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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 07-10-2012 and time 19:39:15 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 07-10-2012 17:39:15 (UTC)
  • 07-10-2012 19:39:15 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3200, 15.7370 at 17 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
Bagnara Calabra RC 7 10255 10255
Scilla RC 8 4964 15219
Palmi RC 11 18930 34149
San Roberto RC 12 1750 35899
Seminara RC 12 2811 38710
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 12 4120 42830
Fiumara RC 13 1018 43848
Melicuccà RC 13 930 44778
Campo Calabro RC 13 4536 49314
Sinopoli RC 14 2089 51403
San Procopio RC 14 534 51937
Villa San Giovanni RC 14 13784 65721
Calanna RC 15 934 66655
Laganadi RC 16 413 67068
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 16 343 67411
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 18 1263 68674
Cosoleto RC 18 859 69533
Delianuova RC 18 3352 72885
Gioia Tauro RC 19 19864 92749
Scido RC 19 931 93680

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
25 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2012-10-07
17:39:15		 38.3162 15.7423 17 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2318291
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.6 2012-10-07
17:39:15		 38.3197 15.7367 17 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 4512091
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-10-07 17:39:15 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.3197 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.7367 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 17 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 4512091

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 558
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 220
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 7
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 129
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09713
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56477
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4512091
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:46:58

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2318291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-10-07 17:47:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:32.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 238 52.4031 98 0.51 63
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:30.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 150 47.0196 99 0.22 70
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:27.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 240 38.5281 102 -0.17 72
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:27.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 135 38.9277 102 -0.57 63
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:26.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 22 34.3434 104 -0.26 70
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:26.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 62.6928 96 0.41 87
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:25.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 238 61.494 96 -0.24 90
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:24.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 238 52.4031 98 -0.36 90
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:23.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 253 20.868 117 0 75
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:23.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 47.0196 99 0.01 96
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:23.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 18.6702 121 0.08 76
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:22.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 240 38.5281 102 -0.13 97
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:22.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 135 38.9277 102 -0.15 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:22.09 0.1 undecidable manual S 116 15.1737 129 -0.22 97
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:22.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 34.3434 104 0.16 96
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:21.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 10.7781 140 -0.11 76
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:20.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 20.868 117 0.1 99
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:19.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 15.1737 129 0.15 100
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:19.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 18.6702 121 0.23 97
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2012-10-07T17:39:19.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 10.7781 140 0.22 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004125 0.14 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:22.27
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00021799999999999999 0.44 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:22.24
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.4 0.00156 0.32 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:23.40
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.4 0.001465 0.2 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:23.38
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000040749999999999994 1.38 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:27.46
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000605 0.28 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:29.29
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001715 0.32 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:33.14
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00009379999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:33.70
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006955 0.18 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:30.86
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009545 0.26 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:31.60
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00020500000000000002 0.22 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:28.44
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000131 1.18 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:29.80
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0016600000000000002 0.1 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:21.58
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0014199999999999998 0.12 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:21.65
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001885 1.02 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:23.66
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002525 1.3 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:23.84
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000487 0.68 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:36.85
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00005275000000000001 0.76 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:37.60
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00005300000000000001 1.48 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:37.36
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000429 1.36 AML other m 2012-10-07T17:39:37.33
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