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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 10-08-2012 and time 04:37:43 (UTC) in region 2 km SW Montalbano Elicona (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Montalbano Elicona (ME), on

  • 10-08-2012 04:37:43 (UTC)
  • 10-08-2012 06:37:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0100, 14.9940 at 37 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.

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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 3 2287 2287
San Piero Patti ME 5 2915 5202
Floresta ME 8 485 5687
Basicò ME 8 612 6299
Roccella Valdemone ME 9 666 6965
Raccuja ME 9 1041 8006
Librizzi ME 10 1660 9666
Tripi ME 10 873 10539
Ucria ME 11 1058 11597
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 11 980 12577
Malvagna ME 11 733 13310
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 14647
Moio Alcantara ME 13 717 15364
Oliveri ME 14 2181 17545
Falcone ME 14 2808 20353
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 21968
Patti ME 15 13431 35399
Tortorici ME 15 6435 41834
Sinagra ME 15 2705 44539
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 15 3090 47629
Randazzo CT 15 10900 58529
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 15 1531 60060
Furnari ME 16 3784 63844
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 16 1019 64863
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 68808
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 18 3215 72023
Castell'Umberto ME 18 3128 75151
Ficarra ME 18 1469 76620
Rodì Milici ME 19 2056 78676
Galati Mamertino ME 20 2627 81303

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
47 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
58 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.3 2012-08-10
04:37:43		 38.0257 14.9893 38 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 1967891
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.3 2012-08-10
04:37:43		 38.0097 14.9937 37 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 2745791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-08-10 04:37:43 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.0097 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.9937 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 37 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 2745791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1358
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 636
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 326
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 89
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11421
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.05401
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2745791
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:42:27

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1967891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-08-10 04:52:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2012-08-10T04:38:12.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 100.7214 54 0.06 44
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:38:02.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 53.0025 121 1.07 35
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:38:01.85 0.6 undecidable manual P 174 116.994 54 -0.04 42
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2012-08-10T04:38:00.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 44.3223 126 0.42 45
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:59.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 188 100.7214 54 -0.62 38
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:59.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 94.7385 54 -0.08 66
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:58.03 0.1 undecidable manual S 64 34.8429 133 0.3 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:57.86 0.1 undecidable manual S 35 35.6421 133 -0.04 100
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:57.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 269 74.37 54 1.09 49
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:57.74 0.1 undecidable manual S 275 35.2425 133 -0.07 100
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:57.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 70 73.7706 54 0.71 39
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:57.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 170 81.6516 54 -0.39 42
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:56.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 178 80.6637 54 -0.45 42
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:56.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 316 80.364 54 -0.89 71
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:56.75 0.1 undecidable manual S 252 27.5502 140 0.35 93
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:55.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 329 71.4729 54 -1.02 34
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:54.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 53.0025 121 0.4 90
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:54.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 50.0166 123 0.85 56
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:54.92 0.1 undecidable manual S 73 21.5673 147 -0.54 92
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:53.68 0.1 undecidable manual S 81 12.6762 160 -0.71 88
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:52.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 358 40.7259 129 -0.21 96
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:52.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 68 44.3223 126 0.25 70
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:51.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 27.5502 140 0.24 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:51.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 35 35.6421 133 -0.06 99
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:51.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 35.2425 133 0.17 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:51.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 34.8429 133 0.11 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:49.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 81 12.6762 160 -0.28 99
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-08-10T04:37:49.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 73 21.5673 147 -0.22 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ATN.BHN. ML:2.1 0.000293 1.12 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:01.21
IV.ATN.BHE. ML:2.1 0.000275 0.72 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:02.27
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0003235 0.44 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:05.35
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000149 0.76 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:06.29
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000133 1.58 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:28.70
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001865 1.58 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:44.83
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00032499999999999993 1.42 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:09.35
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00039349999999999997 1.24 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:11.33
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00023400000000000002 1.44 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:06.68
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0005985000000000001 1.54 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:05.59
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0009410000000000001 1.24 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:59.41
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0008880000000000001 1.58 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:03.51
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0008629999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:56.63
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0011899999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:56.64
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000393 0.52 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:58.07
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000301 0.68 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:58.92
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00048499999999999997 0.7 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:59.26
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0005484999999999999 0.76 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:59.78
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00015150000000000002 0.54 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:10.90
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000195 0.68 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:09.24
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00014649999999999998 0.22 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:58.44
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00013000000000000002 0.22 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:58.84
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000312 0.36 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:06.14
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000371 0.78 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:04.12
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005155 0.76 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:53.90
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0009490000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:37:55.12
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001365 1.08 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:15.47
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000398 0.26 AML other m 2012-08-10T04:38:15.58
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