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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 03-12-2019 and time 15:48:00 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 03-12-2019 15:48:00 (UTC)
  • 03-12-2019 16:48:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3450, 15.4250 at 120 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 12 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 14 5021 13605
Venetico ME 15 3911 17516
Saponara ME 17 3988 21504
Valdina ME 17 1355 22859
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 30290
Roccavaldina ME 19 1133 31423
Rometta ME 19 6650 38073

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
32 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Catania (314555 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 2.2 2019-12-03
15:48:00		 38.3448 15.4253 120 2020-02-28
16:42:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75511621
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2019-12-03
15:48:00		 38.3662 15.4103 117 2019-12-03
16:01:07		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 74283911
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-03 15:48:00 ± 0.26
Latitude 38.3448 ± 0.0225
Longitude 15.4253 ± 0.0264
Depth (km) 120 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75511621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3067
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 562
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 137
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3070.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 63
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10342
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.25276
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75511621
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-21 09:25:13

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74283911
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-03 16:01:07
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHE. 2019-12-03T15:48:43.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 139.0608 127 -0.08 39
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:40.01 1.0 undecidable manual S 34 121.5894 131 -0.56 18
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:36.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 88.8444 140 0.6 40
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:32.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 58.5969 152 0.64 40
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:30.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 49.4172 156 -0.24 69
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:30.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 103 41.8248 159 0.28 70
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:29.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 196 22.8549 168 0.39 70
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:29.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 244 18.7701 170 -0.06 76
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:28.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 11.4774 174 -0.34 73
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:28.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 111 27.0507 166 -0.53 67
IV.CET2.HHE. 2019-12-03T15:48:25.42 1.0 undecidable manual P 19 139.0608 127 0.24 19
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:23.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 121.5894 131 -0.14 81
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:22.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 120.6903 131 -0.63 73
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:21.21 0.1 positive manual P 82 88.8444 140 0.59 79
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:19.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 221 76.1682 145 -0.47 84
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:18.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 235 58.5969 152 0.06 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:18.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 44.7219 158 0.8 78
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:18.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 216 71.4729 147 -0.38 87
IV.ISTR.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:18.88 1.0 undecidable manual P 338 53.0025 154 0.68 20
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:18.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 216 43.2234 158 0.9 56
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:17.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 41.8248 159 0.01 98
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:17.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 27.0507 166 -0.06 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:17.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 38.9277 160 0.07 97
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:17.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 49.4172 156 -0.04 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:16.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 244 18.7701 170 -0.2 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:16.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 11.4774 174 -0.2 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-03T15:48:16.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 22.8549 168 -0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00018862725 0.2432 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:18.76
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001556175 0.1408 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:19.16
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006414371 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:19.81
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00009602598500000001 0.1408 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:29.38
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0001329911 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:29.63
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000091624685 0.2688 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:30.35
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00010913657 0.2944 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:30.66
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00012235635 0.2176 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:31.78
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00012656914999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:32.39
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00011389350000000001 0.3968 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:32.82
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00010835895000000001 0.3968 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:32.62
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.3 0.00013054480000000002 0.2176 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:33.31
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00012762042499999998 0.2176 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:33.31
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000070941645 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:33.64
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00008073179 0.5504 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:33.91
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00003877107 0.3328 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:37.06
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.4 0.000142283665 0.4096 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:37.36
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0001540579 0.4096 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:37.16
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.5 0.0001544624 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:37.48
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00015448875 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:37.48
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00007072539499999999 0.3968 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:46.18
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000078146775 0.2432 AML other m 2019-12-03T15:48:32.96
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