Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 27-05-2011 and time 02:08:08 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 27-05-2011 00:08:08 (UTC)
  • 27-05-2011 02:08:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4000, 15.0590 at 140 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Lipari ME 12 12753 12753

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
60 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km N 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 2.2
ML 2.3
2011-05-27
00:08:08
38.4 15.059 140 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1222559
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2011-05-27 00:08:08 ± 0.37
Latitude 38.4000 ± 0.0243
Longitude 15.0590 ± 0.0333
Depth (km) 140 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1222559

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3488
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1278
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 135
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3962.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 272
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.53604
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1222559
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 23:59:17

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1222559
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 23:59:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2011-05-27T00:09:00.57 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 59 170.496 0.523 64
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:53.94 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 46 137.3625 -0.572 35
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:52.56 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 68 126.873 -0.316 77
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:48.14 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 112 93.9393 -0.088 87
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:46.41 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 102 74.2701 0.506 41
IV.LADO.HHE. 2011-05-27T00:08:44.95 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MMGO.SHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:41.06 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:41.99 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 134 20.6682 -0.007 100
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:41.16 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:38.47 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 59 170.496 0.147 69
IV.LAV9.HHE. 2011-05-27T00:08:38.36 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:35.09 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 46 137.3625 -0.038 80
CH.MUGIO.HHN. 2011-05-27T00:08:35.04 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:34.62 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 68 126.873 0.437 75
IV.MPAZ.HHN. 2011-05-27T00:08:34.20 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:31.30 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 112 93.9393 -0.2 85
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:29.91 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 102 74.2701 -0.248 87
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:27.05 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2011-05-27T00:08:27.82 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 134 20.6682 -0.082 100
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