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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 01-01-2017 and time 10:12:42 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 01-01-2017 09:12:42 (UTC)
  • 01-01-2017 10:12:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3480, 15.4800 at 117 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 13 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 17 5021 13605
Venetico ME 17 3911 17516
Saponara ME 18 3988 21504
Messina ME 18 238439 259943
Valdina ME 20 1355 261298
Villa San Giovanni RC 20 13784 275082

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
30 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2017-01-01
09:12:42		 38.3483 15.4802 117 2018-01-10
09:43:21		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 43187681
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2017-01-01
09:12:42		 38.3707 15.4442 117 2017-01-01
09:38:33		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 38209521
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-01-01 09:12:42 ± 0.3
Latitude 38.3483 ± 0.0180
Longitude 15.4802 ± 0.0252
Depth (km) 117 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 43187681

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2019
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1824
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 260
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2020.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08723
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.66914
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 43187681
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-03-31 08:52:55

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 38209521
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-01-01 09:38:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:13:17.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 84.0492 141 0.32 44
IV.SOI.EHN. 2017-01-01T09:13:14.12 1.0 undecidable manual S 121 58.5969 151 0.01 24
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:13:13.22 1.0 undecidable manual P 23 185.2701 118 0.7 14
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:13:13.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 45.4212 157 0.18 49
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:13:10.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 165 9.6792 175 -0.04 52
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:13:08.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 37 146.8419 124 0.06 40
MN.TIP.HHN. 2017-01-01T09:13:08.12 1.0 undecidable manual P 50 143.9448 125 0 20
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:13:07.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 17 137.1627 126 0.07 41
IV.SERS.HNN. 2017-01-01T09:13:06.75 1.0 undecidable manual P 54 129.4704 128 0.07 21
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:13:05.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 32 118.6923 131 -0.42 40
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:13:02.63 0.1 positive manual P 82 84.0492 141 0 93
IV.AIO.HHE. 2017-01-01T09:13:01.00 0.6 undecidable manual P 207 47.0196 156 0.77 40
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:13:00.22 1.0 undecidable manual P 274 43.623 158 0.16 24
IV.SOI.EHN. 2017-01-01T09:13:00.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 121 58.5969 151 -0.23 47
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:12:59.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 51 45.4212 157 -0.19 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-01-01T09:12:58.75 0.1 positive manual P 165 9.6792 175 -0.3 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000032737874900000004 0.2176 AML other m 2017-01-01T09:13:23.82
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00007826024500000001 0.16 AML other m 2017-01-01T09:13:26.95
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000089581185 0.256 AML other m 2017-01-01T09:13:27.37
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000038626795 0.1024 AML other m 2017-01-01T09:13:14.05
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00005379156 0.1792 AML other m 2017-01-01T09:13:14.44
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00007866993499999999 0.1408 AML other m 2017-01-01T09:13:11.40
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000085793195 0.1792 AML other m 2017-01-01T09:13:11.28
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000050592165000000004 0.2816 AML other m 2017-01-01T09:13:18.38
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00004788856 0.2368 AML other m 2017-01-01T09:13:18.44
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