Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 01-10-2016 and time 03:36:04 (Italy) in region 3 km E Gangi (PA)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Gangi (PA), on

  • 01-10-2016 01:36:04 (UTC)
  • 01-10-2016 03:36:04 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8010, 14.2450 at 51 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
Gangi PA 4 6811 6811
Sperlinga EN 10 805 7616
Geraci Siculo PA 10 1945 9561
Castel di Lucio ME 11 1294 10855
Petralia Soprana PA 12 3360 14215
Petralia Sottana PA 13 2821 17036
San Mauro Castelverde PA 14 1701 18737
Bompietro PA 14 1401 20138
Nicosia EN 15 13899 34037
Blufi PA 16 1029 35066
Alimena PA 17 2032 37098
Castellana Sicula PA 18 3411 40509
Mistretta ME 18 4791 45300
Pettineo ME 19 1350 46650

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
71 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
81 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Vittoria (63339 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 1.8 2016-10-01
01:36:04
37.801 14.2452 51 2017-01-10
11:49:59
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 38803711
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2016-10-01
01:36:04
37.7733 14.2003 54 2016-10-01
02:15:20
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 29727281
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-10-01 01:36:04 ± 0.37
Latitude 37.8010 ± 0.0189
Longitude 14.2452 ± 0.0239
Depth (km) 51 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 38803711

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2334
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1408
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 236
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2330.0
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 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10792
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.91911
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 38803711
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-01-10 11:50:23

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 29727281
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-10-01 02:15:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:34.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 134 102.0201 102 0.55 39
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:27.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 132 74.5698 110 -0.84 53
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2016-10-01T01:36:22.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 39.8268 132 0.43 45
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:21.79 1.0 undecidable manual P 134 102.0201 102 -0.08 21
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:21.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 98.4237 103 -0.34 61
IV.AIO.HHE. 2016-10-01T01:36:20.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 77 88.5447 105 0.74 55
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:20.19 0.6 undecidable manual P 45 90.5427 105 -0.28 42
IV.GIB.HHE. 2016-10-01T01:36:20.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 318 28.4493 144 0.38 68
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:19.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 337 23.0547 150 -0.08 75
IV.CLTA.HHN. 2016-10-01T01:36:19.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 75.5688 109 0.81 55
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:17.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 74.5698 110 -0.82 54
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:17.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 64.9905 114 0.03 70
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2016-10-01T01:36:15.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 39.8268 132 0.18 94
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2016-10-01T01:36:14.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 29.9478 142 0.69 83
IV.GALF.HHN. 2016-10-01T01:36:13.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 29.9478 142 -0.02 75
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:13.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 22.3554 151 -0.41 70
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:13.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 23.0547 150 -0.07 100
IV.GIB.HHE. 2016-10-01T01:36:13.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 318 28.4493 144 -0.28 71
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2016-10-01T01:36:12.55 0.1 positive manual P 288 11.9769 164 -0.42 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00005434999999999999 0.1 AML other m 2016-10-01T01:36:29.20
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00007035 0.18 AML other m 2016-10-01T01:36:29.58
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00006927756 1.16 AML other m 2016-10-01T01:36:20.95
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00008338107 1.4 AML other m 2016-10-01T01:36:25.33
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0001515 1 AML other m 2016-10-01T01:36:39.68
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000713 0.42 AML other m 2016-10-01T01:36:39.56
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