Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 01-03-2017 and time 20:05:40 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 01-03-2017 19:05:40 (UTC)
  • 01-03-2017 20:05:40 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3430, 15.2630 at 108 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.

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 14 31646 31646
Venetico ME 16 3911 35557
Spadafora ME 17 5021 40578
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 46817
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 54248
Villafranca Tirrena ME 19 8584 62832
Valdina ME 19 1355 64187
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 71302
CondrĂ² ME 19 493 71795
Merì ME 19 2338 74133

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
95 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 2.2 2017-03-01
19:05:40
38.3428 15.2632 108 2018-01-10
09:55:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 50075691
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.2 2017-03-01
19:05:38
38.2927 15.2102 120 2017-03-01
19:17:40
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 41813981
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-03-01 19:05:40 ± 0.44
Latitude 38.3428 ± 0.0333
Longitude 15.2632 ± 0.0298
Depth (km) 108 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 50075691

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3352
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2670
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 172
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 120
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.43532
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 50075691
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-09-26 10:20:38

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 41813981
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-03-01 19:17:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SAMA.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:07:45.41 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.83 0
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2017-03-01T19:07:44.22 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.26 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:07:25.88 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.25 0
IV.PP3.EHZ. 2017-03-01T19:07:15.07 3.0 negative manual Pg 13.21 0
IV.MMUR.HNZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:58.63 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -6.14 0
IV.MSAG.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:40.38 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 4.18 0
IV.LAV9.HNZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:39.60 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -5.32 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:16.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 102.8193 132 0.83 36
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:11.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 113 75.1692 142 -0.19 71
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2017-03-01T19:06:08.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 226 47.5191 154 0.01 77
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:08.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 184 41.3253 157 0.53 69
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:07.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 42 159.3183 119 0.24 76
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:07.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 24.8529 166 0.09 52
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:06.88 1.0 undecidable manual S 112 23.0547 167 -0.21 26
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:06.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 159.2184 119 0.21 76
IV.SERS.HNN. 2017-03-01T19:06:05.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 145.4433 122 0.24 80
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:03.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 39 130.0698 125 -0.2 84
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:06:01.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 102.8193 132 -0.05 91
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2017-03-01T19:05:58.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 113 75.1692 142 -0.42 89
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2017-03-01T19:05:57.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 47.5191 154 0.56 90
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:05:56.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 36.6411 159 0.57 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:05:56.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 184 41.3253 157 0.17 100
IV.MSCL.HHN. 2017-03-01T19:05:56.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 47.5191 154 -0.4 94
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:05:55.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 279 24.8529 166 -0.52 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-03-01T19:05:55.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 112 23.0547 167 -0.74 88
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00009646294 0.4 AML other m 2017-03-01T19:06:08.76
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00017749999999999998 0.72 AML other m 2017-03-01T19:06:11.02
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00005714074499999999 0.4128 AML other m 2017-03-01T19:06:11.46
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00008439329000000001 0.2464 AML other m 2017-03-01T19:06:17.92
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