Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 23-09-2014 and time 16:41:02 (UTC) in region 4 km NW Sant'Alfio (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Sant'Alfio (CT), on

  • 23-09-2014 16:41:02 (UTC)
  • 23-09-2014 18:41:02 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7650, 15.1020 at 27 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Sant'Alfio CT 4 1582 1582
Milo CT 5 1087 2669
Zafferana Etnea CT 8 9517 12186
Giarre CT 8 27659 39845
Mascali CT 8 14282 54127
Piedimonte Etneo CT 8 3963 58090
Santa Venerina CT 9 8592 66682
Linguaglossa CT 9 5403 72085
Riposto CT 10 14838 86923
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 10 9623 96546
Calatabiano CT 13 5308 101854
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 13 3215 105069
Gaggi ME 15 3184 108253
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 16 3945 112198
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 112915
Motta Camastra ME 16 845 113760
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 124670
Pedara CT 17 14102 138772
Viagrande CT 17 8563 147335
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 165319
Malvagna ME 18 733 166052
Giardini-Naxos ME 18 9415 175467
Acireale CT 18 52622 228089
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 235552
Graniti ME 18 1492 237044
Aci Catena CT 18 29851 266895
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 270419
Randazzo CT 19 10900 281319
Taormina ME 19 10960 292279
Castelmola ME 19 1088 293367

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
29 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.9 2014-09-23
16:41:02
37.7647 15.1018 27 2015-09-21
09:39:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 19591151
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2014-09-23
16:41:02
37.7623 15.0967 21 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 8481691
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.7 2014-09-23
16:41:02
37.779 15.095 9 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 8481921
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-09-23 16:41:02 ± 0.38
Latitude 37.7647 ± 0.0135
Longitude 15.1018 ± 0.0171
Depth (km) 27 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 19591151

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1548
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 648
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 49
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1550.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 117
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11511
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36153
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 8481691
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-23 16:49:22

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 19591151
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-06-09 09:43:59

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 8481921
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-23 17:51:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:15.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 327 36.741 120 -0.01 49
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:13.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 22.4553 135 0.51 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:13.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 27 25.6521 131 -0.01 50
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:11.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 144 12.7761 152 0.36 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:10.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 327 36.741 120 0.28 93
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:10.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 298 40.1265 118 0.32 69
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:10.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 295 14.6742 148 -0.35 47
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:10.40 1.0 undecidable manual S 235 13.6752 150 -0.68 21
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:08.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 22.4553 135 -0.04 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:08.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 25.6521 131 -0.29 96
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:07.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 144 12.7761 152 0.37 71
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:06.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 13.6752 150 -0.31 72
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2014-09-23T16:41:06.91 0.1 negative manual P 295 14.6742 148 -0.45 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00016499999999999997 1.06 AML other m 2014-09-23T16:41:13.47
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001415 0.84 AML other m 2014-09-23T16:41:14.75
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005700000000000001 1.5 AML other m 2014-09-23T16:41:13.15
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00053 0.56 AML other m 2014-09-23T16:41:15.36
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004415 0.38 AML other m 2014-09-23T16:41:13.91
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000475 0.4 AML other m 2014-09-23T16:41:14.55
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download