Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 21-09-2006 and time 00:22:36 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 20-09-2006 22:22:36 (UTC)
  • 21-09-2006 00:22:36 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.6120, 15.3110 at 10 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
63 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
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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 2.0
ML 1.4
2006-09-20
22:22:36
38.612 15.311 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 593189
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-09-20 22:22:36 ± 0.98
Latitude 38.6120 ± 0.0504
Longitude 15.3110 ± 0.0391
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 593189

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5737
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3158
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 343
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 6551.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 303
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 6
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.7
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.57557
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.79320
Number of stations at which the event was observed 3
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 593189
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:20:43

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 593189
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:20:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.SHZ. 2006-09-20T22:23:01.88 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 133 88.0452 -0.508 45
IV.MMME.BHE. 2006-09-20T22:22:58.81 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 184 75.2691 -0.164 38
MN.CEL.HHN. 2006-09-20T22:22:56.78 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 127 63.8916 0.829 42
IV.SOI.SHZ. 2006-09-20T22:22:50.71 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 133 88.0452 -0.609 87
IV.MMME.BHE. 2006-09-20T22:22:49.55 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 184 75.2691 0.198 99
MN.CEL.HHN. 2006-09-20T22:22:47.87 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 127 63.8916 0.265 100
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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