Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 03-10-2018 and time 02:13:52 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 03-10-2018 02:13:52 (UTC)
  • 03-10-2018 04:13:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3840, 15.4840 at 123 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 17 8584 8584

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.1 2018-10-03
02:13:52
38.3835 15.4842 123 2019-06-04
09:15:56
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 61638701
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.1 2018-10-03
02:13:54
38.4303 15.4883 107 2018-10-03
02:24:40
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61575431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-03 02:13:52 ± 0.18
Latitude 38.3835 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.4842 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 123 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 61638701

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1111
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 705
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 283
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1110.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 97
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 40
Number of defining phases 33
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.89307
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61575431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-03 02:24:40

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61638701
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-05 07:21:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PANTE.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:15:35.94 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 13.96 0
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:15:25.70 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 12.62 0
IV.CSNT.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:15:24.96 3.0 positive manual Pn 3.82 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:15:22.14 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 12.25 0
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:15:12.65 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.07 0
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:43.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 9 180.8856 120 -0.67 45
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:36.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 18 133.3665 129 0.36 79
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:32.84 0.1 undecidable manual S 33 115.1958 133 -0.01 88
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:30.41 0.1 undecidable manual S 59 94.6386 139 0.62 79
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:28.37 0.1 undecidable manual S 85 83.25 143 0.11 92
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:25.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 210.1341 116 -0.02 45
IV.SOI.EHN. 2018-10-03T02:14:25.19 0.1 undecidable manual S 125 60.3951 152 -0.41 91
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:24.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 269 43.8228 159 0.21 73
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:24.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 218 49.7169 156 0.27 71
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:24.57 0.1 undecidable manual S 156 46.2204 158 0.28 95
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2018-10-03T02:14:23.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 25.2525 167 0.31 74
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:23.87 0.1 undecidable manual S 111 38.2284 161 0.19 98
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:23.84 0.1 undecidable manual S 54 42.7239 159 -0.17 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:22.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 204 28.6491 166 -0.6 90
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:22.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 171 13.4754 173 -0.33 100
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:22.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 180.8856 120 -0.16 68
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:21.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 43 167.7099 122 0.15 73
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:21.29 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:17.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 133.3665 129 0.1 83
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:17.37 0.1 positive manual P 55 126.873 130 0.27 82
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:16.82 0.1 negative manual P 36 124.8861 131 -0.08 85
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:15.78 0.1 negative manual P 33 115.1958 133 -0.23 84
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:14.43 0.1 positive manual P 59 94.6386 139 0.19 89
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:13.34 0.1 positive manual P 85 83.25 143 -0.01 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:12.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 235 65.2902 150 0.24 93
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:11.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 218 49.7169 156 0.74 62
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:11.18 0.1 negative manual P 156 46.2204 158 0.12 99
IV.SOI.EHN. 2018-10-03T02:14:11.56 0.1 positive manual P 125 60.3951 152 -0.26 93
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:11.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 269 43.8228 159 0.11 75
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2018-10-03T02:14:10.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 241 25.2525 167 -0.07 77
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:10.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 28.6491 166 -0.3 98
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:10.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 38.2284 161 -0.2 98
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:10.74 0.1 positive manual P 54 42.7239 159 -0.16 98
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:09.71 0.1 positive manual P 171 13.4754 173 -0.32 100
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2018-10-03T02:14:01.30 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001199263 0.1792 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:23.47
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00011029635 0.2208 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:23.46
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000087868445 0.24 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:24.76
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00009107186 0.28 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:25.64
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00010907483499999999 0.24 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:25.92
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00010105316000000001 0.2592 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:25.80
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00008138277500000001 0.2816 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:25.37
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00007319776 0.2816 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:25.37
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00007139744000000001 0.12 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:25.27
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008987186999999999 0.1584 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:25.92
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00008295818500000001 0.6016 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:28.69
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00005667321 0.2 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:29.45
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00008998573500000002 0.2192 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:29.53
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00008616591500000002 0.24 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:29.42
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00006468502499999999 0.3392 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:31.47
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:2.0 0.00004378945 0.2608 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:32.24
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:1.9 0.0000424886656 0.4 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:32.83
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00008248312499999999 0.16 AML other m 2018-10-03T02:14:37.50
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