Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 12-12-1988 and time 07:23:59 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

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

  • 12-12-1988 06:23:59 (UTC)
  • 12-12-1988 07:23:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4310, 15.3570 at 108 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
32 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
44 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 2.4
ML-VAX 1.9
1988-12-12
06:23:59
38.431 15.357 108 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83089
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1988-12-12 06:23:59 ± 0.689
Latitude 38.4310 ± 0.0335
Longitude 15.3570 ± 0.0629
Depth (km) 108 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83089

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 6626.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 228
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00251
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01384
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 83089
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:18:02

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83089
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.TDS.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:45.70 10.0 undecidable manual S 31 1.443 0.44 0.3
--.RI2.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:34.42 10.0 undecidable manual S 90 0.8769 0.57 0.3
--.FE2.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:34.34 10.0 undecidable manual S ! 124 0.6882 3.51 0
--.CZI.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:33.94 10.0 undecidable manual S 37 0.9879 -1.84 0
--.SOI.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:30.53 10.0 undecidable manual S 122 0.6438 0.29 0.5
--.GMB.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:28.72 10.0 undecidable manual S 125 0.444 1.01 0.1
--.SC9.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:26.35 10.0 undecidable manual S 121 0.3219 -0.16 0.6
--.ATN.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:25.89 10.0 undecidable manual S 163 0.2775 -0.26 0.5
--.TDS.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:25.75 10.0 negative manual P 31 1.443 0.32 1.6
--.SE2.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:22.56 10.0 undecidable manual P 61 1.1988 -0.13 1.1
--.MMN.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:22.50 10.0 undecidable manual P ! 18 1.5318 -4.07 0
--.FE2.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:20.38 10.0 negative manual P ! 124 0.6882 2.92 0
--.CZI.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:20.48 10.0 positive manual P 37 0.9879 0.16 2.5
--.RI2.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:18.72 10.0 positive manual P 90 0.8769 -0.48 1.6
--.SOI.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:16.76 10.0 positive manual P 122 0.6438 -0.36 2.2
--.GMB.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:16.17 10.0 positive manual P 125 0.444 0.51 1.6
--.GA2.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:15.64 10.0 undecidable manual P 125 0.444 -0.02 1.5
--.SC9.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:14.76 10.0 undecidable manual P 121 0.3219 -0.21 1.3
--.ATN.Z. 1988-12-12T06:24:14.45 10.0 positive manual P 163 0.2775 -0.31 2.4
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