Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 16-03-1990 and time 17:54:09 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Adrano (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Adrano (CT), on

  • 16-03-1990 16:54:09 (UTC)
  • 16-03-1990 17:54:09 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6920, 14.8480 at 5 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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 4 36122 36122
Biancavilla CT 6 24007 60129
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 9 7641 67770
Ragalna CT 11 3924 71694
Bronte CT 11 19172 90866
Centuripe EN 12 5470 96336
PaternĂ² CT 14 48228 144564
Maletto CT 16 3920 148484
Belpasso CT 16 28108 176592
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 184055
Regalbuto EN 19 7277 191332
Maniace CT 19 3765 195097
Catenanuova EN 19 4866 199963
Camporotondo Etneo CT 20 5023 204986

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
30 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
73 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
93 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 2.2
ML-VAX 1.6
1990-03-16
16:54:09
37.692 14.848 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 111969
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1990-03-16 16:54:09 ± 0.364
Latitude 37.6920 ± 0.0177
Longitude 14.8480 ± 0.0372
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 111969

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) 3820.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 151
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00235
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01643
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 111969
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:44:06

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111969
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
--.SOI.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:46.28 10.0 undecidable manual SG 67 1.0101 1.18 0.5
--.CZI.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:43.28 10.0 undecidable manual PN! 32 1.8204 2.03 0
--.ATN.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:35.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 45 0.666 1.29 0.6
--.PZI.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:33.79 10.0 undecidable manual SG 172 0.6327 1 0.7
--.MEU.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:32.56 10.0 undecidable manual SG 181 0.5772 1.7 0.4
--.SOI.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:31.55 10.0 undecidable manual PG 67 1.0101 1.57 0.9
--.FE2.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:28.32 10.0 undecidable manual PG 70 1.0323 -1.88 0.6
--.GA2.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:24.96 10.0 undecidable manual PG! 57 0.8991 -2.86 0
--.ATN.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:22.39 10.0 undecidable manual PG 45 0.666 -1.05 1.7
--.MNO.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:21.25 10.0 undecidable manual SG 333 0.2553 1.4 0.5
--.MEU.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:21.64 10.0 undecidable manual PG 181 0.5772 -0.12 2.5
--.PZI.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:21.99 10.0 undecidable manual PG 172 0.6327 -0.89 1.9
--.MNO.Z. 1990-03-16T16:54:15.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 333 0.2553 -0.3 2.5
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