Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 31-08-2011 and time 17:18:42 (Italy) in region 6 km SW Licodia Eubea (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SW Licodia Eubea (CT), on

  • 31-08-2011 15:18:42 (UTC)
  • 31-08-2011 17:18:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1030, 14.6810 at 6 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
Licodia Eubea CT 6 3081 3081
Monterosso Almo RG 7 3032 6113
Chiaramonte Gulfi RG 8 8238 14351
Vizzini CT 9 6241 20592
Mazzarrone CT 11 4078 24670
Giarratana RG 12 3048 27718
Grammichele CT 13 13418 41136
Buccheri SR 15 1999 43135
Mineo CT 18 5159 48294
Buscemi SR 18 1051 49345
Comiso RG 19 30156 79501
Acate RG 19 10954 90455

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
21 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
38 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
55 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
57 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km SE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Acireale (52622 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 2.2
ML 1.7
2011-08-31
15:18:42
37.103 14.681 6 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1279489
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2011-08-31 15:18:42 ± 0.19
Latitude 37.1030 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.6810 ± 0.0101
Depth (km) 6 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1279489

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 952
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 459
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 61
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1272.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 145
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 12
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) 0.37951
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1279489
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 01:17:44

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1279489
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 01:17:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHE. 2011-08-31T15:18:57.65 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 112 42.1245 0.795 76
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2011-08-31T15:18:55.07 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 57 36.9297 0.004 99
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2011-08-31T15:18:53.67 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 295 31.1466 0.577 87
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2011-08-31T15:18:53.64 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 32 32.0457 0.242 95
IV.HAVL.HHE. 2011-08-31T15:18:50.03 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 112 42.1245 -0.574 88
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2011-08-31T15:18:49.03 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 150 18.3705 0.245 98
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2011-08-31T15:18:49.03 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 57 36.9297 -0.542 88
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2011-08-31T15:18:49.75 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2011-08-31T15:18:48.49 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 32 32.0457 -0.123 98
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2011-08-31T15:18:47.94 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 295 31.1466 -0.494 91
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2011-08-31T15:18:46.17 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 20 8.88 0.331 98
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2011-08-31T15:18:45.83 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 150 18.3705 -0.12 100
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2011-08-31T15:18:44.00 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 20 8.88 -0.248 99
IV.STR3.BHZ. 2011-08-31T15:18:29.54 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.VULT.HHN. 2011-08-31T15:18:26.37 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PTF.SHE. 2011-08-31T15:18:15.46 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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