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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 12-09-2014 and time 08:51:34 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 12-09-2014 08:51:34 (UTC)
  • 12-09-2014 10:51:34 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2640, 15.6680 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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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Scilla RC 4 4964 4964
Campo Calabro RC 5 4536 9500
Villa San Giovanni RC 6 13784 23284
Fiumara RC 6 1018 24302
San Roberto RC 8 1750 26052
Calanna RC 10 934 26986
Laganadi RC 12 413 27399
Bagnara Calabra RC 12 10255 37654
Messina ME 12 238439 276093
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 13 343 276436
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 15 1263 277699
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 16 4120 281819
Reggio di Calabria RC 17 183035 464854
Sinopoli RC 18 2089 466943
Palmi RC 19 18930 485873
Melicuccà RC 19 930 486803
San Procopio RC 20 534 487337
Seminara RC 20 2811 490148

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
17 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
99 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 1.5 2014-09-12
08:51:34		 38.2642 15.668 10 2015-09-21
09:39:02		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 17236221
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2014-09-12
08:51:34		 38.2643 15.6672 8 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 8288541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-09-12 08:51:34 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.2642 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.6680 ± 0.0046
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 17236221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 929
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 257
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 3
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 930.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10072
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55128
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 17236221
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-02-25 11:19:44

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 8288541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-12 09:24:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:48.44 1.0 undecidable manual S 139 45.4212 50 -0.67 20
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2014-09-12T08:51:46.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 271 38.0286 50 -0.52 43
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2014-09-12T08:51:45.64 1.0 undecidable manual P 282 61.1943 50 0.41 21
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:44.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 245 30.4473 50 -0.38 68
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:43.52 1.0 undecidable manual P 241 53.2023 50 -0.49 21
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:43.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 139 45.4212 50 0.25 68
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:42.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 240 44.1225 50 0.06 47
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2014-09-12T08:51:42.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 38.0286 50 0.36 67
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:42.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 237 21.1677 114 0.16 48
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:42.19 0.6 undecidable manual P 26 42.4242 50 -0.16 46
IV.GMB.BHE. 2014-09-12T08:51:41.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 127 17.5713 119 -0.01 50
MN.CEL.HHE. 2014-09-12T08:51:41.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 91 19.6692 116 0.14 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:40.70 0.1 positive manual P 245 30.4473 50 0.21 94
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2014-09-12T08:51:40.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 174 29.0487 50 0.12 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:39.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 270 13.875 125 -0.38 70
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:39.17 0.6 undecidable manual P 237 21.1677 114 0.32 46
IV.GMB.BHE. 2014-09-12T08:51:38.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 127 17.5713 119 0.07 74
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:38.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 11.1777 130 -0.4 70
MN.CEL.HHE. 2014-09-12T08:51:38.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 91 19.6692 116 -0.04 74
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:37.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 109 11.1777 130 -0.05 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2014-09-12T08:51:37.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 270 13.875 125 0.29 71
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000126 0.36 AML other m 2014-09-12T08:51:45.24
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001095 1.04 AML other m 2014-09-12T08:51:45.94
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00015949999999999997 0.78 AML other m 2014-09-12T08:51:42.57
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00013000000000000002 0.42 AML other m 2014-09-12T08:51:47.52
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0005885 0.54 AML other m 2014-09-12T08:51:38.31
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00039349999999999997 1.36 AML other m 2014-09-12T08:51:39.20
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0002595 0.3 AML other m 2014-09-12T08:51:42.91
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001795 0.4 AML other m 2014-09-12T08:51:42.35
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