Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 30-09-2012 and time 17:03:43 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 30-09-2012 15:03:43 (UTC)
  • 30-09-2012 17:03:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3920, 15.4240 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 17 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 19 5021 13605
Venetico ME 20 3911 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Acireale (52622 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.3 2012-09-30
15:03:43
38.3682 15.475 120 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2261771
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.3 2012-09-30
15:03:43
38.3918 15.4243 120 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3047591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-09-30 15:03:43 ± 0.33
Latitude 38.3918 ± 0.0198
Longitude 15.4243 ± 0.0298
Depth (km) 120 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 3047591

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2638
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1626
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 132
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 112
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14389
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.20869
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2261771
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-09-30 15:15:30

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 3047591
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:45:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:26.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 20 134.1657 128 0.67 37
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:23.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 35 117.2937 132 0.4 62
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:18.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 88.3449 140 0.12 46
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:14.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 205 40.0266 160 1.03 35
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:14.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 151 49.3173 156 0.46 45
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:13.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 59 46.62 157 -0.26 74
MN.CEL.HLZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:13.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 109 43.4232 158 -0.18 51
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:11.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 153 15.9729 172 -0.76 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:11.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 232 21.4674 169 -0.23 52
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:07.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 134.1657 128 0.29 83
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:07.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 130.6692 128 -0.06 63
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:05.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 35 117.2937 132 -0.12 86
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:03.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 88.3449 140 0.11 94
MN.CEL.HLZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:01.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 43.4232 158 0.52 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:01.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 212 47.5191 156 0.59 89
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:00.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 27.9498 166 0.08 78
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:00.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 49.3173 156 -0.03 76
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:00.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 46.62 157 -0.27 96
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:00.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 268 38.628 161 -0.18 100
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:04:00.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 205 40.0266 160 0.3 98
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:03:59.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 119 36.4413 162 -0.43 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:03:59.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 21.4674 169 -0.44 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-09-30T15:03:59.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 153 15.9729 172 -0.58 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00009675000000000001 0.94 AML other m 2012-09-30T15:04:14.58
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000114 1.3 AML other m 2012-09-30T15:04:14.82
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00017099999999999998 0.36 AML other m 2012-09-30T15:04:15.83
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000187 1.22 AML other m 2012-09-30T15:04:15.87
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000175 0.92 AML other m 2012-09-30T15:04:13.25
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000162 1.32 AML other m 2012-09-30T15:04:13.17
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00008410000000000001 0.34 AML other m 2012-09-30T15:04:19.74
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00007175000000000001 0.34 AML other m 2012-09-30T15:04:19.60
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