Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 19-02-2009 and time 00:16:21 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 18-02-2009 23:16:21 (UTC)
  • 19-02-2009 00:16:21 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.6750, 14.6280 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
97 Km NW of Messina (238439 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 2.4
ML 2.5
2009-02-18
23:16:21
38.675 14.628 17 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 745209
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-02-18 23:16:21 ± 0.41
Latitude 38.6750 ± 0.0270
Longitude 14.6280 ± 0.0196
Depth (km) 17 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 745209

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2989
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1167
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 337
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3448.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 269
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.96407
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 745209
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:05:33

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 745209
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:05:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FAEN.HHN. 2009-02-18T23:17:09.59 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CDCA.EHN. 2009-02-18T23:16:56.95 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GALF.HHE. 2009-02-18T23:16:39.66 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 183 107.0151 -0.025 66
IV.MMME.BHN. 2009-02-18T23:16:38.47 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 146 98.4237 0.108 67
IV.GIB.EHE. 2009-02-18T23:16:37.26 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 215 92.241 -0.143 45
I1.IACL.BHN. 2009-02-18T23:16:31.96 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 237 28.4493 -0.107 51
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2009-02-18T23:16:28.72 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 200 13.0758 0.15 52
I1.IACL.BHN. 2009-02-18T23:16:27.97 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 237 28.4493 0.268 98
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2009-02-18T23:16:25.43 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 200 13.0758 -0.251 100
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