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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 07-10-2012 and time 05:44:58 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 07-10-2012 03:44:58 (UTC)
  • 07-10-2012 05:44:58 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2730, 15.2520 at 142 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
Milazzo ME 6 31646 31646
Pace del Mela ME 11 6239 37885
Merì ME 12 2338 40223
Venetico ME 12 3911 44134
San Filippo del Mela ME 12 7115 51249
Spadafora ME 12 5021 56270
Torregrotta ME 13 7431 63701
Condrò ME 13 493 64194
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 13 1807 66001
Valdina ME 14 1355 67356
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 14 41583 108939
Roccavaldina ME 15 1133 110072
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 15 4650 114722
San Pier Niceto ME 15 2837 117559
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 126143
Terme Vigliatore ME 17 7395 133538
Monforte San Giorgio ME 17 2777 136315
Rometta ME 18 6650 142965
Saponara ME 18 3988 146953
Rodì Milici ME 19 2056 149009
Castroreale ME 20 2504 151513

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
39 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
87 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 1.8 2012-10-07
03:44:58		 38.3417 15.3608 143 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2313621
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2012-10-07
03:44:58		 38.2727 15.2525 142 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 4461021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-10-07 03:44:58 ± 0.49
Latitude 38.2727 ± 0.0414
Longitude 15.2525 ± 0.0504
Depth (km) 142 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 4461021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5112
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3227
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 138
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5110.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 183
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14839
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.36877
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4461021
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:46:57

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2313621
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-10-07 03:53:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:40.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 79 105.0171 141 0.79 35
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:35.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 73.371 151 -0.68 39
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:34.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 56 66.378 153 -0.75 57
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:34.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 127 49.2174 160 0.62 42
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:33.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 185 23.1546 170 0.69 43
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:27.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 23 151.9368 130 0.42 72
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:23.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 79 105.0171 141 0.54 58
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:20.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 118 74.7696 150 0.23 88
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:20.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 107 73.371 151 -0.12 68
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:19.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 66.378 153 -0.18 68
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:18.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 47.0196 160 -0.42 90
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:18.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 49.2174 160 -0.24 93
IV.NOV.HHE. 2012-10-07T03:45:18.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 200 28.9488 168 -0.08 99
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-10-07T03:45:18.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 185 23.1546 170 -0.25 97
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2012-10-07T03:45:18.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 148 16.4724 173 0.16 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000332 0.6 AML other m 2012-10-07T03:45:35.83
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000027049999999999997 0.46 AML other m 2012-10-07T03:45:35.37
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00007675 0.32 AML other m 2012-10-07T03:45:41.66
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00004195 0.62 AML other m 2012-10-07T03:45:41.79
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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