Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 24-04-2016 and time 05:51:03 (Italy) in region 3 km E Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Randazzo (CT), on

  • 24-04-2016 03:51:03 (UTC)
  • 24-04-2016 05:51:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8760, 14.9860 at 18 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
Randazzo CT 4 10900 10900
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 5 980 11880
Moio Alcantara ME 6 717 12597
Roccella Valdemone ME 7 666 13263
Malvagna ME 8 733 13996
Maletto CT 12 3920 17916
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 12 3215 21131
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 14 3945 25076
Floresta ME 14 485 25561
Linguaglossa CT 14 5403 30964
Maniace CT 16 3765 34729
Bronte CT 17 19172 53901
Motta Camastra ME 17 845 54746
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 57033
Piedimonte Etneo CT 19 3963 60996
San Piero Patti ME 20 2915 63911

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
42 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 1.5 2016-04-24
03:51:03
37.8755 14.9858 18 2016-05-17
13:18:32
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 24663601
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2016-04-24
03:51:03
37.8855 14.9813 18 2016-04-24
03:57:20
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 24587261
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-04-24 03:51:03 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.8755 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.9858 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 18 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 24663601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1353
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 236
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 160
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 101
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11421
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39570
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24663601
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-04-27 07:54:04

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24587261
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-04-24 03:57:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:18.01 0.1 undecidable manual S 47 43.9227 103 0.15 96
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:16.18 0.1 undecidable manual S 297 38.7279 105 -0.33 93
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:13.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 284 26.1516 115 0.28 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:12.10 0.1 undecidable manual S 38 21.4674 122 -0.14 99
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:12.98 0.1 undecidable manual S 64 24.0537 118 0.12 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:12.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 43.9227 103 0.34 92
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:11.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 244 41.0256 104 0.48 89
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:10.65 0.1 undecidable manual S 243 12.6762 139 0.2 100
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:10.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 38.7279 105 -0.18 72
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:09.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 284 26.1516 115 0.35 71
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:09.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 142 28.749 112 -0.4 70
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:08.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 21.4674 122 -0.25 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:08.75 0.1 positive manual P 64 24.0537 118 -0.13 99
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-04-24T03:51:07.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 12.6762 139 -0.47 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000701 0.94 AML other m 2016-04-24T03:51:13.06
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00005095 0.88 AML other m 2016-04-24T03:51:16.08
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000743 0.3 AML other m 2016-04-24T03:51:10.95
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0006720000000000001 0.34 AML other m 2016-04-24T03:51:11.01
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