Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 28-09-2010 and time 17:08:46 (UTC) in region 1 km E Aci Castello (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Aci Castello (CT), on

  • 28-09-2010 17:08:46 (UTC)
  • 28-09-2010 19:08:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5590, 15.1540 at 7 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
Aci Castello CT 1 18723 18723
Valverde CT 3 7840 26563
San Gregorio di Catania CT 4 11966 38529
Aci Catena CT 5 29851 68380
San Giovanni la Punta CT 6 23060 91440
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 6 17984 109424
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 6 3524 112948
Acireale CT 6 52622 165570
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 6 9479 175049
Tremestieri Etneo CT 7 20589 195638
Viagrande CT 8 8563 204201
Gravina di Catania CT 8 25838 230039
Catania CT 9 314555 544594
Mascalucia CT 9 31958 576552
Trecastagni CT 9 10910 587462
Pedara CT 11 14102 601564
San Pietro Clarenza CT 12 7743 609307
Nicolosi CT 13 7463 616770
Camporotondo Etneo CT 13 5023 621793
Misterbianco CT 14 49410 671203
Santa Venerina CT 14 8592 679795
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 689312
Belpasso CT 16 28108 717420
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 17 12116 729536
Milo CT 19 1087 730623
Giarre CT 19 27659 758282
Riposto CT 20 14838 773120

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
9 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
97 Km NE 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 1.8
ML 2.0
2010-09-28
17:08:46
37.559 15.154 7 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1120469
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-09-28 17:08:46 ± 0.24
Latitude 37.5590 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.1540 ± 0.0159
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1120469

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1332
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 617
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 275
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1612.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 170
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59985
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1120469
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 21:43:23

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1120469
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 21:43:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FIU.EHZ. 2010-09-28T17:09:35.68 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SCHR.EHE. 2010-09-28T17:09:18.78 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.HAVL.HHE. 2010-09-28T17:09:07.83 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 182 66.5778 0.287 71
IV.HVZN.HHN. 2010-09-28T17:09:05.01 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 223 57.2982 -0.04 76
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2010-09-28T17:09:04.30 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.SSY.HHE. 2010-09-28T17:09:02.18 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 189 45.1215 0.372 48
IV.ECNV.HHZ. 2010-09-28T17:09:00.54 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 276 39.0276 0.397 48
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2010-09-28T17:09:00.81 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 12 42.624 -0.323 49
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2010-09-28T17:08:58.61 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 199 32.4453 0.691 44
IV.HAVL.HHE. 2010-09-28T17:08:58.40 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 182 66.5778 -0.205 96
IV.HVZN.HHN. 2010-09-28T17:08:57.08 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 223 57.2982 -0.088 75
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2010-09-28T17:08:57.78 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 227 34.1436 -0.694 66
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2010-09-28T17:08:56.48 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SSY.HHE. 2010-09-28T17:08:55.11 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 189 45.1215 -0.184 100
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2010-09-28T17:08:55.08 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 12 42.624 0.175 75
IV.ECNV.HHZ. 2010-09-28T17:08:54.81 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 276 39.0276 0.477 71
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2010-09-28T17:08:53.23 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 199 32.4453 0.182 77
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2010-09-28T17:08:52.95 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 227 34.1436 -0.421 97
IV.LAV9.HHZ. 2010-09-28T17:08:52.11 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.T0104.HHZ. 2010-09-28T17:08:47.22 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MESG.HHN. 2010-09-28T17:08:36.34 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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