Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 01-09-1993 and time 14:32:28 (UTC) in region 2 km E Misterbianco (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Misterbianco (CT), on

  • 01-09-1993 14:32:28 (UTC)
  • 01-09-1993 16:32:28 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5170, 15.0230 at 25 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
Misterbianco CT 2 49410 49410
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 5 12116 61526
Camporotondo Etneo CT 6 5023 66549
Catania CT 6 314555 381104
Gravina di Catania CT 6 25838 406942
San Pietro Clarenza CT 6 7743 414685
Mascalucia CT 7 31958 446643
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 7 9479 456122
Tremestieri Etneo CT 8 20589 476711
San Gregorio di Catania CT 9 11966 488677
San Giovanni la Punta CT 9 23060 511737
Belpasso CT 9 28108 539845
Nicolosi CT 11 7463 547308
Valverde CT 11 7840 555148
Aci Castello CT 12 18723 573871
Pedara CT 12 14102 587973
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 12 3524 591497
Trecastagni CT 12 10910 602407
Viagrande CT 12 8563 610970
PaternĂ² CT 13 48228 659198
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 14 17984 677182
Aci Catena CT 14 29851 707033
Ragalna CT 15 3924 710957
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 16 7641 718598
Acireale CT 17 52622 771220
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 795227

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
17 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
56 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.6
1993-09-01
14:32:28
37.517 15.023 25 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 195759
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1993-09-01 14:32:28 ± 0.186
Latitude 37.5170 ± 0.0108
Longitude 15.0230 ± 0.0252
Depth (km) 25 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 195759

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) 2527.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 98
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
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) 0.00073
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00769
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 195759
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:03:55

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 195759
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
--.MO9.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:55.99 10.0 undecidable manual SN! 47 0.7104 3 0
--.ATN.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:54.00 10.0 undecidable manual SN 28 0.7215 0.77 0.2
--.MNO.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:48.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 328 0.4884 1.13 0.1
--.MEU.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:45.11 10.0 undecidable manual SG 200 0.4329 -0.09 0.7
--.PZI.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:45.88 10.0 undecidable manual SG 187 0.4551 -0.25 0.6
--.CS9.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:43.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 299 0.8547 -1.06 0.2
--.ATN.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:42.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 28 0.7215 -0.24 1.3
--.MO9.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:42.99 10.0 undecidable manual PN 47 0.7104 0.39 1.1
--.AU9.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:41.53 10.0 undecidable manual SG 149 0.3108 -0.04 0.7
--.MEU.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:39.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 200 0.4329 0.89 0.4
--.MNO.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:39.18 10.0 undecidable manual PG 328 0.4884 0.11 1.7
--.PZI.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:38.69 10.0 undecidable manual PG 187 0.4551 0.05 1.8
--.AU9.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:36.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 149 0.3108 0 1.8
--.GIO.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:36.29 10.0 undecidable manual SG 54 0.0777 -0.54 0.4
--.GIO.Z. 1993-09-01T14:32:32.98 10.0 positive manual PG 54 0.0777 -0.29 3
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