Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 21-01-2008 and time 11:31:47 (UTC) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 21-01-2008 11:31:47 (UTC)
  • 21-01-2008 12:31:47 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4650, 15.4110 at 132 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
33 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
44 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 Km SW 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 2.3
ML 2.0
2008-01-21
11:31:47
38.465 15.411 132 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 670779
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-01-21 11:31:47 ± 0.3
Latitude 38.4650 ± 0.0153
Longitude 15.4110 ± 0.0218
Depth (km) 132 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 670779

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1886
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1271
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 134
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2549.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 270
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.26894
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 670779
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:43:33

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 670779
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:43:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2008-01-21T11:33:40.22 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.LTRZ.EHE. 2008-01-21T11:32:53.75 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CRAC.EHE. 2008-01-21T11:32:50.24 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.TIP.HHN. 2008-01-21T11:32:33.00 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 55 140.8479 0.672 70
IV.SERS.HHN. 2008-01-21T11:32:30.09 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 60 127.3725 -0.053 64
IV.CARO.HHN. 2008-01-21T11:32:26.83 1.0 undecidable manual Sg 38 111.8991 -0.944 17
IV.PLAC.HHN. 2008-01-21T11:32:24.32 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 91 89.244 -0.303 87
IV.SOI.EHE. 2008-01-21T11:32:22.19 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 128 70.8735 -0.243 91
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2008-01-21T11:32:20.11 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 69 44.0226 0.145 98
MN.CEL.HHE. 2008-01-21T11:32:20.35 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 118 47.7189 0.107 99
MN.TIP.HHN. 2008-01-21T11:32:13.14 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 55 140.8479 -0.055 83
IV.SERS.HHN. 2008-01-21T11:32:11.99 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 60 127.3725 0.054 85
IV.CARO.HHN. 2008-01-21T11:32:10.25 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 38 111.8991 -0.316 84
IV.PLAC.HHN. 2008-01-21T11:32:08.73 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 91 89.244 -0.017 93
IV.SOI.EHE. 2008-01-21T11:32:07.58 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 128 70.8735 0.095 94
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2008-01-21T11:32:06.10 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 69 44.0226 0.044 100
MN.CEL.HHE. 2008-01-21T11:32:06.29 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 118 47.7189 0.07 99
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