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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 29-09-2012 and time 21:33:01 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 29-09-2012 19:33:01 (UTC)
  • 29-09-2012 21:33:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2630, 15.4520 at 70 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 3 8584 8584
Saponara ME 8 3988 12572
Spadafora ME 8 5021 17593
Venetico ME 9 3911 21504
Valdina ME 10 1355 22859
Rometta ME 10 6650 29509
Roccavaldina ME 11 1133 30642
Torregrotta ME 12 7431 38073
Messina ME 12 238439 276512
Monforte San Giorgio ME 13 2777 279289
San Pier Niceto ME 14 2837 282126
Condrò ME 15 493 282619
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 288858
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 16 1807 290665
Villa San Giovanni RC 17 13784 304449
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 311564
Campo Calabro RC 19 4536 316100
Milazzo ME 19 31646 347746
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 20 4650 352396

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
24 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
77 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2012-09-29
19:33:01		 38.2633 15.4517 70 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 2908431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-09-29 19:33:01 ± 0.36
Latitude 38.2633 ± 0.0153
Longitude 15.4517 ± 0.0206
Depth (km) 70 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 2908431

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1607
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1417
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 320
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.04407
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.03422
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2908431
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:44:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:34.58 1.0 undecidable manual S 199 114.7962 113 -0.01 21
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:33.46 1.0 undecidable manual S 194 111.5994 113 -0.49 19
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:33.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 113.4975 113 -0.47 39
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:23.37 1.0 undecidable manual S 295 48.2184 140 0.59 21
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:23.11 1.0 undecidable manual S 45 53.6019 136 -0.44 21
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:21.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 221 29.3484 154 1.11 31
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:21.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 287 42.9237 143 -0.38 45
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:20.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 207 113.4975 113 -0.24 40
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:20.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 199 114.7962 113 -0.17 40
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:19.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 194 111.5994 113 -0.47 38
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:19.43 1.0 undecidable manual S 273 19.1697 162 -0.28 24
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:18.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 89 4.8951 175 -0.58 46
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:15.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 125 59.3961 133 0.62 42
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:14.05 0.6 undecidable manual P 45 53.6019 136 -0.04 45
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:14.11 1.0 undecidable manual P 295 48.2184 140 0.47 22
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:13.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 143 36.1416 148 0.88 38
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:13.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 227 37.9287 147 0.96 36
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:13.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 287 42.9237 143 0.08 48
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:12.77 1.0 undecidable manual P 221 29.3484 154 0.43 23
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:11.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 4.8951 175 -0.18 98
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:11.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 273 19.1697 162 -0.15 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-09-29T19:33:11.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 214 15.5733 165 -0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000521 0.32 AML other m 2012-09-29T19:33:23.26
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000569 0.42 AML other m 2012-09-29T19:33:25.58
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00014250000000000002 1.32 AML other m 2012-09-29T19:33:24.30
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0002715 0.26 AML other m 2012-09-29T19:33:14.64
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00005885 0.62 AML other m 2012-09-29T19:33:26.35
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00005964999999999999 1.38 AML other m 2012-09-29T19:33:29.77
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00013800000000000002 0.36 AML other m 2012-09-29T19:33:24.44
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00011229999999999999 0.56 AML other m 2012-09-29T19:33:14.44
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