Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.1 on date 29-11-2012 and time 09:50:20 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude Md 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 29-11-2012 09:50:20 (UTC)
  • 29-11-2012 10:50:20 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3880, 15.3830 at 115 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 18 5021 13605
Venetico ME 19 3911 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
38 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
Md 1.9 2012-11-29
09:50:28
38.3342 15.5033 10 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2653251
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.1 2012-11-29
09:50:20
38.3885 15.3833 115 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3089181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-11-29 09:50:20 ± 0.4
Latitude 38.3885 ± 0.0495
Longitude 15.3833 ± 0.0344
Depth (km) 115 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 3089181

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5989
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 954
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 335
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5990.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 192
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15828
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.82828
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 3089181
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-07-31 00:16:07

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 2653251
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-11-29 11:04:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:56.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 85 91.9413 138 0.37 62
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:51.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 49.9167 155 0.03 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:48.75 0.1 undecidable manual S 142 17.5713 171 -0.14 100
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:41.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 91.9413 138 0.09 88
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:39.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 68.0763 147 -0.16 90
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:39.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 131 72.6717 145 -0.2 66
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:38.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 200 38.3283 160 0.38 92
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:38.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 45.4212 157 0.8 59
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:38.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 49.9167 155 -0.17 94
MN.CEL.HHE. 2012-11-29T09:50:38.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 46.62 156 -0.06 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:38.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 58.6968 151 0.14 70
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2012-11-29T09:50:37.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 186 26.9508 166 -0.28 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-11-29T09:50:36.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 142 17.5713 171 -0.39 94
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