Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 10-08-2012 and time 06:33:02 (Italy) in region 2 km SW Montalbano Elicona (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Montalbano Elicona (ME), on

  • 10-08-2012 04:33:02 (UTC)
  • 10-08-2012 06:33:02 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0150, 15.0020 at 34 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
Montalbano Elicona ME 2 2287 2287
San Piero Patti ME 5 2915 5202
Basicò ME 8 612 5814
Floresta ME 9 485 6299
Roccella Valdemone ME 9 666 6965
Raccuja ME 9 1041 8006
Tripi ME 10 873 8879
Librizzi ME 10 1660 10539
Ucria ME 11 1058 11597
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 11 980 12577
Malvagna ME 12 733 13310
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 14647
Oliveri ME 13 2181 16828
Moio Alcantara ME 14 717 17545
Falcone ME 14 2808 20353
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 21968
Patti ME 14 13431 35399
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 15 1531 36930
Furnari ME 15 3784 40714
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 15 3090 43804
Sinagra ME 15 2705 46509
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 47528
Tortorici ME 16 6435 53963
Randazzo CT 16 10900 64863
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 68808
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 18 3215 72023
Rodì Milici ME 18 2056 74079
Ficarra ME 19 1469 75548
Castell'Umberto ME 19 3128 78676
Terme Vigliatore ME 20 7395 86071
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 86916
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 93990

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
47 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2012-08-10
04:33:02
38.0212 15.0007 33 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 1967841
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.6 2012-08-10
04:33:02
38.0147 15.0018 34 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 2917221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-08-10 04:33:02 ± 0.46
Latitude 38.0147 ± 0.0207
Longitude 15.0018 ± 0.0160
Depth (km) 34 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 2917221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2051
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1335
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 155
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2050.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 168
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) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10702
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36153
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2917221
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:44:12

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1967841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-08-10 04:42:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:16.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 33.9438 131 0.57 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:16.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 274 35.9418 129 -0.05 50
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:15.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 28.3494 136 0.37 48
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:13.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 74 20.6682 146 -0.18 76
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:12.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 11.877 159 -0.29 50
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:11.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 34.8429 130 0.79 63
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:10.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 274 35.9418 129 0.1 76
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:10.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 40.1265 126 -0.35 93
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:10.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 64 33.9438 131 0.04 51
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:09.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 28.3494 136 0 77
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:08.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 20.6682 146 -0.14 76
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:33:08.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 11.877 159 -0.29 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002295 0.32 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:33:14.34
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000232 0.32 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:33:48.48
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00008804999999999999 1.5 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:33:19.65
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00009620000000000001 0.52 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:33:51.10
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001365 0.6 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:33:13.81
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008545 0.74 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:33:47.34
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