL 16 1906 52575
Valledolmo PA 18 3594 56169
Montedoro CL 18 1631 57800
Alia PA 20 3623 61423
Lercara Friddi PA 20 6748 68171

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km W of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
35 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
57 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
66 Km SE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Gela (75827 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 1.9
ML 1.6
2010-09-14
03:40:56
37.604 13.739 43 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1113459
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-09-14 03:40:56 ± 0.76
Latitude 37.6040 ± 0.0351
Longitude 13.7390 ± 0.0386
Depth (km) 43 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1113459

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3270
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3237
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 224
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5174.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 284
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) 0.49
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14569
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41729
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1113459
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 21:34:19

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1113459
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 21:34:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.SHZ. 2010-09-14T03:41:14.03 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 37 46.3203 -0.121 95
IV.RESU.HHN. 2010-09-14T03:41:11.26 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 80 28.2495 0.275 95
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2010-09-14T03:41:09.32 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 4 16.1727 -0.145 100
IV.CSLB.SHZ. 2010-09-14T03:41:06.94 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 37 46.3203 0.214 93
IV.RESU.HHN. 2010-09-14T03:41:04.40 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 80 28.2495 -0.498 91
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2010-09-14T03:41:04.28 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 4 16.1727 0.259 98
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