Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 23-10-1991 and time 01:13:28 (Italy) in region 5 km S Longi (ME)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 5 km S Longi (ME), on

  • 23-10-1991 00:13:28 (UTC)
  • 23-10-1991 01:13:28 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9840, 14.7520 at 8 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
Longi ME 5 1473 1473
Galati Mamertino ME 6 2627 4100
Alcara li Fusi ME 6 1980 6080
Tortorici ME 8 6435 12515
Militello Rosmarino ME 10 1324 13839
Frazzanò ME 10 711 14550
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 10 1319 15869
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 11 1996 17865
Mirto ME 11 974 18839
Castell'Umberto ME 12 3128 21967
Ucria ME 13 1058 23025
Torrenova ME 14 4386 27411
Floresta ME 14 485 27896
San Fratello ME 14 3707 31603
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 14 12624 44227
Sinagra ME 14 2705 46932
Maniace CT 14 3765 50697
Capri Leone ME 14 4515 55212
San Teodoro ME 16 1403 56615
Ficarra ME 16 1469 58084
Cesarò ME 16 2439 60523
Naso ME 16 3813 64336
Raccuja ME 16 1041 65377
Acquedolci ME 17 5744 71121
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 74211
Capo d'Orlando ME 20 13254 87465
Maletto CT 20 3920 91385
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 92365

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
55 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
61 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km NE 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 2.2
ML-VAX 1.8
1991-10-23
00:13:28
37.984 14.752 8 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 151499
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1991-10-23 00:13:28 ± 0.156
Latitude 37.9840 ± 0.0102
Longitude 14.7520 ± 0.0106
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 151499

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) 1463.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 129
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
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) 0.00057
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01473
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:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 151499
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:21:25

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 151499
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
--.SOI.Z. 1991-10-23T00:14:03.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 84 1.0212 -0.57 0.3
--.PZI.Z. 1991-10-23T00:14:01.27 10.0 undecidable manual SG 170 0.9324 0.07 0.7
--.MEU.Z. 1991-10-23T00:14:00.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 175 0.8769 0.92 0.1
--.CZI.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:57.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 40 1.6317 -0.57 0.5
--.AU9.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:57.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 152 0.8214 -0.25 0.6
--.MO9.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:55.46 10.0 undecidable manual SG 88 0.7326 0.61 0.3
--.SOI.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:50.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 84 1.0212 0.89 0.2
--.ATN.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:50.39 10.0 undecidable manual SG 72 0.5883 0.56 0.3
--.GIB.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:49.24 10.0 undecidable manual SG 270 0.5661 -0.11 0.7
--.PZI.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:47.27 10.0 undecidable manual PG 170 0.9324 -0.19 1.5
--.MEU.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:46.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 175 0.8769 -0.23 1.5
--.AU9.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:44.81 10.0 undecidable manual PG 152 0.8214 -0.39 1.2
--.MO9.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:43.55 10.0 undecidable manual PG 88 0.7326 -0.24 1.6
--.GIB.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:41.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 270 0.5661 0.39 1.3
--.ATN.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:40.72 10.0 undecidable manual PG 72 0.5883 -0.17 1.8
--.MNO.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:32.61 10.0 undecidable manual SG 221 0.0666 0.18 0.7
--.MNO.Z. 1991-10-23T00:13:30.82 10.0 negative manual PG 221 0.0666 -0.02 3.8
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