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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 05-06-2020 and time 18:11:53 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 05-06-2020 16:11:53 (UTC)
  • 05-06-2020 18:11:53 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4520, 14.5390 at 8 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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An earthquake occurred to
93 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Bagheria (55387 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 2.1 2020-06-05
16:11:53		 38.4517 14.5387 8 2020-11-19
12:36:48		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80117031
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2020-06-05
16:11:53		 38.45 14.5393 7 2020-06-05
16:26:58		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 79931811
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-06-05 16:11:53 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.4517 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.5387 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80117031

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 783
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 345
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 351
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11601
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55398
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:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79931811
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-05 16:26:58

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80117031
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-12 14:29:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:13.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 214 61.494 50 0.43 43
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:10.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 147 53.9016 50 -0.01 47
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:09.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 174 46.62 50 0.11 47
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:06.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 99 37.2294 50 0.04 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:06.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 102 39.2274 50 -0.15 47
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:05.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 91 35.6421 102 -0.02 49
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:04.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 214 61.494 50 0.02 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:03.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 147 53.9016 50 -0.18 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:02.02 0.1 negative manual P 174 46.62 50 -0.33 90
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:01.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 102 39.2274 50 0.13 71
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:01.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 91 35.6421 102 0.43 45
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:00.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 37.2294 50 0.05 73
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:12:00.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 300 18.2706 113 0.03 50
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:11:58.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 12.876 121 0.1 50
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:11:57.24 0.1 negative manual P 300 18.2706 113 -0.05 100
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-06-05T16:11:56.21 0.1 negative manual P 14 12.876 121 -0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0013239179999999999 0.2048 AML other m 2020-06-05T16:12:01.52
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001642795 0.1664 AML other m 2020-06-05T16:12:00.89
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0028876325 0.9856 AML other m 2020-06-05T16:12:14.06
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0018038100500000001 0.5248 AML other m 2020-06-05T16:12:11.85
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003030566 0.4992 AML other m 2020-06-05T16:12:15.03
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000251197 0.7424 AML other m 2020-06-05T16:12:07.81
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00010366970000000001 0.2944 AML other m 2020-06-05T16:12:12.56
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00010333535499999999 3.0208 AML other m 2020-06-05T16:12:10.32
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00025486615 0.3584 AML other m 2020-06-05T16:12:15.01
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0005135189499999999 0.4992 AML other m 2020-06-05T16:12:13.80
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