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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 13-10-2016 and time 01:14:14 (UTC) in region 4 km NW Santa Domenica Vittoria (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Santa Domenica Vittoria (ME), on

  • 13-10-2016 01:14:14 (UTC)
  • 13-10-2016 03:14:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9420, 14.9310 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
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 4 980 980
Floresta ME 6 485 1465
Roccella Valdemone ME 7 666 2131
Randazzo CT 7 10900 13031
Malvagna ME 11 733 13764
Moio Alcantara ME 12 717 14481
Montalbano Elicona ME 12 2287 16768
Ucria ME 13 1058 17826
San Piero Patti ME 13 2915 20741
Raccuja ME 13 1041 21782
Tortorici ME 14 6435 28217
Maletto CT 14 3920 32137
Maniace CT 14 3765 35902
Sinagra ME 17 2705 38607
Galati Mamertino ME 17 2627 41234
Librizzi ME 18 1660 42894
Basicò ME 18 612 43506
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 18 3215 46721
Longi ME 18 1473 48194
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 52139
Tripi ME 19 873 53012
Bronte CT 19 19172 72184
Castell'Umberto ME 19 3128 75312
Novara di Sicilia ME 20 1337 76649
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 20 3090 79739
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 20 1319 81058

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
51 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 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 		ML 1.9 2016-10-13
01:14:14		 37.9418 14.9313 37 2017-04-19
23:13:02		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 38289691
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2016-10-13
01:14:13		 37.9703 14.9237 44 2016-10-13
01:33:18		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 30135451
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-10-13 01:14:14 ± 0.06
Latitude 37.9418 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.9313 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 37 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 38289691

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 583
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 360
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 296
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 60
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12141
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.79140
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:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 38289691
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-04-19 23:13:02

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 30135451
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-10-13 01:33:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:40.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 87.8454 54 0.36 61
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:38.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 161 80.364 54 0.23 64
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:35.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 185 65.9895 54 -0.16 66
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:31.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 5 48.4182 124 -0.35 66
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2016-10-13T01:14:31.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 36 44.9217 126 0.21 91
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:30.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 40.9257 129 0.49 64
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2016-10-13T01:14:30.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 58 43.2234 127 0.15 70
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:29.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 87.8454 54 0.08 86
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:29.14 0.1 undecidable manual S 187 36.2415 132 0.13 94
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:29.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 143 37.4292 131 -0.27 67
IV.IACL.HHE. 2016-10-13T01:14:28.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 82.5507 54 -0.02 66
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:27.78 0.1 undecidable manual S 289 31.4463 137 -0.32 92
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2016-10-13T01:14:27.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 336 75.6687 54 0.29 63
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:27.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 80.364 54 -0.34 83
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:27.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 75.4689 54 -0.24 64
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:26.13 0.1 positive manual P 185 65.9895 54 -0.35 85
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:26.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 26.5512 142 -0.49 43
IV.MNO.SHE. 2016-10-13T01:14:26.21 0.1 undecidable manual S 267 20.6682 149 -0.16 97
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2016-10-13T01:14:26.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 61.7937 117 0.59 61
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:25.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 173 13.4754 159 0.16 49
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:25.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 206 14.5743 157 0.19 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:24.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 5 48.4182 124 -0.15 69
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2016-10-13T01:14:23.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 43.2234 127 0.23 68
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:23.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 231 40.9257 129 0.15 46
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:23.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 187 36.2415 132 0.45 88
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2016-10-13T01:14:23.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 44.9217 126 0.25 68
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:22.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 37.4292 131 -0.2 92
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:22.07 0.1 positive manual P 289 31.4463 137 -0.08 97
IV.MNO.SHE. 2016-10-13T01:14:21.20 0.1 positive manual P 267 20.6682 149 0.05 98
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:21.36 0.1 negative manual P 83 26.5512 142 -0.31 92
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:20.41 0.1 negative manual P 173 13.4754 159 -0.24 95
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-10-13T01:14:20.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 206 14.5743 157 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:2.2 0.00018203766500000002 2.44 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:39.62
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:2.2 0.0001827454 2.84 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:39.71
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001125 0.28 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:26.75
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000157 0.28 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:27.04
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00027320715 2.16 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:32.92
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002853979 0.78 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:30.37
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0006779999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:26.49
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00006759999999999999 0.46 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:38.39
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00005715 1.42 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:37.90
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000068975755 2.18 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:42.46
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00013348715 1.4 AML other m 2016-10-13T01:14:44.47
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