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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 01-12-2020 and time 20:15:17 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 01-12-2020 20:15:17 (UTC)
  • 01-12-2020 21:15:17 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.8180, 15.2860 at 264 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
73 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 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 2.4 2020-12-01
20:15:17		 38.8185 15.2862 264 2021-02-26
14:56:14		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86066781
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.5 2020-12-01
20:15:16		 38.7762 15.226 268 2020-12-01
20:29:18		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85135611
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-01 20:15:17 ± 0.35
Latitude 38.8185 ± 0.0270
Longitude 15.2862 ± 0.0439
Depth (km) 264 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86066781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4256
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1548
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 124
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4260.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 130
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.51351
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.55673
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86066781
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-28 14:49:34

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85135611
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-01 20:29:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:16:26.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 60 150.9378 149 0.4 44
MN.TIP.HHN. 2020-12-01T20:16:24.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 72 133.0668 152 -0.23 48
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:16:23.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 117.2937 155 1.08 36
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:16:23.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 78 123.3876 154 -0.36 47
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2020-12-01T20:16:22.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 97.3248 159 1.11 37
IV.CET2.HHE. 2020-12-01T20:16:20.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 36 97.5246 159 -0.49 49
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:16:19.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 163 64.491 166 0.24 54
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:16:19.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 139 81.3519 162 -0.22 53
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:16:18.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 114 56.9985 167 -0.47 53
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2020-12-01T20:16:00.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 172.7937 145 1.47 37
IV.SCHR.EHN. 2020-12-01T20:15:58.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 167.4102 146 0.22 64
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2020-12-01T20:15:58.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 149.4393 149 0.85 56
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:15:57.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 60 150.9378 149 -0.12 47
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:15:57.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 0 166.4112 147 -0.46 61
MN.TIP.HHN. 2020-12-01T20:15:56.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 72 133.0668 152 -0.03 50
IV.CELI.HHE. 2020-12-01T20:15:56.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 58 123.5874 154 0.37 47
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2020-12-01T20:15:56.75 0.6 undecidable manual P 228 144.744 150 -0.2 47
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-12-01T20:15:56.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 230 142.9458 150 -0.12 48
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:15:55.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 81 117.2937 155 0.24 49
XK.ALB1.HNZ. 2020-12-01T20:15:55.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 78 115.3956 155 0.19 100
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:15:55.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 78 123.3876 154 0.09 50
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2020-12-01T20:15:54.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 60 104.7174 158 0.19 51
IV.SOI.EHN. 2020-12-01T20:15:54.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 141 106.2159 157 -0.61 45
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-12-01T20:15:54.75 0.6 undecidable manual P 183 94.1391 160 0.49 49
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2020-12-01T20:15:54.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 158 97.3248 159 0.17 78
IV.GRI.EHN. 2020-12-01T20:15:54.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 89 98.0241 159 0.14 78
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2020-12-01T20:15:54.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 203 93.24 160 -0.07 54
XK.GIZZ.HHN. 2020-12-01T20:15:53.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 77 81.5517 162 -0.57 73
IV.CET2.HHE. 2020-12-01T20:15:53.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 36 97.5246 159 -0.5 48
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2020-12-01T20:15:53.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 74.7696 164 -0.37 78
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:15:53.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 139 81.3519 162 -0.43 51
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:15:52.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 114 56.9985 167 -0.48 52
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-01T20:15:52.57 0.6 undecidable manual P 163 64.491 166 -0.59 50
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00009880484 0.9856 AML other m 2020-12-01T20:15:54.79
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000060473984999999996 0.448 AML other m 2020-12-01T20:16:19.03
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000036483045 1.488 AML other m 2020-12-01T20:16:22.08
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.7 0.00007278446500000001 1.3472 AML other m 2020-12-01T20:16:24.99
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000033220474999999996 0.3968 AML other m 2020-12-01T20:16:26.35
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00002454828 0.3584 AML other m 2020-12-01T20:16:26.60
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000021307815 0.5632 AML other m 2020-12-01T20:16:28.33
IV.SERS.HNN. ML:2.4 0.000033184715 0.9632 AML other m 2020-12-01T20:16:29.98
IV.PIPA.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00003080392 0.8352 AML other m 2020-12-01T20:16:34.84
IV.PIPA.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000023043095 0.7808 AML other m 2020-12-01T20:16:35.53
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