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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 04-12-2018 and time 00:39:48 (Italy) in region 2 km SE Galati Mamertino (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SE Galati Mamertino (ME), on

  • 03-12-2018 23:39:48 (UTC)
  • 04-12-2018 00:39:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0200, 14.7900 at 9 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
Galati Mamertino ME 2 2627 2627
Longi ME 3 1473 4100
Tortorici ME 3 6435 10535
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 6 1319 11854
Frazzanò ME 7 711 12565
Castell'Umberto ME 7 3128 15693
Alcara li Fusi ME 8 1980 17673
Mirto ME 8 974 18647
Ucria ME 9 1058 19705
Sinagra ME 9 2705 22410
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 10 1996 24406
Militello Rosmarino ME 10 1324 25730
Ficarra ME 11 1469 27199
Floresta ME 11 485 27684
Naso ME 11 3813 31497
Raccuja ME 11 1041 32538
Capri Leone ME 12 4515 37053
Torrenova ME 13 4386 41439
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 13 3090 44529
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 15 12624 57153
Brolo ME 16 5783 62936
San Piero Patti ME 16 2915 65851
Capo d'Orlando ME 16 13254 79105
San Fratello ME 17 3707 82812
Piraino ME 17 3962 86774
Librizzi ME 17 1660 88434
Maniace CT 18 3765 92199
Acquedolci ME 18 5744 97943
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 99558
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 100538
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 107612
Montalbano Elicona ME 20 2287 109899

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
56 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
63 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2018-12-03
23:39:48		 38.0203 14.79 9 2019-06-04
09:16:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 68757351
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2018-12-03
23:39:48		 38.0273 14.7802 10 2018-12-04
00:10:03		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 63626371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-12-03 23:39:48 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.0203 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.7900 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 68757351

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 761
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 457
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 132
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 760.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 163
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38581
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68757351
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-21 11:45:17

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63626371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-12-04 00:10:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.SARM.EHZ. 2018-12-03T23:41:20.00 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 6.2 0
IV.SAMA.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:41:19.29 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 2.13 0
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2018-12-03T23:40:58.54 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.89 0
IV.PANTE.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:40:54.21 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.05 0
IV.SAMA.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:40:32.70 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.65 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:40:30.98 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 11.07 0
IV.MFNL.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:40:04.80 3.0 negative manual Pg 0.61 0
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:40:02.74 3.0 positive manual Pn -2.41 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:40:01.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 98 39.1275 50 -0.27 45
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:39:58.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 148 26.1516 110 0.33 68
IV.IVPL.HHN. 2018-12-03T23:39:57.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 23 42.8238 50 0.34 66
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:39:57.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 165 22.5552 112 0.06 48
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:39:56.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 39.5271 50 0.28 67
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:39:56.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 39.1275 50 -0.36 66
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:39:54.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 148 26.1516 110 0.14 71
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-12-03T23:39:54.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 220 12.9759 126 -0.08 49
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:39:53.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 22.5552 112 -0.23 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:39:53.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 71 7.7811 140 0 50
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-12-03T23:39:51.92 0.1 positive manual P 220 12.9759 126 -0.18 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-12-03T23:39:51.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 71 7.7811 140 0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.001896198 0.256 AML other m 2018-12-03T23:40:00.79
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0018218894999999999 0.3456 AML other m 2018-12-03T23:40:00.98
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00121837275 1.552 AML other m 2018-12-03T23:40:01.14
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.001105461 0.2432 AML other m 2018-12-03T23:40:02.37
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0007613592 0.5376 AML other m 2018-12-03T23:40:03.87
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0009831973 0.384 AML other m 2018-12-03T23:40:06.31
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00066067835 0.32 AML other m 2018-12-03T23:40:07.49
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000397188 0.2432 AML other m 2018-12-03T23:40:08.51
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00009797383499999999 0.384 AML other m 2018-12-03T23:40:09.34
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00012112895000000001 0.2432 AML other m 2018-12-03T23:40:09.84
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