Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 27-12-2005 and time 10:51:30 (Italy) in region 4 km SE Carlentini (SR)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SE Carlentini (SR), on

  • 27-12-2005 09:51:30 (UTC)
  • 27-12-2005 10:51:30 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.2570, 15.0560 at 5 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Carlentini SR 4 17798 17798
Lentini SR 6 24085 41883
Sortino SR 11 8690 50573
Melilli SR 11 13621 64194
Augusta SR 15 36305 100499
Francofonte SR 16 12800 113299
Priolo Gargallo SR 16 12091 125390
Solarino SR 18 8091 133481
Ferla SR 18 2523 136004
Scordia CT 19 17095 153099
Cassaro SR 19 821 153920

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
30 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
41 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
47 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
51 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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
Md 2.1
ML 2.1
2005-12-27
09:51:30
37.257 15.056 5 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 546309
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2005-12-27 09:51:30 ± 0.85
Latitude 37.2570 ± 0.0279
Longitude 15.0560 ± 0.0407
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 546309

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4526
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1526
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 51
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4750.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 278
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 6
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.53
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09982
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30127
Number of stations at which the event was observed 3
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 546309
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:32:03

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 546309
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:32:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.BHE. 2005-12-27T09:51:42.75 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 170 33.4443 -0.123 37
IV.HAVL.BHE. 2005-12-27T09:51:38.09 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 170 33.4443 0.503 90
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2005-12-27T09:51:36.27 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 90 15.1737 -0.225 50
IV.SSY.BHN. 2005-12-27T09:51:35.35 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 172 11.0778 0.209 50
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2005-12-27T09:51:34.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 90 15.1737 0.188 100
IV.SSY.BHN. 2005-12-27T09:51:32.58 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 172 11.0778 -0.665 88
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