Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 08-12-2010 and time 02:00:51 (Italy) in region 5 km NW Aidone (EN)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW Aidone (EN), on

  • 08-12-2010 01:00:51 (UTC)
  • 08-12-2010 02:00:51 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4560, 14.4160 at 36 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
Aidone EN 5 4889 4889
Valguarnera Caropepe EN 5 7866 12755
Piazza Armerina EN 9 21886 34641
Raddusa CT 11 3178 37819
Mirabella Imbaccari CT 15 4912 42731
Enna EN 17 28019 70750
San Cono CT 19 2697 73447
Assoro EN 19 5191 78638
San Michele di Ganzaria CT 20 3245 81883
Calascibetta EN 20 4528 86411

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km NW of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 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 2.0
ML 1.8
2010-12-08
01:00:51
37.456 14.416 36 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1150269
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-12-08 01:00:51 ± 0.28
Latitude 37.4560 ± 0.0216
Longitude 14.4160 ± 0.0215
Depth (km) 36 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1150269

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2741
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 959
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 32
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3061.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 165
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.59
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.75003
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1150269
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 22:22:16

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1150269
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 22:22:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTGR.SHZ. 2010-12-08T01:01:19.55 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
BA.PZUN.HHN. 2010-12-08T01:01:18.82 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.HAVL.HHE. 2010-12-08T01:01:17.99 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 131 83.25 0.812 59
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2010-12-08T01:01:14.20 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 106 67.7766 0.431 90
IV.SSY.HHN. 2010-12-08T01:01:14.12 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 120 66.7776 0.604 64
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2010-12-08T01:01:11.47 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 109 57.5979 0.153 97
IV.HLNI.HHN. 2010-12-08T01:01:07.16 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 106 41.9247 -0.613 89
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2010-12-08T01:01:07.97 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 139 40.626 0.471 70
IV.HAVL.HHE. 2010-12-08T01:01:06.31 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 131 83.25 -0.122 92
IV.SSY.HHN. 2010-12-08T01:01:04.12 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 120 66.7776 -0.198 94
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2010-12-08T01:01:04.68 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 22 19.7691 0.9 60
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2010-12-08T01:01:03.96 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 106 67.7766 -0.504 88
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2010-12-08T01:01:02.69 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 109 57.5979 -0.358 93
IV.HLNI.HHN. 2010-12-08T01:01:00.38 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 106 41.9247 -0.622 66
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2010-12-08T01:01:00.58 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 139 40.626 -0.264 98
IV.RESU.HHE. 2010-12-08T01:01:00.91 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 304 38.0286 0.372 96
IV.MEU.SHE. 2010-12-08T01:00:59.04 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2010-12-08T01:00:58.35 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 22 19.7691 -0.346 100
MN.PDG.HHE. 2010-12-08T01:00:50.47 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
MN.PDG.HHE. 2010-12-08T01:00:40.30 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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