Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 18-12-1990 and time 05:36:58 (Italy) in region 2 km E Terme Vigliatore (ME)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Terme Vigliatore (ME), on

  • 18-12-1990 04:36:58 (UTC)
  • 18-12-1990 05:36:58 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1330, 15.1810 at 7 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
Terme Vigliatore ME 2 7395 7395
Rodì Milici ME 3 2056 9451
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 4 41583 51034
Castroreale ME 5 2504 53538
Furnari ME 6 3784 57322
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 58853
Merì ME 7 2338 61191
Falcone ME 9 2808 63999
San Filippo del Mela ME 9 7115 71114
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 9 4650 75764
Oliveri ME 11 2181 77945
Milazzo ME 11 31646 109591
Tripi ME 12 873 110464
Pace del Mela ME 12 6239 116703
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 12 1807 118510
Basicò ME 13 612 119122
Novara di Sicilia ME 14 1337 120459
Condrò ME 14 493 120952
San Pier Niceto ME 15 2837 123789
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 16 1019 124808
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 132239
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 133372
Monforte San Giorgio ME 18 2777 136149
Valdina ME 18 1355 137504
Antillo ME 18 919 138423
Mandanici ME 19 601 139024
Venetico ME 19 3911 142935
Patti ME 19 13431 156366
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 158653
Spadafora ME 20 5021 163674
Librizzi ME 20 1660 165334

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
41 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
58 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.7
1990-12-18
04:36:58
38.133 15.181 7 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 132629
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1990-12-18 04:36:58 ± 0.318
Latitude 38.1330 ± 0.0325
Longitude 15.1810 ± 0.0144
Depth (km) 7 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 132629

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) 3828.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 152
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) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00194
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01069
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 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 132629
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:03:34

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 132629
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
--.MEU.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:35.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 195 1.0545 0.03 0.4
--.GIB.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:30.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 261 0.9213 -0.42 0.4
--.SOI.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:23.78 10.0 undecidable manual SG 94 0.6882 0.65 0.3
--.GRI.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:22.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 54 1.1877 1.14 0.2
--.MEU.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:21.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 195 1.0545 1.44 0.1
--.PZI.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:20.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 190 1.0878 -0.03 1
--.GIB.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:16.34 10.0 undecidable manual PG 261 0.9213 -0.65 0.7
--.MNO.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:15.71 10.0 undecidable manual SG 242 0.4329 0.85 0.3
--.MO9.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:14.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 107 0.4218 -0.31 0.5
--.SOI.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:12.00 10.0 positive manual PG 94 0.6882 -0.73 1.3
--.GA2.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:09.35 10.0 positive manual PG 85 0.4995 -0.06 2.6
--.ATN.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:07.71 10.0 undecidable manual SG 83 0.2109 0.28 0.7
--.MO9.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:07.34 10.0 positive manual PG 107 0.4218 -0.47 2
--.MNO.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:07.59 10.0 negative manual PG 242 0.4329 -0.36 2.2
--.ATN.Z. 1990-12-18T04:37:04.00 10.0 positive manual PG 83 0.2109 0.34 2.3
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