Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 18-01-1991 and time 12:45:53 (UTC) in region 7 km S Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 7 km S Randazzo (CT), on

  • 18-01-1991 12:45:53 (UTC)
  • 18-01-1991 13:45:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8140, 14.9510 at 10 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
Randazzo CT 7 10900 10900
Maletto CT 8 3920 14820
Bronte CT 11 19172 33992
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 12 980 34972
Moio Alcantara ME 13 717 35689
Maniace CT 14 3765 39454
Roccella Valdemone ME 14 666 40120
Malvagna ME 15 733 40853
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 44068
Linguaglossa CT 17 5403 49471
Milo CT 18 1087 50558
Sant'Alfio CT 19 1582 52140
Zafferana Etnea CT 19 9517 61657
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 65602
Adrano CT 20 36122 101724
Floresta ME 20 485 102209

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
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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 2.5
ML-VAX 1.9
1991-01-18
12:45:53
37.814 14.951 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 134579
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1991-01-18 12:45:53 ± 0.202
Latitude 37.8140 ± 0.0101
Longitude 14.9510 ± 0.0189
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 134579

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) 2002.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 130
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
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) 0.00210
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00680
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 134579
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:05:28

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 134579
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
--.GIB.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:20.35 10.0 undecidable manual SG 283 0.7437 0.41 0.5
--.PZI.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:20.39 10.0 undecidable manual SG 180 0.7548 0.2 0.6
--.SA1.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:19.68 10.0 undecidable manual SG 352 0.7437 -0.39 0.6
--.MEU.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:18.34 10.0 undecidable manual SG 187 0.6993 -0.28 0.6
--.ATN.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:13.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 49 0.5217 0.73 0.3
--.PZI.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:09.30 10.0 positive manual PG 180 0.7548 -0.07 3.3
--.GIB.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:08.27 10.0 undecidable manual PG 283 0.7437 -0.68 1.1
--.MEU.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:08.29 10.0 undecidable manual PG 187 0.6993 0.1 1.7
--.SA1.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:07.44 10.0 undecidable manual PG 352 0.7437 -1.59 0.1
--.ATN.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:05.23 10.0 undecidable manual PG 49 0.5217 0.36 1.4
--.MNO.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:04.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 300 0.2331 0.59 0.6
--.MNO.Z. 1991-01-18T12:46:00.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 300 0.2331 0.62 1
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