Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.0 on date 05-12-1994 and time 13:50:33 (UTC) in region 6 km N Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude Md 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 6 km N Ragalna (CT), on

  • 05-12-1994 13:50:33 (UTC)
  • 05-12-1994 14:50:33 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6850, 14.9220 at 5 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
Ragalna CT 6 3924 3924
Biancavilla CT 7 24007 27931
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 8 7641 35572
Adrano CT 8 36122 71694
Belpasso CT 11 28108 99802
PaternĂ² CT 12 48228 148030
Nicolosi CT 12 7463 155493
Bronte CT 14 19172 174665
Pedara CT 14 14102 188767
Camporotondo Etneo CT 15 5023 193790
San Pietro Clarenza CT 15 7743 201533
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 212443
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 221960
Mascalucia CT 17 31958 253918
Maletto CT 17 3920 257838
Centuripe EN 17 5470 263308
Viagrande CT 17 8563 271871
Milo CT 18 1087 272958
Tremestieri Etneo CT 18 20589 293547
Gravina di Catania CT 19 25838 319385
Santa Venerina CT 19 8592 327977
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 331501
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 354561
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 20 12116 366677
Misterbianco CT 20 49410 416087
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 20 9479 425566
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 20 17984 443550

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
25 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
77 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Modica (54633 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 2.0 1994-12-05
13:50:33
37.685 14.922 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 220729
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1994-12-05 13:50:33 ± 0.115
Latitude 37.6850 ± 0.0067
Longitude 14.9220 ± 0.0104
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 220729

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) 1179.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 115
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
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) 0.00267
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01619
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 220729
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:28:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SOI.Z. 1994-12-05T13:51:07.26 10.0 undecidable manual SG 66 0.9657 -0.48 0.4
--.CZI.Z. 1994-12-05T13:51:05.27 10.0 undecidable manual PN 31 1.7982 0.1 1.1
--.SA1.Z. 1994-12-05T13:51:04.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 355 0.8769 -0.09 0.7
--.GIB.Z. 1994-12-05T13:51:01.28 10.0 undecidable manual SG 293 0.7659 0.14 0.7
--.PL9.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:59.12 10.0 undecidable manual SG 296 0.6882 0.63 0.3
--.PZI.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:56.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 178 0.6327 -0.17 0.7
--.SOI.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:53.86 10.0 undecidable manual PG 66 0.9657 0.55 0.8
--.AU9.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:52.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 150 0.4884 -0.27 0.7
--.SA1.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:51.74 10.0 undecidable manual PG 355 0.8769 0.19 1.7
--.GIB.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:49.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 293 0.7659 0 1.9
--.PL9.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:48.56 10.0 undecidable manual PG 296 0.6882 0.59 0.9
--.ATN.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:47.70 10.0 undecidable manual PG 41 0.6327 0.02 2
--.PZI.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:46.57 10.0 undecidable manual PG 178 0.6327 -0.35 1.5
--.MNO.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:45.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 324 0.2997 -0.49 0.5
--.AU9.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:44.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 150 0.4884 0.13 1.9
--.MNO.Z. 1994-12-05T13:50:39.28 10.0 undecidable manual PG 324 0.2997 -1.18 0.1
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