Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 26-08-2014 and time 03:23:26 (Italy) in region 3 km W Mistretta (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Mistretta (ME), on

  • 26-08-2014 01:23:26 (UTC)
  • 26-08-2014 03:23:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9330, 14.3320 at 23 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
Mistretta ME 3 4791 4791
Reitano ME 5 806 5597
Castel di Lucio ME 5 1294 6891
Pettineo ME 5 1350 8241
Motta d'Affermo ME 6 739 8980
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 10 4694 13674
Tusa ME 10 2925 16599
San Mauro Castelverde PA 13 1701 18300
Caronia ME 14 3364 21664
Capizzi ME 16 3176 24840
Geraci Siculo PA 18 1945 26785
Pollina PA 18 2974 29759
Gangi PA 19 6811 36570
Sperlinga EN 19 805 37375

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
54 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Gela (75827 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
ML 1.9 2014-08-26
01:23:26
37.9328 14.3323 23 2015-09-21
09:39:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 17448141
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2014-08-26
01:23:26
37.9387 14.3238 26 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 7986181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-08-26 01:23:26 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.9328 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.3323 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 17448141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 624
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 200
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 9
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 620.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 78
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19785
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.71946
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 17448141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-03-09 11:03:31

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 7986181
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-08-26 01:56:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHE. 2014-08-26T01:23:47.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 2 66.5778 103 0.16 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:43.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 48.9177 108 -0.02 50
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:40.01 0.6 undecidable manual P 17 73.1712 101 0.14 47
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:40.80 1.0 undecidable manual P 79 79.8645 100 -0.08 24
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2014-08-26T01:23:40.11 0.6 undecidable manual P 284 72.0723 101 0.4 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:40.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 49 74.9694 101 0.02 48
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:39.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 140 32.0457 119 0.52 47
IV.IACL.HHE. 2014-08-26T01:23:38.76 0.6 undecidable manual P 2 66.5778 103 -0.12 48
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:38.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 283 27.5502 123 0.25 51
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:38.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 90 31.746 119 0.1 52
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:37.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 25.2525 126 0.25 51
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:36.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 240 21.9669 131 -0.17 51
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:36.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 105 47.5191 109 0.54 44
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:36.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 75 48.9177 108 -0.23 49
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:35.10 1.0 positive manual P 217 39.8268 113 0.16 25
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:33.48 0.3 negative manual P 140 32.0457 119 -0.38 73
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:33.76 0.6 positive manual P 90 31.746 119 -0.05 52
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:33.19 0.6 positive manual P 283 27.5502 123 -0.07 52
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:32.73 0.1 positive manual P 64 25.2525 126 -0.25 100
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2014-08-26T01:23:32.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 240 21.9669 131 -0.4 49
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001545 1.52 AML other m 2014-08-26T01:23:38.78
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000347 0.32 AML other m 2014-08-26T01:23:39.19
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00029949999999999996 0.34 AML other m 2014-08-26T01:23:41.94
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