Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 27-09-1995 and time 05:59:35 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 27-09-1995 04:59:35 (UTC)
  • 27-09-1995 05:59:35 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3330, 15.3470 at 120 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Spadafora ME 13 5021 5021
Venetico ME 13 3911 8932
Villafranca Tirrena ME 13 8584 17516
Milazzo ME 15 31646 49162
Valdina ME 16 1355 50517
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 57948
Roccavaldina ME 17 1133 59081
Pace del Mela ME 17 6239 65320
Saponara ME 17 3988 69308
CondrĂ² ME 18 493 69801
Rometta ME 19 6650 76451
Gualtieri SicaminĂ² ME 19 1807 78258
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 85373
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 88210
Monforte San Giorgio ME 20 2777 90987

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Catania (314555 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
Md 2.3
ML-VAX 2.0
1995-09-27
04:59:35
38.333 15.347 119 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 233209
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1995-09-27 04:59:35 ± 0.507
Latitude 38.3330 ± 0.0250
Longitude 15.3470 ± 0.0516
Depth (km) 119 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 233209

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5287.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 212
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00170
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01627
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 233209
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:40:49

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 233209
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.TDS.Z. 1995-09-27T05:00:23.68 10.0 undecidable manual S 29 1.5318 -0.04 0.4
--.GRI.Z. 1995-09-27T05:00:13.30 10.0 undecidable manual S 59 0.9657 -0.05 0.6
--.SOI.Z. 1995-09-27T05:00:08.33 10.0 undecidable manual S 114 0.6105 0.6 0.2
--.MO9.Z. 1995-09-27T05:00:06.90 10.0 undecidable manual S 140 0.4218 0.42 0.3
--.MGR.Z. 1995-09-27T05:00:06.95 10.0 negative manual P 5 1.8093 0.43 0.9
--.GMB.Z. 1995-09-27T05:00:06.55 10.0 undecidable manual S 113 0.3996 1.03 0
--.ATN.Z. 1995-09-27T05:00:03.72 10.0 undecidable manual S 152 0.1887 -0.3 0.5
--.SC9.Z. 1995-09-27T05:00:03.73 10.0 undecidable manual S 104 0.2997 -0.88 0
--.TDS.Z. 1995-09-27T05:00:02.91 10.0 negative manual P 29 1.5318 -0.3 1.5
--.GRI.Z. 1995-09-27T04:59:56.85 10.0 undecidable manual P 59 0.9657 -0.21 1.2
--.MO9.Z. 1995-09-27T04:59:53.15 10.0 undecidable manual P 140 0.4218 0.36 1
--.SOI.Z. 1995-09-27T04:59:53.96 10.0 positive manual P 114 0.6105 -0.01 3.3
--.GMB.Z. 1995-09-27T04:59:52.88 10.0 undecidable manual P 113 0.3996 0.18 1.5
--.SC9.Z. 1995-09-27T04:59:51.88 10.0 undecidable manual P 104 0.2997 -0.3 1.2
--.ATN.Z. 1995-09-27T04:59:51.54 10.0 positive manual P 152 0.1887 -0.29 2.4
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