Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 29-03-2010 and time 16:30:15 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 29-03-2010 14:30:15 (UTC)
  • 29-03-2010 16:30:15 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5850, 12.7640 at 10 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
67 Km NE of Trapani (68759 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
86 Km NW of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Marsala (83194 inhabitants)
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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 2.4 2010-03-29
14:30:15
38.585 12.764 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1024439
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-03-29 14:30:15 ± 0.58
Latitude 38.5850 ± 0.0234
Longitude 12.7640 ± 0.0426
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1024439

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4053
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2105
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 297
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4522.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 139
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 7
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.81
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.34624
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.78160
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1024439
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:40:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.VSL.HHE. 2010-03-29T14:31:00.18 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 290 308.7576 -0.589 19
IV.CORL.HHN. 2010-03-29T14:30:41.49 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 148 89.9433 -0.762 62
IV.MTGR.SHZ. 2010-03-29T14:30:38.77 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 180 76.7676 0.031 52
IV.CORL.HHN. 2010-03-29T14:30:31.84 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 148 89.9433 0.874 59
IV.MTGR.SHZ. 2010-03-29T14:30:29.25 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 180 76.7676 0.311 73
IV.USI.HHZ. 2010-03-29T14:30:29.26 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 69 38.4282 0.755 45
IV.USI.HHZ. 2010-03-29T14:30:22.52 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 69 38.4282 -0.512 100
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