Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 08-09-1990 and time 15:50:30 (UTC) in region 5 km NE Cesarò (ME)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NE Cesarò (ME), on

  • 08-09-1990 15:50:30 (UTC)
  • 08-09-1990 17:50:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8770, 14.7460 at 7 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
Cesarò ME 5 2439 2439
San Teodoro ME 5 1403 3842
Maniace CT 6 3765 7607
Maletto CT 12 3920 11527
Bronte CT 13 19172 30699
Troina EN 16 9373 40072
Alcara li Fusi ME 17 1980 42052
Longi ME 17 1473 43525
Galati Mamertino ME 18 2627 46152
Randazzo CT 18 10900 57052
Tortorici ME 19 6435 63487
Floresta ME 19 485 63972
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 64952
Militello Rosmarino ME 20 1324 66276

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
47 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
51 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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
Md 2.4
ML-VAX 1.6
1990-09-08
15:50:30
37.877 14.746 7 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 126819
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1990-09-08 15:50:30 ± 0.135
Latitude 37.8770 ± 0.0073
Longitude 14.7460 ± 0.0099
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126819

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) 1186.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 90
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00057
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01449
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 126819
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:57:56

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126819
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
--.PZI.Z. 1990-09-08T15:51:00.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 168 0.8214 0.17 0.5
--.GRI.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:59.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 53 1.6095 0.18 0.9
--.MEU.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:58.13 10.0 undecidable manual SG 174 0.7659 0.48 0.3
--.ATN.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:53.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 63 0.6327 -0.21 0.6
--.LPI.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:53.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 13 0.6216 -0.17 0.6
--.SOI.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:52.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 78 1.0434 0.63 0.3
--.FAI.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:51.60 10.0 negative manual PG 234 1.0434 0.28 2
--.GIB.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:51.68 10.0 undecidable manual SG 281 0.5772 0.14 0.6
--.PZI.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:47.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 168 0.8214 0.05 1.5
--.MEU.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:45.22 10.0 undecidable manual PG 174 0.7659 -0.97 0.1
--.ATN.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:43.49 10.0 undecidable manual PG 63 0.6327 -0.14 1.5
--.LPI.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:43.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 13 0.6216 -0.21 1.4
--.GIB.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:42.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 281 0.5772 -0.26 1.3
--.MNO.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:34.77 10.0 undecidable manual SG 323 0.0666 0.59 0.2
--.MNO.Z. 1990-09-08T15:50:32.51 10.0 negative manual PG 323 0.0666 -0.12 3.1
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