Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 06-03-2012 and time 06:32:06 (Italy) in region 2 km S Biancavilla (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Biancavilla (CT), on

  • 06-03-2012 05:32:06 (UTC)
  • 06-03-2012 06:32:06 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6270, 14.8660 at 5 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
Biancavilla CT 2 24007 24007
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 2 7641 31648
Adrano CT 5 36122 67770
PaternĂ² CT 6 48228 115998
Ragalna CT 7 3924 119922
Belpasso CT 11 28108 148030
Centuripe EN 11 5470 153500
Camporotondo Etneo CT 14 5023 158523
Nicolosi CT 14 7463 165986
San Pietro Clarenza CT 15 7743 173729
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 16 12116 185845
Catenanuova EN 17 4866 190711
Misterbianco CT 17 49410 240121
Pedara CT 17 14102 254223
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 286181
Bronte CT 18 19172 305353
Gravina di Catania CT 19 25838 331191
Trecastagni CT 19 10910 342101
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 362690

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
27 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
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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 2.0
2012-03-06
05:32:06
37.627 14.866 5 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1346939
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-03-06 05:32:06 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.6270 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.8660 ± 0.0204
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1346939

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1548
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 947
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 279
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2012.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 97
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.63
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.52341
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1346939
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:52:08

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1346939
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:52:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2012-03-06T05:32:26.14 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SSY.HHN. 2012-03-06T05:32:25.85 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 161 55.2003 1.051 36
IV.AGST.EHE. 2012-03-06T05:32:24.05 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 142 52.0035 0.11 48
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2012-03-06T05:32:22.67 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 1 46.1205 0.29 45
IV.MEU.SHE. 2012-03-06T05:32:19.13 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2012-03-06T05:32:18.28 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 179 30.9468 1.115 34
IV.MCSR.HHE. 2012-03-06T05:32:17.72 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 33 58.0974 0.299 67
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2012-03-06T05:32:16.07 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 45 48.2184 0.168 70
IV.SSY.HHN. 2012-03-06T05:32:16.51 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 161 55.2003 -0.467 65
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-03-06T05:32:16.35 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 28 50.4162 0.114 71
IV.AGST.EHE. 2012-03-06T05:32:15.67 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 142 52.0035 -0.812 76
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2012-03-06T05:32:15.48 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 1 46.1205 -0.1 73
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2012-03-06T05:32:14.63 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2012-03-06T05:32:12.31 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 179 30.9468 -0.258 96
IV.GALF.HHE. 2012-03-06T05:32:11.95 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 290 27.8499 -0.019 100
IV.ECNV.HHZ. 2012-03-06T05:32:09.26 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 256 13.875 -0.003 77
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