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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 06-10-2013 and time 16:18:26 (Italy) in region 6 km SE Maletto (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SE Maletto (CT), on

  • 06-10-2013 14:18:26 (UTC)
  • 06-10-2013 16:18:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7950, 14.9210 at 34 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Maletto CT 6 3920 3920
Bronte CT 8 19172 23092
Randazzo CT 10 10900 33992
Maniace CT 12 3765 37757
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 38737
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 39454
Adrano CT 17 36122 75576
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 76242
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 100249
Malvagna ME 18 733 100982
Ragalna CT 18 3924 104906
Milo CT 19 1087 105993
Cesarò ME 19 2439 108432
Zafferana Etnea CT 20 9517 117949
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 20 7641 125590

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
88 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Gela (75827 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 		ML 2.0 2013-10-06
14:18:26		 37.7952 14.9207 34 2015-01-20
11:29:22		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 4623641
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2013-10-06
14:18:25		 37.8042 14.9203 36 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 4622001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-10-06 14:18:26 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.7952 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.9207 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 34 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 4623641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 760
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 705
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 99
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 760.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 66
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17986
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.84986
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4623641
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-15 13:04:04

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4622001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-10-06 14:27:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:54.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 169 94.3389 54 0.13 43
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:42.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 94.3389 54 -0.32 84
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:40.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 73.0713 110 0.6 60
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:40.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 253 32.4453 132 0.63 63
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:39.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 33.6441 131 -0.13 72
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:39.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 120 27.1506 138 0.75 63
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:39.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 36 32.0457 133 -0.05 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:38.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 352 27.75 137 -0.44 69
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:38.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 71.9724 111 -0.37 86
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:38.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 307 24.8529 141 -0.28 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:37.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 54.3012 117 0.42 66
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:35.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 39.1275 127 0.57 85
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:34.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 32.0457 133 0.02 99
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:34.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 33.6441 131 -0.14 96
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:34.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 32.4453 132 0.07 98
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:33.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 307 24.8529 141 -0.07 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:33.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 27.75 137 -0.35 94
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:33.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 120 27.1506 138 -0.12 98
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2013-10-06T14:18:32.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 19.9689 147 -0.39 70
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001885 0.92 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:41.05
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001595 0.34 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:40.90
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00076 0.46 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:40.74
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00046600000000000005 0.54 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:41.54
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00039650000000000004 0.84 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:41.12
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003215 0.28 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:45.15
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002255 0.34 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:44.19
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00026949999999999994 0.48 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:42.41
IV.ISTR.HHE. ML:2.8 0.000432 0.42 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:19:39.33
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:2.4 0.000891 0.56 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:38.62
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:2.1 0.00043699999999999994 1.36 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:40.46
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001565 1.4 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:48.58
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011595 0.4 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:51.05
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000169 0.56 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:39.93
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000152 0.32 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:39.63
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00016999999999999999 0.66 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:41.05
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00016749999999999998 0.42 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:43.42
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0002385 0.18 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:50.62
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001265 0.8 AML other m 2013-10-06T14:18:49.88
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