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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 16-01-2009 and time 23:42:24 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 16-01-2009 22:42:24 (UTC)
  • 16-01-2009 23:42:24 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.6580, 15.5670 at 157 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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An earthquake occurred to
52 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
93 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 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 		ML 2.5 2009-01-16
22:42:24		 38.658 15.567 157 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 739719
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-01-16 22:42:24 ± 0.34
Latitude 38.6580 ± 0.0171
Longitude 15.5670 ± 0.0322
Depth (km) 157 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 739719

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2849
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1161
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 116
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3383.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 155
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.47
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.54054
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 739719
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:59:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CRAC.EHE. 2009-01-16T22:43:26.07 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.SIRI.HHE. 2009-01-16T22:43:18.79 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 9 170.9955 0.475 67
IV.LAV9.SHZ. 2009-01-16T22:43:15.56 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.CUC.HHN. 2009-01-16T22:43:15.43 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.MMME.BHE. 2009-01-16T22:43:07.32 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 199 84.6486 1.204 63
IV.MPAZ.BHZ. 2009-01-16T22:43:06.15 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 154 87.0462 -0.224 90
IV.GRI.EHN. 2009-01-16T22:43:05.90 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 76 75.9684 0.688 79
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2009-01-16T22:43:05.65 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 107 78.9654 0.132 92
IV.SOI.EHN. 2009-01-16T22:43:05.56 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 147 77.4669 0.205 92
IV.CARO.HHZ. 2009-01-16T22:43:05.86 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 40 86.7465 -0.486 85
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2009-01-16T22:43:03.16 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 214 51.9036 0.021 100
IV.NOCI.HHN. 2009-01-16T22:43:03.33 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2009-01-16T22:43:02.76 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 147 52.4031 -0.417 92
IV.MSRU.BHN. 2009-01-16T22:43:02.51 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 187 44.0226 -0.101 100
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2009-01-16T22:43:01.55 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 102 28.1496 -0.248 100
IV.CRAC.EHE. 2009-01-16T22:42:58.63 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SIRI.HHE. 2009-01-16T22:42:55.52 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 9 170.9955 -0.09 73
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2009-01-16T22:42:53.15 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 49 141.3474 0.263 80
MN.CUC.HHN. 2009-01-16T22:42:53.88 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MMME.BHE. 2009-01-16T22:42:49.15 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 199 84.6486 0.578 83
IV.SOI.EHN. 2009-01-16T22:42:48.28 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 147 77.4669 0.148 93
IV.CARO.HHZ. 2009-01-16T22:42:48.40 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 40 86.7465 -0.305 88
IV.GRI.EHN. 2009-01-16T22:42:48.30 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 76 75.9684 0.249 91
IV.MPAZ.BHZ. 2009-01-16T22:42:48.78 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 154 87.0462 0.063 93
GU.LSD.HHN. 2009-01-16T22:42:48.31 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2009-01-16T22:42:48.24 0.1 negative manual Pg 107 78.9654 0.018 95
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2009-01-16T22:42:46.39 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 147 52.4031 -0.482 90
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2009-01-16T22:42:46.77 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 214 51.9036 -0.076 98
IV.MSRU.BHN. 2009-01-16T22:42:45.82 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 187 44.0226 -0.725 83
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2009-01-16T22:42:45.71 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 102 28.1496 -0.365 97
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