Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 03-07-1989 and time 05:09:08 (Italy) in region 8 km NE Adrano (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 8 km NE Adrano (CT), on

  • 03-07-1989 03:09:08 (UTC)
  • 03-07-1989 05:09:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7140, 14.9010 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
Adrano CT 8 36122 36122
Biancavilla CT 8 24007 60129
Ragalna CT 10 3924 64053
Bronte CT 10 19172 83225
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 11 7641 90866
Maletto CT 13 3920 94786
PaternĂ² CT 15 48228 143014
Belpasso CT 15 28108 171122
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 178585
Centuripe EN 17 5470 184055
Pedara CT 18 14102 198157
Zafferana Etnea CT 18 9517 207674
Maniace CT 19 3765 211439
Camporotondo Etneo CT 19 5023 216462
Randazzo CT 19 10900 227362
Trecastagni CT 19 10910 238272
Milo CT 19 1087 239359
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 247102

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Modica (54633 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 2.4 1989-07-03
03:09:08
37.714 14.901 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 94459
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1989-07-03 03:09:08 ± 0.272
Latitude 37.7140 ± 0.0143
Longitude 14.9010 ± 0.0332
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 94459

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) 3326.7
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 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.6
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00243
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00591
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 94459
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:28:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.PZI.Z. 1989-07-03T03:09:32.62 10.0 undecidable manual SG 176 0.6549 0.84 0.3
--.ATN.Z. 1989-07-03T03:09:31.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 44 0.6216 0.76 0.4
--.MEU.Z. 1989-07-03T03:09:30.67 10.0 undecidable manual SG 185 0.5994 0.62 0.5
--.PZI.Z. 1989-07-03T03:09:21.33 10.0 undecidable manual PG 176 0.6549 -0.69 1
--.ATN.Z. 1989-07-03T03:09:20.77 10.0 undecidable manual PG 44 0.6216 -0.65 1.1
--.MNO.Z. 1989-07-03T03:09:20.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 323 0.2664 1.13 0.2
--.MEU.Z. 1989-07-03T03:09:20.37 10.0 undecidable manual PG 185 0.5994 -0.66 1.1
--.MNO.Z. 1989-07-03T03:09:14.58 10.0 negative manual PG 323 0.2664 -0.28 3.6
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