Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 19-06-1989 and time 09:33:38 (Italy) in region 10 km N Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 10 km N Ragalna (CT), on

  • 19-06-1989 07:33:38 (UTC)
  • 19-06-1989 09:33:38 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7200, 14.9570 at 10 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
Ragalna CT 10 3924 3924
Biancavilla CT 12 24007 27931
Adrano CT 13 36122 64053
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 13 7641 71694
Zafferana Etnea CT 13 9517 81211
Nicolosi CT 13 7463 88674
Bronte CT 13 19172 107846
Milo CT 14 1087 108933
Belpasso CT 14 28108 137041
Pedara CT 15 14102 151143
Maletto CT 15 3920 155063
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 165973
Santa Venerina CT 16 8592 174565
PaternĂ² CT 17 48228 222793
Sant'Alfio CT 17 1582 224375
Viagrande CT 17 8563 232938
San Pietro Clarenza CT 17 7743 240681
Camporotondo Etneo CT 17 5023 245704
Randazzo CT 18 10900 256604
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 288562
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 309151
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 312675
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 20 17984 330659
Gravina di Catania CT 20 25838 356497
San Giovanni la Punta CT 20 23060 379557

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
27 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Modica (54633 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 2.3
ML-VAX 2.3
1989-06-19
07:33:38
37.72 14.957 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 93519
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1989-06-19 07:33:38 ± 0.161
Latitude 37.7200 ± 0.0091
Longitude 14.9570 ± 0.0168
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 93519

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1788.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 138
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00267
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00696
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 93519
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:27:38

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 93519
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.GIB.Z. 1989-06-19T07:34:06.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 290 0.777 0.17 0.6
--.PZI.Z. 1989-06-19T07:34:02.62 10.0 undecidable manual SG 180 0.6549 0.58 0.2
--.MEU.Z. 1989-06-19T07:34:01.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 189 0.6105 0.58 0.2
--.GIB.Z. 1989-06-19T07:33:53.90 10.0 undecidable manual PG 290 0.777 -0.52 0.6
--.PZI.Z. 1989-06-19T07:33:52.30 10.0 negative manual PG 180 0.6549 -0.2 3
--.ATN.Z. 1989-06-19T07:33:51.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 41 0.5883 0.09 1.8
--.MNO.Z. 1989-06-19T07:33:51.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 315 0.2997 0.72 0.1
--.MEU.Z. 1989-06-19T07:33:51.16 10.0 undecidable manual PG 189 0.6105 -0.19 1.6
--.MNO.Z. 1989-06-19T07:33:45.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 315 0.2997 -0.43 0.9
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