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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 15-06-2020 and time 12:10:31 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 15-06-2020 12:10:31 (UTC)
  • 15-06-2020 14:10:31 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3740, 14.6030 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.

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An earthquake occurred to
86 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
98 Km NW of Acireale (52622 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 2.0 2020-06-15
12:10:31		 38.3738 14.6027 10 2020-11-19
12:36:52		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80883271
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2020-06-15
12:10:30		 38.3923 14.5753 26 2020-06-15
12:29:55		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 80205631
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-06-15 12:10:31 ± 0.18
Latitude 38.3738 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.6027 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80883271

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 723
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 658
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 264
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 84
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) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19156
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61154
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80205631
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-15 12:29:55

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80883271
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-08 22:52:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:51.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 225 67.8765 50 -0.45 43
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2020-06-15T12:10:50.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 224 58.2972 50 0.67 40
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:45.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 147 43.623 50 -0.22 47
IV.IVPL.HNZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:43.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 89 32.8449 50 0.5 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:43.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 181 37.7289 50 -0.28 47
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:43.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 67.8765 50 0.38 87
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2020-06-15T12:10:42.73 0.6 undecidable manual P 224 58.2972 50 0.79 38
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:41.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 309 27.8499 50 -0.19 73
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:39.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 21.2676 115 -0.44 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:39.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 43.623 50 -0.19 94
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:38.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 37.7289 50 -0.4 91
IV.IVPL.HNZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:38.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 32.8449 50 0.01 100
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:37.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 309 27.8499 50 -0.09 99
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:37.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 75 31.0467 50 0.05 50
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:37.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 85 31.2465 50 0.02 75
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-06-15T12:10:36.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 354 21.2676 115 0.33 72
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007607458 0.16 AML other m 2020-06-15T12:10:41.92
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0032743489999999997 0.9024 AML other m 2020-06-15T12:10:41.87
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00082910405 0.2176 AML other m 2020-06-15T12:10:42.85
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0015427485 0.1216 AML other m 2020-06-15T12:10:43.00
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005218376499999999 0.1408 AML other m 2020-06-15T12:10:43.49
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001748861 0.5376 AML other m 2020-06-15T12:10:47.58
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0041162205 0.9152 AML other m 2020-06-15T12:10:46.93
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000097607045 0.3008 AML other m 2020-06-15T12:10:47.98
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006099493 1.1584 AML other m 2020-06-15T12:10:51.69
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000037555779999999996 1.2992 AML other m 2020-06-15T12:10:53.56
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