Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 18-08-2006 and time 14:01:54 (Italy) in region 3 km NW Monteiasi (TA)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Monteiasi (TA), on

  • 18-08-2006 12:01:54 (UTC)
  • 18-08-2006 14:01:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.5250, 17.3680 at 10 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
Monteiasi TA 3 5623 5623
Montemesola TA 5 3949 9572
Grottaglie TA 5 32234 41806
Carosino TA 7 7010 48816
San Giorgio Ionico TA 7 15344 64160
Monteparano TA 10 2441 66601
Roccaforzata TA 10 1827 68428
Villa Castelli BR 11 9305 77733
Faggiano TA 12 3542 81275
Taranto TA 13 201100 282375
Fragagnano TA 14 5277 287652
San Marzano di San Giuseppe TA 14 9282 296934
Crispiano TA 15 13802 310736
Statte TA 15 13983 324719
Pulsano TA 16 11311 336030
Leporano TA 16 8068 344098
Lizzano TA 16 10125 354223
Francavilla Fontana BR 18 36641 390864
Ceglie Messapica BR 19 20076 410940

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
13 Km E of Taranto (201100 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Brindisi (88302 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Lecce (94773 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
79 Km SE of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
86 Km SE of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
99 Km SE of Molfetta (59874 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 2.3
ML 2.0
2006-08-18
12:01:54
40.525 17.368 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 587049
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-08-18 12:01:54 ± 0.6
Latitude 40.5250 ± 0.0243
Longitude 17.3680 ± 0.0379
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 587049

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3211
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2684
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 75
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4186.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 318
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) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.34984
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70867
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:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 587049
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:14:18

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 587049
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:14:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2006-08-18T12:02:18.69 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 277 78.6657 0.515 43
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2006-08-18T12:02:17.26 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 304 76.9674 -0.467 44
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2006-08-18T12:02:07.87 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 277 78.6657 -0.294 91
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2006-08-18T12:02:07.96 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 304 76.9674 0.055 96
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2006-08-18T12:02:07.57 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 319 38.8278 0.016 52
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2006-08-18T12:02:02.22 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 319 38.8278 0.187 100
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