Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 25-03-2010 and time 20:52:52 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 25-03-2010 20:52:52 (UTC)
  • 25-03-2010 21:52:52 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3190, 15.4570 at 51 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 9 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 13 5021 13605
Venetico ME 14 3911 17516
Saponara ME 14 3988 21504
Valdina ME 16 1355 22859
Messina ME 16 238439 261298
Rometta ME 17 6650 267948
Torregrotta ME 17 7431 275379
Roccavaldina ME 17 1133 276512
Monforte San Giorgio ME 19 2777 279289
Villa San Giovanni RC 19 13784 293073
CondrĂ² ME 20 493 293566
San Pier Niceto ME 20 2837 296403

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
28 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Catania (314555 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
Md 1.8
ML 2.0
2010-03-25
20:52:52
38.319 15.457 51 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1023369
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-03-25 20:52:52 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.3190 ± 0.0117
Longitude 15.4570 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 51 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1023369

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1306
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 403
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 196
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1526.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 181
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06745
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56567
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1023369
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:39:13

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1023369
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:39:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHE. 2010-03-25T20:53:13.62 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 117 58.6968 -0.13 92
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2010-03-25T20:53:11.06 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 279 42.0246 0.289 93
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2010-03-25T20:53:11.63 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 203 46.1205 0.173 94
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2010-03-25T20:53:11.02 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 149 40.9257 0.428 89
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2010-03-25T20:53:10.51 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 100 38.5281 0.286 92
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2010-03-25T20:53:07.79 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 255 20.3685 -0.091 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2010-03-25T20:53:06.70 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 144 7.4814 -0.294 96
IV.MPAZ.HHN. 2010-03-25T20:53:05.06 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 130 62.7927 -0.362 65
IV.SOI.EHE. 2010-03-25T20:53:04.80 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 117 58.6968 -0.178 91
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2010-03-25T20:53:03.56 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 203 46.1205 -0.092 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2010-03-25T20:53:03.15 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 100 38.5281 0.208 93
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2010-03-25T20:53:03.46 0.1 negative manual Pg 279 42.0246 0.203 94
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2010-03-25T20:53:02.93 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 149 40.9257 -0.226 93
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2010-03-25T20:53:01.53 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 255 20.3685 -0.057 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2010-03-25T20:53:00.95 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 144 7.4814 -0.125 100
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