Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 03-05-1992 and time 14:24:59 (UTC) in region 10 km S San Fratello (ME)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 10 km S San Fratello (ME), on

  • 03-05-1992 14:24:59 (UTC)
  • 03-05-1992 16:24:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9260, 14.5780 at 12 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
San Fratello ME 10 3707 3707
Capizzi ME 12 3176 6883
San Teodoro ME 14 1403 8286
Cerami EN 14 2006 10292
Acquedolci ME 15 5744 16036
CesarĂ² ME 15 2439 18475
Alcara li Fusi ME 15 1980 20455
Troina EN 16 9373 29828
Militello Rosmarino ME 16 1324 31152
Caronia ME 16 3364 34516
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 17 12624 47140
Mistretta ME 19 4791 51931
Longi ME 19 1473 53404
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 20 1996 55400

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
62 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
65 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
100 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
Md 2.3
ML-VAX 1.5
1992-05-03
14:24:59
37.926 14.578 12 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 163549
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1992-05-03 14:24:59 ± 0.529
Latitude 37.9260 ± 0.0573
Longitude 14.5780 ± 0.0187
Depth (km) 12 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 163549

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) 6576.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 192
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) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00081
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00656
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:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 163549
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:32:50

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 163549
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
--.ATN.Z. 1992-05-03T14:25:25.88 10.0 undecidable manual SG 71 0.7326 0.53 0.3
--.LPI.Z. 1992-05-03T14:25:20.90 10.0 undecidable manual SG 26 0.6216 -1.02 0.1
--.GIB.Z. 1992-05-03T14:25:15.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 278 0.4329 -0.28 0.6
--.ATN.Z. 1992-05-03T14:25:14.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 71 0.7326 -0.38 1.1
--.LPI.Z. 1992-05-03T14:25:13.29 10.0 undecidable manual PG 26 0.6216 0.7 0.6
--.GIB.Z. 1992-05-03T14:25:09.29 10.0 undecidable manual PG 278 0.4329 0.18 1.8
--.MNO.Z. 1992-05-03T14:25:05.99 10.0 undecidable manual SG 85 0.0888 0.74 0.2
--.MNO.Z. 1992-05-03T14:25:02.69 10.0 positive manual PG 85 0.0888 -0.28 3.2
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