Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.1 on date 03-09-1994 and time 08:06:13 (UTC) in region 2 km NW Bronte (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Bronte (CT), on

  • 03-09-1994 08:06:13 (UTC)
  • 03-09-1994 10:06:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8040, 14.8130 at 30 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
Bronte CT 3 19172 19172
Maletto CT 6 3920 23092
Maniace CT 7 3765 26857
CesarĂ² ME 10 2439 29296
San Teodoro ME 11 1403 30699
Randazzo CT 14 10900 41599
Adrano CT 16 36122 77721
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 78701
Troina EN 19 9373 88074
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 112081

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
41 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
93 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Vittoria (63339 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 2.1
ML-VAX 1.6
1994-09-03
08:06:13
37.804 14.813 30 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 215819
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1994-09-03 08:06:13 ± 0.874
Latitude 37.8040 ± 0.0440
Longitude 14.8130 ± 0.1051
Depth (km) 30 ± 19 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 215819

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) 10450.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 145
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.7
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00138
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01570
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 215819
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:23:38

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 215819
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. 1994-09-03T08:06:44.78 10.0 undecidable manual S 74 1.0101 0.72 0.5
--.CZI.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:40.24 10.0 undecidable manual P 35 1.7427 -0.87 0.8
--.MEU.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:35.13 10.0 undecidable manual S 178 0.6882 -1.24 0.3
--.AU9.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:33.39 10.0 undecidable manual S 149 0.6327 -1.69 0.1
--.ATN.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:32.99 10.0 undecidable manual S 55 0.6216 -1.71 0.1
--.SOI.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:31.93 10.0 undecidable manual P 74 1.0101 0.88 1.1
--.GMB.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:30.30 10.0 undecidable manual P 65 0.8769 0.85 1.2
--.MEU.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:27.37 10.0 undecidable manual P 178 0.6882 0.75 1.5
--.ATN.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:25.27 10.0 undecidable manual P 55 0.6216 -0.38 1.9
--.AU9.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:25.76 10.0 undecidable manual P 149 0.6327 -0.12 2.1
--.MNO.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:22.66 10.0 undecidable manual S 324 0.1554 -1.36 0.3
--.MNO.Z. 1994-09-03T08:06:19.67 10.0 undecidable manual P 324 0.1554 0.19 2.1
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