Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 08-02-2015 and time 21:57:10 (UTC) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 08-02-2015 21:57:10 (UTC)
  • 08-02-2015 22:57:10 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4200, 15.8380 at 36 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
63 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
79 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2015-02-08
21:57:10
37.4202 15.8382 36 2015-10-19
09:27:21
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 21332251
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2015-02-08
21:57:11
37.4015 15.8278 10 2015-02-08
22:01:50
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 16937181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-02-08 21:57:10 ± 0.22
Latitude 37.4202 ± 0.0126
Longitude 15.8382 ± 0.0159
Depth (km) 36 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 21332251

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1627
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 776
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 133
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 216
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) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.51261
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.80399
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:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21332251
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-09-11 08:21:48

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 16937181
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-02-08 22:01:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:36.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 323 89.244 54 -0.08 49
IV.SOI.EHN. 2015-02-08T21:57:35.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 74.8695 111 2.14 9
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:35.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 265 85.5477 54 -0.63 69
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:33.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 73.4709 112 0.26 50
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:31.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 63.5919 115 0.41 41
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:29.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 14 60.9945 116 -0.42 82
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:28.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 56.8986 118 -0.41 52
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:25.00 0.6 positive manual P 265 85.5477 54 -0.15 51
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:25.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 323 89.244 54 -0.28 52
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:25.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 81.3519 54 0.47 100
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:23.70 0.6 negative manual P 247 73.4709 112 0.12 52
IV.SOI.EHN. 2015-02-08T21:57:23.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 15 74.8695 111 -0.15 53
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2015-02-08T21:57:22.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 349 65.7897 114 -0.15 53
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:22.66 0.3 positive manual P 296 63.5919 115 0.48 67
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:21.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 60.9945 116 0.18 76
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2015-02-08T21:57:21.33 1.0 negative manual P 252 56.8986 118 0.08 27
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001265 0.58 AML other m 2015-02-08T21:57:36.06
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00011454999999999998 1.58 AML other m 2015-02-08T21:57:36.58
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