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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 15-11-2018 and time 06:42:37 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 15-11-2018 05:42:37 (UTC)
  • 15-11-2018 06:42:37 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3690, 15.7460 at 12 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
Palmi RC 9 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 11 10255 29185
Seminara RC 12 2811 31996
Scilla RC 13 4964 36960
Melicuccà RC 14 930 37890
Gioia Tauro RC 15 19864 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 15 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 16 534 62408
Sinopoli RC 16 2089 64497
San Roberto RC 18 1750 66247
Fiumara RC 18 1018 67265
Campo Calabro RC 19 4536 71801
Cosoleto RC 19 859 72660
Villa San Giovanni RC 19 13784 86444
Rizziconi RC 19 7829 94273
San Ferdinando RC 20 4490 98763

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
30 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
98 Km NE 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 2018-11-15
05:42:37		 38.3693 15.7462 12 2019-06-04
09:16:06		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 64675751
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2018-11-15
05:42:37		 38.3813 15.7385 11 2018-11-15
05:47:39		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 63079291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-11-15 05:42:37 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.3693 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.7462 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 12 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 64675751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 588
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 350
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 148
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 590.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 68
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.03062
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
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 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63079291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-15 05:47:39

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 64675751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-01-14 12:59:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:43:11.50 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:57.26 3.0 positive manual P -1.33 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:56.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 226 62.8926 91 -0.1 46
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2018-11-15T05:42:56.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 26 114.3966 90 0.46 39
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:55.75 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:55.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 60.7947 91 -0.34 45
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:54.08 3.0 negative manual P -0.87 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:52.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 46.1205 91 -0.2 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:52.07 0.3 positive manual P 245 84.1491 90 0.19 66
IV.GRI.EHN. 2018-11-15T05:42:51.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 49 77.0673 91 0.62 59
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:51.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 42.4242 91 -0.02 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:50.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 234 42.2244 91 -0.27 46
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:50.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 186 40.8258 91 0.06 73
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:49.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 65.2902 91 0.3 66
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2018-11-15T05:42:49.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 273 68.376 91 0.5 42
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:49.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 66.5778 91 0 70
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:49.97 0.6 undecidable manual P 277 69.8745 91 0.3 44
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:48.89 1.0 negative manual P 317 65.3901 91 -0.09 23
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:48.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 226 62.8926 91 -0.17 46
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:48.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 81 60.7947 91 0.36 44
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:47.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 25 29.0487 92 -0.41 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:46.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 23.754 93 -0.01 76
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:46.55 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.07 0
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:45.13 0.1 positive manual P 186 40.8258 91 -0.07 98
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:45.25 0.1 positive manual P 141 42.4242 91 -0.2 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:45.99 0.3 negative manual P 257 46.1205 91 -0.02 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:45.06 0.3 negative manual P 234 42.2244 91 -0.36 69
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:43.28 0.1 positive manual P 25 29.0487 92 -0.1 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:42.65 0.1 positive manual P 241 23.754 93 0.08 100
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-11-15T05:42:42.76 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.15 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0008700000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:47.09
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003915 0.18 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:47.34
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004835 0.6 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:47.20
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0007155 1.02 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:48.23
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002155 0.54 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:51.04
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00019250000000000002 0.5 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:52.25
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0002185 0.74 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:54.39
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00028500000000000004 0.32 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:54.11
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00011899999999999999 0.84 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:58.37
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000122 0.86 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:58.69
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002325 1.54 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:42:58.10
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002175 1.16 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:43:00.22
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000122 0.36 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:43:11.27
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000799 0.92 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:43:12.62
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00009570000000000001 0.54 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:43:12.41
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00008345 0.7 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:43:18.16
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