Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 03-05-2001 and time 11:52:57 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 03-05-2001 09:52:57 (UTC)
  • 03-05-2001 11:52:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3180, 15.4380 at 120 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 9 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 12 5021 13605
Venetico ME 13 3911 17516
Saponara ME 14 3988 21504
Valdina ME 15 1355 22859
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 30290
Roccavaldina ME 16 1133 31423
Rometta ME 16 6650 38073
Messina ME 17 238439 276512
CondrĂ² ME 18 493 277005
Monforte San Giorgio ME 18 2777 279782
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 286021
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 288858

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
96 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
Md 2.5
ML-VAX 1.7
2001-05-03
09:52:57
38.318 15.438 120 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 417049
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2001-05-03 09:52:57 ± 0.6
Latitude 38.3180 ± 0.0271
Longitude 15.4380 ± 0.0388
Depth (km) 120 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 417049

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4538.0
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 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00138
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01376
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 417049
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 23:33:04

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 417049
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.ROI.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:46.75 10.0 undecidable manual S 34 1.5318 1.01 0
--.CZI.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:36.61 10.0 undecidable manual S 30 1.0434 0.02 0.4
--.GRI.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:33.39 10.0 undecidable manual S 56 0.9213 -0.96 0
--.SOI.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:29.00 10.0 undecidable manual S 116 0.5439 -0.04 0.5
--.GMB.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:28.30 10.0 undecidable manual S 115 0.333 0.93 0.1
--.MO9.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:28.60 10.0 undecidable manual S 147 0.3663 0.7 0.2
--.ATN.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:25.60 10.0 undecidable manual S 173 0.1554 -0.99 0.1
--.ROI.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:25.66 10.0 undecidable manual P 34 1.5318 0.39 0.6
--.SC9.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:25.68 10.0 undecidable manual S 105 0.222 -0.66 0.2
--.MEU.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:22.19 10.0 positive manual P 201 1.2987 -0.46 1.1
--.CZI.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:19.64 10.0 undecidable manual P 30 1.0434 -0.35 1.6
--.GRI.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:18.52 10.0 positive manual P 56 0.9213 -0.18 2.1
--.MNO.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:17.68 10.0 undecidable manual P 236 0.6882 0.89 0.2
--.SOI.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:15.90 10.0 positive manual P 116 0.5439 0.27 2.3
--.MO9.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:15.10 10.0 positive manual P 147 0.3663 0.44 1.7
--.SA1.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:15.64 10.0 positive manual P 297 0.5328 0.07 2.7
--.GMB.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:14.81 10.0 undecidable manual P 115 0.333 0.3 1.1
--.ATN.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:13.52 10.0 positive manual P 173 0.1554 -0.38 1.9
--.SC9.Z. 2001-05-03T09:53:13.87 10.0 positive manual P 105 0.222 -0.2 2.4
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