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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 28-11-2013 and time 07:06:41 (Italy) in region 3 km NW Belpasso (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Belpasso (CT), on

  • 28-11-2013 06:06:41 (UTC)
  • 28-11-2013 07:06:41 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6150, 14.9680 at 2 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
Belpasso CT 3 28108 28108
Ragalna CT 3 3924 32032
Nicolosi CT 5 7463 39495
Camporotondo Etneo CT 6 5023 44518
San Pietro Clarenza CT 7 7743 52261
Paternò CT 7 48228 100489
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 7 7641 108130
Pedara CT 8 14102 122232
Mascalucia CT 9 31958 154190
Biancavilla CT 9 24007 178197
Trecastagni CT 10 10910 189107
Gravina di Catania CT 10 25838 214945
Tremestieri Etneo CT 10 20589 235534
Misterbianco CT 11 49410 284944
Viagrande CT 11 8563 293507
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 11 12116 305623
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 12 9479 315102
San Giovanni la Punta CT 12 23060 338162
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 13 3524 341686
Adrano CT 13 36122 377808
San Gregorio di Catania CT 14 11966 389774
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 14 17984 407758
Valverde CT 14 7840 415598
Zafferana Etnea CT 15 9517 425115
Aci Catena CT 15 29851 454966
Catania CT 16 314555 769521
Aci Castello CT 17 18723 788244
Santa Venerina CT 17 8592 796836
Acireale CT 18 52622 849458
Milo CT 18 1087 850545
Centuripe EN 20 5470 856015

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
18 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.2 2013-11-28
06:06:41		 37.6153 14.9682 2 2015-01-20
11:29:52		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 5477531
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2013-11-28
06:06:40		 37.6412 14.8897 10 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 4886551
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-11-28 06:06:41 ± 0.09
Latitude 37.6153 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.9682 ± 0.0079
Depth (km) 2 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 5477531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 719
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 259
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 259
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 78
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07015
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.67179
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4886551
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-11-28 06:16:15

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5477531
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-15 13:07:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:07:06.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 193 74.5698 50 0.47 64
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:07:05.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 73.9704 50 0.06 70
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:59.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 51.6039 92 0.32 46
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:57.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 150 45.9207 93 0.31 70
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2013-11-28T06:06:56.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 156 40.1265 93 0.6 65
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:55.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 73.9704 50 -0.28 67
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:55.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 74.5698 50 0.18 68
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:54.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 231 68.8755 50 -0.31 45
IV.MCSR.HHE. 2013-11-28T06:06:52.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 25 54.9006 92 0.02 49
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2013-11-28T06:06:52.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 340 59.6958 50 -0.48 44
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:51.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 170 51.6039 92 -0.52 66
IV.NOV.HHE. 2013-11-28T06:06:51.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 18 48.1185 93 -0.25 47
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2013-11-28T06:06:51.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 350 48.1185 93 0.19 48
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:50.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 45.9207 93 -0.72 62
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:50.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 30 45.8208 93 -0.31 47
IV.MNO.SHE. 2013-11-28T06:06:50.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 326 42.4242 93 0.43 46
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:49.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 36.8298 93 0.57 67
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2013-11-28T06:06:49.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 40.1265 93 -0.38 70
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:47.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 196 30.747 94 -0.39 71
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:46.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 20.3685 96 0.57 68
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:45.13 0.1 undecidable manual S 4 8.6802 104 0.35 99
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:44.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 272 7.7811 106 0.23 76
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:43.08 0.1 negative manual P 4 8.6802 104 -0.39 98
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2013-11-28T06:06:43.00 0.1 negative manual P 272 7.7811 106 -0.3 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:2.3 0.000626 1.02 AML other m 2013-11-28T06:06:58.57
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:2.1 0.00036199999999999996 0.48 AML other m 2013-11-28T06:06:59.92
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0021349999999999997 0.52 AML other m 2013-11-28T06:06:52.24
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0027350000000000005 0.58 AML other m 2013-11-28T06:06:53.13
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000347 0.64 AML other m 2013-11-28T06:07:07.18
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000549 0.18 AML other m 2013-11-28T06:07:11.35
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000221 0.16 AML other m 2013-11-28T06:06:55.61
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001905 0.24 AML other m 2013-11-28T06:06:56.60
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001595 1 AML other m 2013-11-28T06:07:07.00
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0003105 0.42 AML other m 2013-11-28T06:07:06.86
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