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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 04-10-2012 and time 10:44:54 (Italy) in region 3 km NW Sant'Angelo di Brolo (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Sant'Angelo di Brolo (ME), on

  • 04-10-2012 08:44:54 (UTC)
  • 04-10-2012 10:44:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1380, 14.8730 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 3 3090 3090
Piraino ME 3 3962 7052
Gioiosa Marea ME 4 7074 14126
Brolo ME 5 5783 19909
Ficarra ME 5 1469 21378
Sinagra ME 6 2705 24083
Montagnareale ME 7 1615 25698
Naso ME 8 3813 29511
Patti ME 8 13431 42942
Castell'Umberto ME 8 3128 46070
Librizzi ME 9 1660 47730
Raccuja ME 10 1041 48771
Ucria ME 10 1058 49829
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 11 1319 51148
Capo d'Orlando ME 12 13254 64402
Mirto ME 12 974 65376
Tortorici ME 13 6435 71811
San Piero Patti ME 13 2915 74726
Frazzanò ME 13 711 75437
Galati Mamertino ME 15 2627 78064
Capri Leone ME 15 4515 82579
Longi ME 16 1473 84052
Oliveri ME 17 2181 86233
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 17 1996 88229
Floresta ME 17 485 88714
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 91001
Torrenova ME 18 4386 95387
Falcone ME 19 2808 98195
Basicò ME 19 612 98807
Alcara li Fusi ME 20 1980 100787
Militello Rosmarino ME 20 1324 102111

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
60 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
73 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.5 2012-10-04
08:44:54		 38.1382 14.8727 8 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3047741
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-10-04 08:44:54 ± 0.28
Latitude 38.1382 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.8727 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 8 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 3047741

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 677
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 146
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 337
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 56
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.24462
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.19430
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitude information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 3047741
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:45:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:18.14 0.1 undecidable manual S 101 73.7706 50 0.97 64
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:17.58 0.1 undecidable manual S 243 74.37 50 0.25 84
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:16.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 170 132.5673 50 -0.45 37
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:14.81 0.1 undecidable manual S 256 65.6898 50 -0.21 93
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:12.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 110.2119 50 -0.33 60
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:12.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 76 57.0984 50 -0.23 93
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:12.98 0.6 undecidable manual P 187 107.4147 50 0.25 41
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:11.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 97.8243 50 -0.09 65
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:11.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 94 103.4187 50 -0.18 83
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:11.98 0.1 undecidable manual S 331 53.9016 50 0.13 91
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:11.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 102.3198 50 -0.14 84
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:10.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 95.9262 50 -0.24 63
IV.SN1.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:09.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 145 80.0643 50 0.93 70
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:09.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 180 87.6456 50 0.2 87
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:08.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 89 41.9247 50 -0.36 93
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:08.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 82 80.6637 50 -0.17 87
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:08.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 75.7686 50 0.15 67
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:07.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 73.7706 50 -0.11 90
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:07.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 74.37 50 -0.05 91
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:06.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 65 34.5432 50 -0.53 91
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:06.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 65.6898 50 -0.3 88
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:05.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 62.7927 50 -0.19 90
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:05.05 0.1 undecidable manual S 214 27.75 107 0.59 93
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:05.57 0.1 undecidable manual S 19 28.0497 107 1.01 82
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:04.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 57.0984 50 -0.01 94
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:04.29 0.1 undecidable manual S 245 27.1506 107 0.03 96
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:04.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 53.9016 50 0.08 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:02.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 41.9247 50 -0.02 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:01.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 65 34.5432 50 -0.01 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:00.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 28.0497 107 0.48 96
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:00.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 27.1506 107 0.23 100
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2012-10-04T08:45:00.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 214 27.75 107 0.56 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000127 0.52 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:47.70
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00010825 0.56 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:51.24
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00041700000000000005 1.36 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:19.24
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00045799999999999997 0.4 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:19.19
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000167 0.36 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:27.00
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000156 1.58 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:33.66
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000157 0.82 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:36.75
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00016999999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:41.80
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000189 0.44 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:26.99
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0001985 1.18 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:25.57
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00009584999999999999 1.06 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:30.76
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00011350000000000001 0.96 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:29.17
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000322 0.54 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:35.36
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000286 0.38 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:36.22
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:3.2 0.003355 1.54 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:15.27
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:3.2 0.0034699999999999996 1.38 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:17.85
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00574 0.18 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:06.49
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:3.1 0.0063549999999999995 1.16 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:09.54
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00008525 1.34 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:30.39
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00008935 0.26 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:29.22
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0007985 0.3 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:08.27
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0008745000000000001 1.16 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:07.50
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:2.9 0.004325 0.24 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:06.95
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:3.0 0.005155 0.48 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:05.73
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0014849999999999998 0.66 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:09.84
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.001012 0.76 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:09.10
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00031499999999999996 0.6 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:21.48
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00020700000000000002 0.52 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:24.21
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0007015 0.62 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:04.79
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0009985 0.36 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:05.18
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000526 1.34 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:14.46
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000523 0.3 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:14.51
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000188 1.48 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:26.61
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00032450000000000003 1.32 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:20.73
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00563 0.54 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:05.25
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:3.0 0.005215 0.28 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:05.59
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0004915000000000001 0.6 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:20.59
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000486 0.64 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:19.67
IV.PLLN.SHN. ML:2.8 0.0012250000000000002 0.64 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:16.62
IV.PLLN.SHE. ML:2.7 0.000896 0.36 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:19.24
IV.SN1.HHE. ML:2.7 0.000766 0.5 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:37.76
IV.SN1.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0006295 1.04 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:24.69
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00036250000000000003 0.22 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:30.97
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001825 0.24 AML other m 2012-10-04T08:45:32.31
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