Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 08-05-2016 and time 16:35:47 (UTC) in region 2 km NW Belpasso (CT)

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

  • 08-05-2016 16:35:47 (UTC)
  • 08-05-2016 18:35:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6040, 14.9550 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.

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 3 3924 32032
PaternĂ² CT 5 48228 80260
Camporotondo Etneo CT 6 5023 85283
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 6 7641 92924
Nicolosi CT 7 7463 100387
San Pietro Clarenza CT 7 7743 108130
Biancavilla CT 9 24007 132137
Mascalucia CT 9 31958 164095
Pedara CT 9 14102 178197
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 10 12116 190313
Misterbianco CT 10 49410 239723
Gravina di Catania CT 11 25838 265561
Tremestieri Etneo CT 11 20589 286150
Trecastagni CT 11 10910 297060
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 12 9479 306539
Viagrande CT 13 8563 315102
Adrano CT 13 36122 351224
San Giovanni la Punta CT 13 23060 374284
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 14 3524 377808
San Gregorio di Catania CT 14 11966 389774
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 15 17984 407758
Valverde CT 15 7840 415598
Catania CT 16 314555 730153
Aci Catena CT 17 29851 760004
Zafferana Etnea CT 17 9517 769521
Aci Castello CT 18 18723 788244
Santa Venerina CT 19 8592 796836
Acireale CT 19 52622 849458
Centuripe EN 19 5470 854928
Milo CT 20 1087 856015

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
19 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
67 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Gela (75827 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
ML 2.1 2016-05-08
16:35:47
37.6043 14.9552 5 2016-11-08
11:48:45
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 25167341
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2016-05-08
16:35:47
37.6027 14.9673 3 2016-05-08
16:47:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 24947231
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-05-08 16:35:47 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.6043 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.9552 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 25167341

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 927
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 744
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 78
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 930.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 89
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06115
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.51621
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 25167341
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-19 08:23:44

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24947231
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-08 16:47:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHE. 2016-05-08T16:36:05.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 168 50.616 50 0.32 47
IV.AIO.HHE. 2016-05-08T16:36:04.48 1.0 undecidable manual S 31 47.4192 95 0.41 23
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:36:01.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 154 39.5271 97 0.41 47
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:58.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 194 29.3484 99 1.04 37
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:58.76 1.0 undecidable manual P 326 57.2982 50 0.13 24
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:57.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 25.8519 100 0.52 47
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:56.84 1.0 undecidable manual P 328 42.8238 96 0.68 21
IV.SSY.HHE. 2016-05-08T16:35:56.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 168 50.616 50 -0.72 41
IV.AIO.HHE. 2016-05-08T16:35:56.75 0.6 undecidable manual P 31 47.4192 95 -0.34 47
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:54.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 154 39.5271 97 -0.82 40
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:53.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 341 25.8519 100 0.29 49
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:53.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 194 29.3484 99 -0.32 73
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:52.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 70 21.867 102 0.48 71
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:51.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 10 9.9789 114 0.11 79
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:50.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 283 6.7932 124 0.16 78
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:49.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 10 9.9789 114 -0.59 93
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2016-05-08T16:35:48.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 283 6.7932 124 -0.37 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0023 0.96 AML other m 2016-05-08T16:35:53.29
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.001605 0.48 AML other m 2016-05-08T16:35:58.32
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