Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 12-06-2015 and time 21:50:36 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 12-06-2015 19:50:36 (UTC)
  • 12-06-2015 21:50:36 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2780, 15.7170 at 11 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Scilla RC 3 4964 4964
Bagnara Calabra RC 7 10255 15219
San Roberto RC 8 1750 16969
Fiumara RC 8 1018 17987
Campo Calabro RC 9 4536 22523
Villa San Giovanni RC 10 13784 36307
Calanna RC 11 934 37241
Laganadi RC 12 413 37654
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 12 4120 41774
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 12 343 42117
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 14 1263 43380
Sinopoli RC 14 2089 45469
MelicuccĂ  RC 15 930 46399
Palmi RC 15 18930 65329
Seminara RC 15 2811 68140
San Procopio RC 15 534 68674
Messina ME 17 238439 307113
Delianuova RC 18 3352 310465
Cosoleto RC 19 859 311324
Scido RC 19 931 312255
Reggio di Calabria RC 20 183035 495290

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
20 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2015-06-12
19:50:36
38.2783 15.717 11 2015-06-12
19:55:49
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 19655011
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-06-12 19:50:36 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.2783 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.7170 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 19655011

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 448
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 312
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 10
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 117
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07374
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39660
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 19655011
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-06-12 19:55:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:50.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 145 44.0226 50 -0.02 73
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:49.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 22 39.2274 50 -0.29 69
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:48.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 128 37.2294 50 -0.17 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:48.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 245 34.9428 50 -0.13 72
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:47.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 30.5472 50 -0.05 74
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:44.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 39.2274 50 0.19 94
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:44.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 145 44.0226 50 0.07 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:43.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 265 18.2706 121 -0.37 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:43.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 34.9428 50 0.11 97
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:43.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 37.2294 50 0.01 98
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:42.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 15.6732 125 -0.25 73
MN.CEL.HHE. 2015-06-12T19:50:42.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 97 15.5733 125 -0.35 71
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:42.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 183 30.5472 50 0.09 98
MN.CEL.HHE. 2015-06-12T19:50:40.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 97 15.5733 125 0.16 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:40.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 265 18.2706 121 0.1 100
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2015-06-12T19:50:40.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 15.6732 125 0.11 100
IV.MSCL.HHE. 2015-06-12T19:50:39.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 8.1807 143 0.3 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.1 0.00121 0.84 AML other m 2015-06-12T19:50:43.06
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.2 0.0015350000000000001 0.2 AML other m 2015-06-12T19:50:43.74
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000702 0.26 AML other m 2015-06-12T19:50:51.49
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000727 0.82 AML other m 2015-06-12T19:50:51.80
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010284999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2015-06-12T19:50:48.21
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009214999999999999 1.5 AML other m 2015-06-12T19:50:49.84
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000191 0.98 AML other m 2015-06-12T19:50:44.02
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000174 0.68 AML other m 2015-06-12T19:50:44.11
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000703 0.86 AML other m 2015-06-12T19:50:47.50
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000519 0.64 AML other m 2015-06-12T19:50:47.22
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