Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 21-08-1991 and time 08:16:48 (Italy) in region 7 km NW Maniace (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 7 km NW Maniace (CT), on

  • 21-08-1991 06:16:48 (UTC)
  • 21-08-1991 08:16:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9210, 14.7710 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
Maniace CT 7 3765 3765
Cesarò ME 10 2439 6204
San Teodoro ME 10 1403 7607
Longi ME 12 1473 9080
Galati Mamertino ME 13 2627 11707
Alcara li Fusi ME 13 1980 13687
Maletto CT 13 3920 17607
Tortorici ME 13 6435 24042
Floresta ME 14 485 24527
Bronte CT 16 19172 43699
Randazzo CT 16 10900 54599
Militello Rosmarino ME 16 1324 55923
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 17 1319 57242
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 58222
Ucria ME 17 1058 59280
Frazzanò ME 17 711 59991
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 18 1996 61987
Mirto ME 18 974 62961
San Fratello ME 18 3707 66668
Castell'Umberto ME 19 3128 69796
Sinagra ME 19 2705 72501
Raccuja ME 20 1041 73542

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
54 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2.2
ML-VAX 1.8
1991-08-21
06:16:48
37.921 14.771 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 147869
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1991-08-21 06:16:48 ± 0.217
Latitude 37.9210 ± 0.0257
Longitude 14.7710 ± 0.0110
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 147869

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) 3017.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 210
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00049
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00575
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 147869
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:18:00

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 147869
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
--.SA1.Z. 1991-08-21T06:17:11.74 10.0 undecidable manual SG 4 0.6327 0.33 0.2
--.GIB.Z. 1991-08-21T06:17:10.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 276 0.5883 0.29 0.5
--.ATN.Z. 1991-08-21T06:17:09.97 10.0 undecidable manual SG 66 0.5883 0.15 0.5
--.ATN.Z. 1991-08-21T06:17:01.80 10.0 undecidable manual PG 66 0.5883 0.12 1.5
--.SA1.Z. 1991-08-21T06:17:01.13 10.0 undecidable manual PG 4 0.6327 -0.75 0.4
--.GIB.Z. 1991-08-21T06:17:01.29 10.0 undecidable manual PG 276 0.5883 0.37 1
--.MNO.Z. 1991-08-21T06:16:53.12 10.0 undecidable manual SG 281 0.0555 0.06 0.8
--.MNO.Z. 1991-08-21T06:16:51.80 10.0 negative manual PG 281 0.0555 -0.21 3.2
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