Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 23-07-1991 and time 17:34:44 (UTC) in region 7 km NW Melilli (SR)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 7 km NW Melilli (SR), on

  • 23-07-1991 17:34:44 (UTC)
  • 23-07-1991 19:34:44 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.2340, 15.0850 at 14 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
Melilli SR 7 13621 13621
Carlentini SR 8 17798 31419
Sortino SR 9 8690 40109
Lentini SR 10 24085 64194
Augusta SR 12 36305 100499
Priolo Gargallo SR 12 12091 112590
Solarino SR 15 8091 120681
Floridia SR 18 22762 143443
Ferla SR 18 2523 145966
Francofonte SR 18 12800 158766
Cassaro SR 19 821 159587

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
30 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
43 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
51 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
58 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.3
ML-VAX 2.1
1991-07-23
17:34:44
37.234 15.085 14 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 146109
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1991-07-23 17:34:44 ± 0.213
Latitude 37.2340 ± 0.0285
Longitude 15.0850 ± 0.0356
Depth (km) 14 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 146109

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) 4470.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 132
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00097
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01927
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 146109
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:16:23

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 146109
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
--.CZI.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:19.60 10.0 undecidable manual PN 22 2.1423 -0.26 1
--.ATN.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:18.33 10.0 undecidable manual SN 17 0.9657 1.3 0.1
--.MO9.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:14.64 10.0 undecidable manual SG 32 0.8991 -0.63 0.5
--.PA2.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:12.56 10.0 undecidable manual PN 40 1.6317 0.24 1.2
--.DR2.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:11.48 10.0 undecidable manual PN 25 1.554 0.23 1.3
--.MNO.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:09.15 10.0 undecidable manual SG 336 0.7548 -1.53 0.1
--.GIB.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:06.78 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 1.1211 1.46 0.2
--.FE2.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:04.66 10.0 undecidable manual PN 44 1.1211 -0.69 1
--.GA2.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:04.40 10.0 positive manual PN 32 1.0989 -0.6 2.3
--.ATN.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:02.78 10.0 undecidable manual PN 17 0.9657 -0.39 1.5
--.MO9.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:01.92 10.0 undecidable manual PG 32 0.8991 -0.23 1.7
--.MNO.Z. 1991-07-23T17:35:00.61 10.0 undecidable manual PG 336 0.7548 1.11 0.6
--.PZI.Z. 1991-07-23T17:34:53.11 10.0 undecidable manual SG 211 0.2109 0.02 0.8
--.MEU.Z. 1991-07-23T17:34:52.41 10.0 undecidable manual SG 238 0.2331 -1.52 0.1
--.AU9.Z. 1991-07-23T17:34:51.23 10.0 undecidable manual SG 79 0.111 0.89 0.4
--.PZI.Z. 1991-07-23T17:34:49.42 10.0 undecidable manual PG 211 0.2109 0.07 1.9
--.MEU.Z. 1991-07-23T17:34:49.59 10.0 undecidable manual PG 238 0.2331 -0.24 1.8
--.AU9.Z. 1991-07-23T17:34:48.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 79 0.111 0.44 1.6
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