Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 08-07-2018 and time 07:57:10 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 08-07-2018 05:57:10 (UTC)
  • 08-07-2018 07:57:10 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.4750, 15.5680 at 25 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
70 Km SE of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
84 Km SE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.3 2018-07-08
05:57:10
36.4748 15.5682 25 2019-04-24
14:51:14
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 66937321
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.3 2018-07-08
05:57:10
36.4702 15.5798 23 2018-07-08
06:17:05
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 58579891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-07-08 05:57:10 ± 0.28
Latitude 36.4748 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.5682 ± 0.0212
Depth (km) 25 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 66937321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1663
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1075
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 290
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 252
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.48563
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.21948
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66937321
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-26 15:10:46

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 58579891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-07-08 06:17:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-07-08T05:57:49.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 308 135.3645 54 0.57 42
MN.WDD.HHN. 2018-07-08T05:57:44.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 233 117.1938 97 -0.22 46
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2018-07-08T05:57:41.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 108.7134 98 -0.45 44
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-07-08T05:57:38.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 97.0251 99 -0.39 45
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2018-07-08T05:57:37.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 91.8414 100 -0.31 46
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2018-07-08T05:57:36.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 308 88.0452 100 -0.03 50
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-07-08T05:57:32.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 308 135.3645 54 -0.24 65
MN.WDD.HHN. 2018-07-08T05:57:29.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 233 117.1938 97 -0.11 46
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2018-07-08T05:57:28.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 316 108.7134 98 -0.07 95
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2018-07-08T05:57:28.16 1.0 undecidable manual S 299 53.9016 108 0.39 26
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2018-07-08T05:57:26.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 91.8414 100 0.25 100
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-07-08T05:57:26.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 97.0251 99 0.07 99
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2018-07-08T05:57:25.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 308 88.0452 100 -0.36 93
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2018-07-08T05:57:20.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 53.9016 108 0.55 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00033850000000000004 0.1 AML other m 2018-07-08T05:57:29.43
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00034599999999999995 0.24 AML other m 2018-07-08T05:57:30.57
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:2.6 0.000397 0.78 AML other m 2018-07-08T05:57:38.16
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:2.3 0.000225 0.16 AML other m 2018-07-08T05:57:38.26
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00015099999999999998 0.5 AML other m 2018-07-08T05:57:39.75
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000183 1.84 AML other m 2018-07-08T05:57:40.03
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