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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 03-01-2016 and time 10:38:20 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Belpasso (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Belpasso (CT), on

  • 03-01-2016 09:38:20 (UTC)
  • 03-01-2016 10:38:20 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6040, 14.9680 at 4 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Belpasso CT 2 28108 28108
Ragalna CT 4 3924 32032
Camporotondo Etneo CT 5 5023 37055
Nicolosi CT 5 7463 44518
San Pietro Clarenza CT 6 7743 52261
Paternò CT 6 48228 100489
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 7 7641 108130
Mascalucia CT 8 31958 140088
Pedara CT 8 14102 154190
Biancavilla CT 10 24007 178197
Gravina di Catania CT 10 25838 204035
Tremestieri Etneo CT 10 20589 224624
Misterbianco CT 10 49410 274034
Trecastagni CT 10 10910 284944
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 10 12116 297060
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 11 9479 306539
Viagrande CT 11 8563 315102
San Giovanni la Punta CT 12 23060 338162
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 13 3524 341686
San Gregorio di Catania CT 13 11966 353652
Adrano CT 14 36122 389774
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 14 17984 407758
Valverde CT 14 7840 415598
Catania CT 15 314555 730153
Aci Catena CT 16 29851 760004
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 769521
Aci Castello CT 17 18723 788244
Acireale CT 18 52622 840866
Santa Venerina CT 18 8592 849458
Milo CT 19 1087 850545
Centuripe EN 20 5470 856015

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
18 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
67 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Gela (75827 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 		ML 1.6 2016-01-03
09:38:20		 37.6042 14.9675 4 2016-05-17
13:16:24		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 24810391
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2016-01-03
09:38:20		 37.5942 14.9448 7 2016-01-03
09:49:29		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 22930021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-01-03 09:38:20 ± 0.13
Latitude 37.6042 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.9675 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 4 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 24810391

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1104
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 414
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 75
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1100.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 80
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07105
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66100
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24810391
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-09 22:00:09

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 22930021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-03 09:49:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHN. 2016-01-03T09:38:44.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 72.7716 50 0.17 70
IV.SSY.HHE. 2016-01-03T09:38:38.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 50.4162 94 0.31 71
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:36.40 1.0 undecidable manual S 149 44.8218 94 0 25
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:35.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 155 39.0276 95 0.66 65
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:34.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 73.371 50 0.49 65
IV.HAVL.HHN. 2016-01-03T09:38:33.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 72.7716 50 -0.88 56
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:33.66 1.0 undecidable manual P 232 68.0763 50 -0.02 24
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:32.07 1.0 undecidable manual S 197 29.5482 97 0.94 20
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:30.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 350 49.3173 94 -0.14 49
IV.SSY.HHE. 2016-01-03T09:38:30.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 50.4162 94 -0.68 63
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:29.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 149 44.8218 94 -0.76 62
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:29.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 30 46.9197 94 -0.54 45
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:28.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 155 39.0276 95 -0.5 46
IV.ECNV.HHE. 2016-01-03T09:38:26.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 268 22.4553 99 1.16 36
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:26.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 29.5482 97 -0.18 75
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:26.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 26.2515 98 0.39 72
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:26.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 24.0537 98 0.35 73
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:25.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 69 20.7681 99 0.8 63
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:24.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 3 9.879 109 0.25 51
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:23.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 281 7.881 114 0.02 54
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:22.53 0.1 negative manual P 3 9.879 109 -0.36 100
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2016-01-03T09:38:22.10 0.1 negative manual P 281 7.881 114 -0.41 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004715 1.58 AML other m 2016-01-03T09:38:32.02
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0005395 0.44 AML other m 2016-01-03T09:38:35.56
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010015000000000001 1.38 AML other m 2016-01-03T09:38:32.77
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00008510000000000001 1.48 AML other m 2016-01-03T09:38:42.63
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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