Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 23-10-1991 and time 22:54:46 (Italy) in region 9 km SE Maletto (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 9 km SE Maletto (CT), on

  • 23-10-1991 21:54:46 (UTC)
  • 23-10-1991 22:54:46 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7750, 14.9490 at 16 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
Maletto CT 10 3920 3920
Bronte CT 10 19172 23092
Randazzo CT 12 10900 33992
Milo CT 16 1087 35079
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 16 980 36059
Maniace CT 16 3765 39824
Ragalna CT 16 3924 43748
Adrano CT 16 36122 79870
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 89387
Biancavilla CT 16 24007 113394
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 114111
Sant'Alfio CT 18 1582 115693
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 18 7641 123334
Roccella Valdemone ME 19 666 124000
Malvagna ME 19 733 124733
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 130136
Nicolosi CT 19 7463 137599
Santa Venerina CT 19 8592 146191
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 20 3215 149406
Pedara CT 20 14102 163508

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
100 Km NE 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
Md 2.2 1991-10-23
21:54:46
37.775 14.949 16 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 151659
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1991-10-23 21:54:46 ± 0.052
Latitude 37.7750 ± 0.0031
Longitude 14.9490 ± 0.0056
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 151659

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) 601.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 120
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00227
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01538
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 151659
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:21:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SOI.Z. 1991-10-23T21:55:17.50 10.0 undecidable manual SN 70 0.9213 0.15 0.4
--.CZI.Z. 1991-10-23T21:55:15.18 10.0 undecidable manual PN 32 1.7094 0.13 0.8
--.MEU.Z. 1991-10-23T21:55:09.70 10.0 undecidable manual SG 187 0.666 0.03 0.8
--.MO9.Z. 1991-10-23T21:55:08.68 10.0 undecidable manual SG 68 0.6327 0.3 0.1
--.ATN.Z. 1991-10-23T21:55:06.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 46 0.5439 -0.05 0.8
--.AU9.Z. 1991-10-23T21:55:06.67 10.0 undecidable manual SG 157 0.555 0.39 0
--.SOI.Z. 1991-10-23T21:55:04.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 70 0.9213 -0.16 1
--.PZI.Z. 1991-10-23T21:55:00.72 10.0 undecidable manual PG 179 0.7104 0.09 1.7
--.MEU.Z. 1991-10-23T21:54:59.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 187 0.666 -0.13 1.4
--.MO9.Z. 1991-10-23T21:54:58.88 10.0 undecidable manual PG 68 0.6327 -0.1 1.6
--.ATN.Z. 1991-10-23T21:54:57.55 10.0 undecidable manual PG 46 0.5439 -0.09 1.7
--.AU9.Z. 1991-10-23T21:54:57.61 10.0 undecidable manual PG 157 0.555 -0.16 1.1
--.MNO.Z. 1991-10-23T21:54:56.79 10.0 undecidable manual SG 308 0.2553 0.19 0.4
--.MNO.Z. 1991-10-23T21:54:52.18 10.0 undecidable manual PG 308 0.2553 -0.01 2.1
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