Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.1 on date 10-08-1987 and time 20:23:07 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude Md 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 10-08-1987 18:23:07 (UTC)
  • 10-08-1987 20:23:07 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2930, 15.0990 at 22 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.

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 15 31646 31646
Terme Vigliatore ME 18 7395 39041
Merì ME 19 2338 41379
Oliveri ME 19 2181 43560
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 19 41583 85143
Falcone ME 20 2808 87951

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.1
ML-VAX 1.8
1987-08-10
18:23:07
38.293 15.099 22 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 53659
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-08-10 18:23:07 ± 0.279
Latitude 38.2930 ± 0.0274
Longitude 15.0990 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 22 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 53659

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3209.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 244
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 5
Number of defining phases 5
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00283
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00696
Number of stations at which the event was observed 3
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 53659
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:51:45

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53659
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.MNO.Z. 1987-08-10T18:23:25.24 10.0 undecidable manual SG 221 0.4773 -0.2 0.4
--.SO9.Z. 1987-08-10T18:23:23.80 10.0 undecidable manual PN 106 0.777 -0.01 1.2
--.ATN.Z. 1987-08-10T18:23:20.64 10.0 undecidable manual SG 115 0.3108 0.14 0.1
--.MNO.Z. 1987-08-10T18:23:17.98 10.0 undecidable manual PG 221 0.4773 0.07 1.9
--.ATN.Z. 1987-08-10T18:23:15.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 115 0.3108 -0.02 1.4
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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