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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 07-10-2018 and time 21:49:52 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 07-10-2018 21:49:52 (UTC)
  • 07-10-2018 23:49:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3720, 15.4270 at 117 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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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 15 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 17 5021 13605
Venetico ME 18 3911 17516
Saponara ME 20 3988 21504

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
35 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 2.0 2018-10-07
21:49:52		 38.3722 15.4268 117 2019-06-04
09:16:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 62697111
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2018-10-07
21:49:51		 38.3917 15.4002 117 2018-10-07
22:03:47		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61712731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-07 21:49:52 ± 0.27
Latitude 38.3722 ± 0.0135
Longitude 15.4268 ± 0.0206
Depth (km) 117 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 62697111

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1722
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1193
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 264
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 92
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
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) 0.18346
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.84091
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 62697111
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-02 13:11:09

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61712731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-07 22:03:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:39.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 156.1215 122 1.07 29
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:31.52 1.0 undecidable manual S 35 118.992 130 -0.07 21
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:23.00 0.6 undecidable manual P 3 196.1592 116 0.02 32
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:23.76 0.6 undecidable manual P 11 204.3399 115 -0.14 30
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:23.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 63.9915 149 -0.23 45
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:22.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 47.4192 156 0.77 41
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:21.33 1.0 undecidable manual S 271 38.8278 160 -0.14 24
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:21.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 57 47.619 156 -0.19 47
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:20.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 237 20.3685 169 -0.12 51
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:20.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 194 25.8519 166 -0.05 51
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:18.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 147.6411 124 0.26 58
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:18.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 156.1215 122 -0.22 57
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:16.51 0.3 positive manual P 19 136.1637 126 -0.06 62
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:15.62 1.0 positive manual P 37 128.871 128 -0.23 20
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:14.52 0.3 positive manual P 35 118.992 130 -0.37 60
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:13.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 60 99.5226 136 0.62 39
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:10.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 63.9915 149 -0.25 69
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:09.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 47.4192 156 0.08 97
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:09.16 0.3 positive manual P 57 47.619 156 -0.3 70
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:09.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 107 42.5241 158 0 75
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:09.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 214 45.8208 157 0.59 63
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:08.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 194 25.8519 166 0.1 75
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:08.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 38.8278 160 -0.11 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-07T21:50:07.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 237 20.3685 169 -0.45 72
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00007384621 0.2048 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:23.92
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00011682620000000001 0.2048 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:23.46
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00007819597 0.384 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:24.01
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0000409176185 0.2944 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:24.26
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.0 0.00003717686 0.256 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:25.33
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.0 0.00003109607 0.32 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:26.68
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00006528508 0.2816 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:32.66
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000062685545 0.3072 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:33.86
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000014908649999999998 0.2176 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:35.40
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00006282512 0.1408 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:36.15
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000027099999999999998 0.34 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:36.48
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0001540074 0.256 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:36.54
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00004033342 0.2816 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:20.38
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00004956422 0.3072 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:21.41
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000037853825 0.4352 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:26.52
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000054311479999999995 0.4992 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:26.07
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000043062789999999996 0.3456 AML other m 2018-10-07T21:50:38.75
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