Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 30-01-1996 and time 13:26:43 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 30-01-1996 13:26:43 (UTC)
  • 30-01-1996 14:26:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3380, 15.3700 at 128 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 13 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 13 5021 13605
Venetico ME 13 3911 17516
Valdina ME 16 1355 18871
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 26302
Saponara ME 17 3988 30290
Milazzo ME 17 31646 61936
Roccavaldina ME 17 1133 63069
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 69308
CondrĂ² ME 18 493 69801
Rometta ME 19 6650 76451
Gualtieri SicaminĂ² ME 20 1807 78258
San Pier Niceto ME 20 2837 81095
Monforte San Giorgio ME 20 2777 83872

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
35 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
96 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 2.2
1996-01-30
13:26:43
38.338 15.37 128 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 240929
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-01-30 13:26:43 ± 0.669
Latitude 38.3380 ± 0.0374
Longitude 15.3700 ± 0.1036
Depth (km) 128 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 240929

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) 9948.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 231
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
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) 0.01368
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 240929
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:48:01

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 240929
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. 1996-01-30T13:27:32.81 10.0 undecidable manual S 29 1.5207 0.3 0.2
--.SOI.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:17.29 10.0 undecidable manual S 116 0.5883 0.05 0.5
--.GMB.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:15.71 10.0 undecidable manual S 115 0.3996 0.5 0.2
--.MO9.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:15.96 10.0 undecidable manual S 142 0.4107 0.55 0.2
--.SC9.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:13.43 10.0 undecidable manual S 106 0.2775 -0.95 0.1
--.ATN.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:13.50 10.0 undecidable manual S 158 0.1887 -0.42 0.3
--.TDS.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:11.74 10.0 negative manual P 29 1.5207 0.05 1.6
--.MO9.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:02.10 10.0 positive manual P 142 0.4107 0.2 2.9
--.SOI.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:02.75 10.0 positive manual P 116 0.5883 -0.12 2.9
--.ATN.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:02.00 10.0 undecidable manual P 158 0.1887 1.04 0.2
--.GMB.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:01.70 10.0 undecidable manual P 115 0.3996 0 1.5
--.SC9.Z. 1996-01-30T13:27:00.71 10.0 positive manual P 106 0.2775 -0.51 1.3
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