Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 04-01-2018 and time 16:08:48 (Italy) in region 11 km W Linguaglossa (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 11 km W Linguaglossa (CT), on

  • 04-01-2018 15:08:48 (UTC)
  • 04-01-2018 16:08:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8020, 15.0310 at 34 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
Linguaglossa CT 11 5403 5403
Moio Alcantara ME 11 717 6120
Randazzo CT 11 10900 17020
Milo CT 12 1087 18107
Sant'Alfio CT 12 1582 19689
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 12 3215 22904
Piedimonte Etneo CT 13 3963 26867
Malvagna ME 13 733 27600
Zafferana Etnea CT 13 9517 37117
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 38097
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 15 3945 42042
Maletto CT 15 3920 45962
Roccella Valdemone ME 15 666 46628
Mascali CT 15 14282 60910
Giarre CT 16 27659 88569
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 16 9623 98192
Santa Venerina CT 16 8592 106784
Motta Camastra ME 16 845 107629
Riposto CT 17 14838 122467
Bronte CT 17 19172 141639
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 146947
Gaggi ME 18 3184 150131

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
34 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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
ML 2.3 2018-01-04
15:08:48
37.8018 15.0307 34 2019-04-24
14:49:25
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 55687261
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.3 2018-01-04
15:08:44
37.4842 14.7187 4 2018-01-04
15:30:02
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 53018051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-01-04 15:08:48 ± 0.37
Latitude 37.8018 ± 0.0126
Longitude 15.0307 ± 0.0193
Depth (km) 34 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 55687261

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1692
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 929
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 106
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1690.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 93
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06655
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.78511
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53018051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-01-04 15:30:02

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 55687261
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-12-10 11:26:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AGST.EHE. 2018-01-04T15:09:08.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 164 62.8926 114 -0.57 62
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:09:05.47 0.1 undecidable manual S 196 52.2033 119 -0.6 83
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:09:04.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 87.1461 107 0.59 59
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:09:04.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 256 41.9247 125 1.14 51
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2018-01-04T15:09:00.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 333 30.0477 135 -0.65 64
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:09:00.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 136 19.9689 147 0.68 63
IV.AIO.HHE. 2018-01-04T15:09:00.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 43 25.8519 140 -0.44 69
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:08:59.09 0.1 undecidable manual S 279 15.3735 154 0.1 100
IV.AGST.EHE. 2018-01-04T15:08:59.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 164 62.8926 114 -0.02 70
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:08:58.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 196 52.2033 119 -0.3 67
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:08:58.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 7.3815 167 0.35 72
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:08:57.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 256 41.9247 125 0.68 62
IV.AIO.HHE. 2018-01-04T15:08:55.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 25.8519 140 0.27 71
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:08:55.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 26.751 139 0.47 68
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2018-01-04T15:08:55.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 30.0477 135 0.17 72
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:08:54.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 19.9689 147 0.25 96
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:08:53.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 7.3815 167 -0.84 81
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-01-04T15:08:53.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 279 15.3735 154 -0.66 86
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007864109500000001 0.512 AML other m 2018-01-04T15:08:57.58
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005432843 0.3712 AML other m 2018-01-04T15:08:58.43
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00095964165 0.256 AML other m 2018-01-04T15:08:58.47
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0012674645 0.2816 AML other m 2018-01-04T15:08:58.43
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00040607899999999995 0.2944 AML other m 2018-01-04T15:09:02.34
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