Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 06-11-2016 and time 03:17:00 (Italy) in region 4 km W Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W Bronte (CT), on

  • 06-11-2016 02:17:00 (UTC)
  • 06-11-2016 03:17:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7740, 14.7910 at 31 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
Bronte CT 4 19172 19172
Maletto CT 9 3920 23092
Maniace CT 10 3765 26857
CesarĂ² ME 10 2439 29296
San Teodoro ME 12 1403 30699
Adrano CT 13 36122 66821
Biancavilla CT 16 24007 90828
Troina EN 17 9373 100201
Centuripe EN 18 5470 105671
Randazzo CT 18 10900 116571
Regalbuto EN 19 7277 123848
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 19 7641 131489

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
40 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
71 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
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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 2.0 2016-11-06
02:17:00
37.7742 14.7912 31 2017-06-27
11:15:09
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 46417471
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-11-06 02:17:00 ± 0.29
Latitude 37.7742 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.7912 ± 0.0137
Depth (km) 31 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 46417471

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 948
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 832
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 103
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 950.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
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) 0.07195
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.81479
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 46417471
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-06-09 14:31:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:28.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 180 90.4428 104 0.85 51
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:23.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 72.7716 108 0.5 41
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:22.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 146 69.0753 109 0.06 69
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2016-11-06T02:17:22.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 35 67.2771 110 0.97 36
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:17.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 171 47.7189 118 0.18 47
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:16.48 0.1 positive manual P 180 90.4428 104 0.35 84
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:13.29 0.1 positive manual P 160 72.7716 108 -0.22 92
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:13.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 33.6441 128 0.06 51
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:12.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 146 69.0753 109 -0.63 83
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2016-11-06T02:17:12.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 35 67.2771 110 0.06 95
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:11.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 250 20.9679 143 0.15 50
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:11.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 70 14.874 152 0.48 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:09.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 46 7.9809 164 -0.24 50
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:09.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 171 47.7189 118 -0.41 92
IV.AIO.HHE. 2016-11-06T02:17:09.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 44.4222 120 0.18 96
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2016-11-06T02:17:08.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 237 30.6471 131 0.98 56
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:07.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 33.6441 128 -0.36 93
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:06.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 20.9679 143 -0.2 100
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:06.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 18.9699 146 0.13 75
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:06.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 14.874 152 -0.24 100
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-11-06T02:17:05.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 46 7.9809 164 -0.58 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.7 0.00007668234 0.3808 AML other m 2016-11-06T02:17:23.75
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007246092500000001 0.44 AML other m 2016-11-06T02:17:12.43
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00061740705 0.4192 AML other m 2016-11-06T02:17:10.37
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002449195 0.1792 AML other m 2016-11-06T02:17:17.34
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00011330365 0.2 AML other m 2016-11-06T02:17:19.03
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00036399615 0.2992 AML other m 2016-11-06T02:17:25.24
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00011099985500000001 0.2192 AML other m 2016-11-06T02:17:24.09
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