Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 31-08-2023 and time 18:44:27 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord occidentale (Trapani)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord occidentale (Trapani), on

  • 31-08-2023 18:44:27 (UTC)
  • 31-08-2023 20:44:27 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1600, 12.7140 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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
San Vito Lo Capo TP 3 4654 4654
Custonaci TP 10 5566 10220
Valderice TP 16 12151 22371
Buseto Palizzolo TP 16 2957 25328
Erice TP 17 28291 53619

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NE of Trapani (68759 inhabitants)
47 Km NE of Marsala (83194 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Mazara del Vallo (51718 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Bagheria (55387 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.2 2023-08-31
18:44:27
38.1597 12.7137 10 2023-08-31
19:01:19
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120641721
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-31 18:44:27 ± 0.69
Latitude 38.1597 ± 0.0423
Longitude 12.7137 ± 0.0275
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120641721

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4970
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1790
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 340
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4970.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 237
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.62
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64751
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120641721
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-31 19:01:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2023-08-31T18:44:49.76 0.1 undecidable manual S 96 71.8725 50 0.34 89
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2023-08-31T18:44:45.59 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2023-08-31T18:44:39.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 96 71.8725 50 -0.26 68
IV.MARIO.HHE. 2023-08-31T18:44:39.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 66.7776 50 0.46 88
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2023-08-31T18:44:39.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 157 59.7957 50 0.92 56
IV.MBFT.HHZ. 2023-08-31T18:44:38.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 138 31.6461 50 -0.15 75
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2023-08-31T18:44:38.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 120 59.3961 50 -0.16 47
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2023-08-31T18:44:36.27 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.ERC.EHE. 2023-08-31T18:44:35.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 219 17.4714 120 0.61 46
IV.MBFT.HHZ. 2023-08-31T18:44:32.35 0.1 negative manual P 138 31.6461 50 -1.61 54
IV.ERC.EHE. 2023-08-31T18:44:31.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 219 17.4714 120 -0.26 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MBFT.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0019000000000000002 0.28 AML other m 2023-08-31T18:44:38.80
IV.MBFT.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0015049999999999998 0.3 AML other m 2023-08-31T18:44:38.79
IV.CORL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000307 0.38 AML other m 2023-08-31T18:44:48.02
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00032 1.12 AML other m 2023-08-31T18:44:50.07
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000325 1.2 AML other m 2023-08-31T18:44:51.06
IV.CORL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00033350000000000003 1.2 AML other m 2023-08-31T18:44:51.06
IV.MMGO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011850000000000001 1.24 AML other m 2023-08-31T18:44:52.85
IV.MMGO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001275 1.22 AML other m 2023-08-31T18:44:52.34
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