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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 17-09-2012 and time 07:30:03 (Italy) in region 4 km E Montalbano Elicona (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Montalbano Elicona (ME), on

  • 17-09-2012 05:30:03 (UTC)
  • 17-09-2012 07:30:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0200, 15.0600 at 7 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 4 2287 2287
Basicò ME 5 612 2899
Tripi ME 5 873 3772
Novara di Sicilia ME 6 1337 5109
San Piero Patti ME 9 2915 8024
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 9555
Roccella Valdemone ME 11 666 10221
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 11 1019 11240
Falcone ME 11 2808 14048
Malvagna ME 11 733 14781
Furnari ME 11 3784 18565
Oliveri ME 12 2181 20746
Librizzi ME 12 1660 22406
Moio Alcantara ME 13 717 23123
Raccuja ME 14 1041 24164
Floresta ME 14 485 24649
Rodì Milici ME 14 2056 26705
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 27685
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 15 3945 31630
Patti ME 16 13431 45061
Ucria ME 16 1058 46119
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 53514
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 55129
Castroreale ME 16 2504 57633
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 60848
Motta Camastra ME 17 845 61693
Antillo ME 17 919 62612
Randazzo CT 19 10900 73512
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 76602
Sinagra ME 20 2705 79307
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 20 41583 120890

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
46 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2012-09-17
05:30:03		 38.0393 15.0345 6 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2182061
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2012-09-17
05:30:03		 38.0198 15.0598 7 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3007931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-09-17 05:30:03 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.0198 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0598 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 3007931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 653
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 333
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 349
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 650.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 82
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 37
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06115
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.06480
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 3007931
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:44:44

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2182061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-09-17 05:38:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:35.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 191 102.8193 50 0.65 55
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:32.96 0.1 undecidable manual S 48 97.0251 50 0.16 84
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:30.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 86 87.0462 50 0.02 66
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:29.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 182 81.7515 50 0.82 53
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:28.83 0.1 undecidable manual S 268 80.1642 50 0.51 80
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:28.62 0.1 undecidable manual S 313 83.7495 50 -0.64 76
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:27.19 0.1 undecidable manual S 325 73.6707 50 0.61 78
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:23.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 177 117.6933 50 -0.39 77
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:23.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 118.1928 50 0 83
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:22.01 0.1 undecidable manual S 92 55.9995 50 0.15 91
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:20.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 97.0251 50 0.33 81
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:20.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 191 102.8193 50 -0.58 75
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:18.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 268 80.1642 50 0.16 87
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:18.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 350 40.1265 50 0.7 60
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:18.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 83.7495 50 0.14 87
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:18.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 87.0462 50 -0.55 78
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:18.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 85.248 50 0.05 88
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:17.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 193 76.2681 50 0.09 89
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:17.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 272 40.9257 50 0.04 72
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:17.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 83.1501 50 -0.34 83
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:17.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 81.7515 50 -0.81 71
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:16.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 69 67.8765 50 0.15 89
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:16.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 73.6707 50 -0.03 90
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:15.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 253 33.3444 102 0.51 66
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:14.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 55.2003 50 0.43 86
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:14.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 28 31.6461 102 -0.54 65
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:14.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 29.1486 103 0.34 69
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:13.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 92 55.9995 50 -0.61 81
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:11.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 350 40.1265 50 0.05 96
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:10.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 71 15.6732 114 0.72 83
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:10.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 272 40.9257 50 -0.92 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:09.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 29.1486 103 -0.35 91
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:09.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 33.3444 102 -0.44 89
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:09.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 28 31.6461 102 -0.79 79
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:07.35 0.1 undecidable manual S 82 6.7932 136 0.45 93
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:07.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 71 15.6732 114 0.07 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-09-17T05:30:05.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 82 6.7932 136 0.12 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00005735 1.58 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:49.17
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00005275000000000001 1.58 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:51.13
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001915 0.6 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:27.25
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000184 0.5 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:31.66
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00011899999999999999 1.02 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:41.47
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000194 1.14 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:44.71
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00013800000000000002 1.18 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:30.53
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00009164999999999999 1.48 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:38.99
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.8 0.000826 0.34 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:34.22
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.000641 0.2 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:33.46
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000564 0.5 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:34.63
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.9 0.00135 0.84 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:33.23
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0014449999999999999 1.3 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:19.88
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0022199999999999998 1.38 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:25.49
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000053349999999999996 0.9 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:36.60
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00005555 1.5 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:34.74
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000341 0.5 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:20.46
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00029749999999999997 1.08 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:15.42
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00006735 0.94 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:32.96
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000934 1.46 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:35.19
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00055 0.52 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:19.25
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004895 0.88 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:14.91
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00016249999999999997 1.34 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:28.36
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001285 0.3 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:28.22
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001185 1.54 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:28.11
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00014050000000000003 0.5 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:27.84
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001115 0.52 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:41.42
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001336 0.7 AML other m 2012-09-17T05:30:37.17
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