Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 11-08-2006 and time 12:39:44 (Italy) in region 4 km S Floridia (SR)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km S Floridia (SR), on

  • 11-08-2006 10:39:44 (UTC)
  • 11-08-2006 12:39:44 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.0450, 15.1650 at 28 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
Floridia SR 4 22762 22762
Solarino SR 8 8091 30853
Canicattini Bagni SR 9 7109 37962
Siracusa SR 12 122291 160253
Priolo Gargallo SR 13 12091 172344
Avola SR 15 31708 204052
Melilli SR 15 13621 217673
Sortino SR 18 8690 226363
Noto SR 19 23913 250276

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
41 Km E of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
41 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
52 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
57 Km E of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
63 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Gela (75827 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
Md 2.0
ML 2.4
2006-08-11
10:39:44
37.045 15.165 28 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 585909
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-08-11 10:39:44 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.0450 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1650 ± 0.0090
Depth (km) 28 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 585909

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 800
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 656
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 48
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1000.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 189
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09263
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38221
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 585909
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:13:06

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 585909
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:13:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVZN.BHZ. 2006-08-11T10:39:59.48 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 290 42.4242 0.34 45
IV.HMDC.BHZ. 2006-08-11T10:39:57.02 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 254 35.1426 -0.443 33
I1.HAGA.BHZ. 2006-08-11T10:39:55.38 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 358 26.5512 -0.242 36
IV.AGST.SHN. 2006-08-11T10:39:55.03 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 13 24.0537 -0.091 50
IV.HAVL.BHZ. 2006-08-11T10:39:53.04 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 202 10.2786 0.01 51
IV.SSY.BHE. 2006-08-11T10:39:53.37 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 327 14.874 -0.215 37
IV.HVZN.BHZ. 2006-08-11T10:39:52.78 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 290 42.4242 -0.073 95
IV.HMDC.BHZ. 2006-08-11T10:39:51.77 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 254 35.1426 -0.115 95
IV.AGST.SHN. 2006-08-11T10:39:50.59 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 13 24.0537 0.056 98
I1.HAGA.BHZ. 2006-08-11T10:39:50.80 0.1 positive manual Pg 358 26.5512 -0.021 99
IV.PZI.SHZ. 2006-08-11T10:39:50.17 0.1 negative manual Pg 274 19.2696 0.128 98
IV.HAVL.BHZ. 2006-08-11T10:39:49.43 0.1 positive manual Pg 202 10.2786 0.104 100
IV.SSY.BHE. 2006-08-11T10:39:49.69 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 327 14.874 0.045 100
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