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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 22-01-2016 and time 04:16:32 (Italy) in region 6 km W Resuttano (CL)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 6 km W Resuttano (CL), on

  • 22-01-2016 03:16:32 (UTC)
  • 22-01-2016 04:16:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7050, 13.9660 at 37 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
Resuttano CL 6 2038 2038
Castellana Sicula PA 11 3411 5449
Blufi PA 11 1029 6478
Villalba CL 12 1633 8111
Vallelunga Pratameno CL 12 3461 11572
Marianopoli CL 13 1906 13478
Polizzi Generosa PA 13 3407 16885
Bompietro PA 13 1401 18286
Valledolmo PA 13 3594 21880
Alimena PA 13 2032 23912
Santa Caterina Villarmosa CL 14 5388 29300
Caltavuturo PA 15 4017 33317
Petralia Sottana PA 16 2821 36138
Petralia Soprana PA 16 3360 39498
Sclafani Bagni PA 16 426 39924
Scillato PA 18 613 40537

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
55 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
58 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
70 Km SE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
98 Km NW of Vittoria (63339 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 		Md 1.7
ML 1.4 		2016-01-22
03:16:32		 37.7047 13.9662 37 2016-05-17
13:16:21		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 23236791
Reviewed
Rev100 		Md 1.7
ML 1.5 		2016-01-22
03:16:32		 37.709 13.9713 36 2016-01-22
03:48:00		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 23186841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-01-22 03:16:32 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.7047 ± 0.0117
Longitude 13.9662 ± 0.0171
Depth (km) 37 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 23236791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1639
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 978
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 55
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 73
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.49
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09173
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.31031
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23186841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-22 03:48:00

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23236791
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-25 14:39:37

Md:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 23186841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-22 03:48:00

Md:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 23236791
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-25 14:39:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:17:08.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 131.2686 54 0.75 49
IV.HMDC.HHE. 2016-01-22T03:17:03.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 139 109.7124 54 0.6 54
IV.MEU.SHE. 2016-01-22T03:17:01.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 100.6215 54 0.16 42
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:58.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 88.9443 54 -0.58 58
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:54.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 139 145.4433 54 -0.02 78
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:52.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 131.2686 54 -0.45 74
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:52.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 117.5934 54 1.01 60
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2016-01-22T03:16:51.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 319 57.2982 118 0.1 69
IV.HMDC.HHE. 2016-01-22T03:16:50.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 139 109.7124 54 -0.07 84
IV.MEU.SHE. 2016-01-22T03:16:48.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 100.6215 54 -0.49 78
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2016-01-22T03:16:48.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 87.9453 54 1.08 61
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:46.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 88.9443 54 -1.12 61
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:46.92 0.1 undecidable manual S 9 32.1456 136 0.69 83
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:45.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 17 27.0507 141 -0.12 72
IV.ECNV.HHE. 2016-01-22T03:16:45.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 100 66.6777 115 0.89 53
IV.MNO.SHE. 2016-01-22T03:16:44.41 0.6 undecidable manual P 68 68.5758 114 -0.55 41
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:44.19 0.1 undecidable manual S 42 19.3695 150 0.04 100
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2016-01-22T03:16:44.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 56 65.7897 115 -0.17 89
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:43.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 180 60.5949 117 -0.07 91
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:43.67 0.1 undecidable manual S 129 10.1787 163 0.49 93
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2016-01-22T03:16:42.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 319 57.2982 118 -0.52 63
IV.MCT.BHE. 2016-01-22T03:16:41.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 32.9448 135 0.83 78
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:40.09 0.1 negative manual P 9 32.1456 136 -0.18 95
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:40.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 35.5422 132 -0.13 95
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:39.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 17 27.0507 141 -0.48 89
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:38.10 0.1 positive manual P 129 10.1787 163 -0.41 93
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2016-01-22T03:16:38.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 42 19.3695 150 -0.48 90
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00003515 0.26 AML other m 2016-01-22T03:16:46.34
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000027400000000000002 1.3 AML other m 2016-01-22T03:16:47.21
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000039349999999999994 0.46 AML other m 2016-01-22T03:17:00.56
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00002595 1.4 AML other m 2016-01-22T03:17:01.48
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00009900000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2016-01-22T03:16:46.57
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008690000000000001 0.5 AML other m 2016-01-22T03:16:50.31
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00010865 1.44 AML other m 2016-01-22T03:16:45.69
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001365 0.76 AML other m 2016-01-22T03:16:45.76
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