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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 28-12-2013 and time 08:51:49 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 28-12-2013 08:51:49 (UTC)
  • 28-12-2013 09:51:49 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1730, 15.5670 at 7 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
Messina ME 3 238439 238439
Villa San Giovanni RC 8 13784 252223
Campo Calabro RC 9 4536 256759
Reggio di Calabria RC 10 183035 439794
Saponara ME 12 3988 443782
Fiumara RC 12 1018 444800
Rometta ME 13 6650 451450
Villafranca Tirrena ME 14 8584 460034
Calanna RC 14 934 460968
Laganadi RC 15 413 461381
San Roberto RC 16 1750 463131
Scilla RC 16 4964 468095
Monforte San Giorgio ME 16 2777 470872
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 17 343 471215
Roccavaldina ME 17 1133 472348
Scaletta Zanclea ME 17 2140 474488
Valdina ME 17 1355 475843
Itala ME 18 1640 477483
Spadafora ME 18 5021 482504
Venetico ME 18 3911 486415
Torregrotta ME 19 7431 493846
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 496683
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 20 1263 497946

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
3 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
10 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
85 Km NE 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 2.0 2013-12-28
08:51:49		 38.1727 15.5667 7 2015-01-20
11:30:47		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 5624751
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2013-12-28
08:51:49		 38.1847 15.5622 10 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 5084401
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-12-28 08:51:49 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1727 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.5667 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 5624751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 603
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 165
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 350
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 111
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08094
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56028
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5084401
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-12-28 08:56:07

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5624751
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-15 13:27:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:52:10.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 62.1933 50 0.89 53
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:52:08.06 0.1 undecidable manual S 294 55.8996 50 0.47 85
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:52:04.93 0.1 undecidable manual S 122 45.5211 50 0.1 94
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:52:03.29 0.1 undecidable manual S 247 40.8258 50 -0.29 91
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:52:02.46 0.1 undecidable manual S 233 36.741 101 0.19 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:52:01.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 62.1933 50 0.19 89
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:52:00.14 0.1 undecidable manual S 248 31.746 102 -0.43 89
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:59.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 294 55.8996 50 -0.19 90
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:59.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 55.5999 50 -0.61 61
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:59.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 71 30.1476 103 -0.13 96
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:58.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 45.5211 50 -0.17 92
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:57.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 40.8258 50 -0.28 91
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:57.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 43.9227 50 -0.36 89
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:57.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 71 20.5683 109 0.17 96
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:57.61 0.1 undecidable manual S 91 22.8549 107 0.01 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:56.28 0.1 undecidable manual S 261 18.87 110 0 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:56.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 233 36.741 101 -0.1 95
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:55.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 71 30.1476 103 -0.08 97
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:55.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 248 31.746 102 -0.14 95
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:54.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 91 22.8549 107 0.39 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:53.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 18.87 110 0.21 96
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:53.12 0.1 undecidable manual S 261 8.9799 127 -0.12 99
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:53.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 71 20.5683 109 0.25 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:53.68 0.1 undecidable manual S 333 11.2776 121 -0.23 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:52.08 0.1 positive manual P 333 11.2776 121 0.12 99
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2013-12-28T08:51:51.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 8.9799 127 0.3 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000162 1.08 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:04.14
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001275 0.38 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:03.89
IV.ATN.BHN. ML:2.2 0.0024850000000000002 1.04 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:51:53.60
IV.ATN.BHE. ML:2.1 0.002075 0.24 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:51:53.98
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000214 0.96 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:00.74
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001875 1.38 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:00.96
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.5 0.002345 0.76 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:51:58.04
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.6 0.0029950000000000003 0.16 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:51:58.20
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0010110000000000002 0.7 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:09.11
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.001142 1.2 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:10.70
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000366 0.3 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:01.93
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000426 0.26 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:07.58
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000148 0.54 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:06.24
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00014350000000000002 0.28 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:06.01
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0009739999999999999 0.48 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:51:56.43
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001355 0.18 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:51:56.67
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0007725 1.26 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:51:58.09
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005525 0.68 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:51:57.84
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.002615 0.94 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:51:54.53
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0038599999999999997 1.1 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:51:54.02
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00021200000000000003 0.92 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:04.56
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001905 0.3 AML other m 2013-12-28T08:52:03.78
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