Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 12-11-2005 and time 02:40:31 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 12-11-2005 02:40:31 (UTC)
  • 12-11-2005 03:40:31 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1540, 15.0900 at 21 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
Falcone ME 4 2808 2808
Oliveri ME 4 2181 4989
Furnari ME 6 3784 8773
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 16168
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 17699
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 19755
Basicò ME 10 612 20367
Patti ME 11 13431 33798
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 11 41583 75381
Tripi ME 12 873 76254
Castroreale ME 12 2504 78758
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 80373
Librizzi ME 13 1660 82033
Merì ME 14 2338 84371
Milazzo ME 15 31646 116017
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 117354
San Piero Patti ME 16 2915 120269
Montalbano Elicona ME 16 2287 122556
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 129671
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 134321
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 141395
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 144485
Raccuja ME 19 1041 145526
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 151765
Piraino ME 20 3962 155727
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 20 1807 157534
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 20 1019 158553

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 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 2.4
ML 2.0
2005-11-12
02:40:31
38.154 15.09 21 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 540809
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2005-11-12 02:40:31 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.1540 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.0900 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 21 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 540809

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 857
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 70
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 161
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1000.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 92
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.23832
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.10257
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 540809
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:26:27

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 540809
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:26:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:53.63 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 315 64.3911 0.162 36
IV.PZI.SHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:53.93 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 186 122.3886 0.295 81
IV.MTTG.SHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:52.09 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 107 55.7997 1.107 24
IV.SCLL.SHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:49.91 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 78 55.5 -0.999 28
IV.GIB.EHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:48.80 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 259 94.7385 -0.248 85
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:47.42 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 258 84.6486 0.032 91
IV.SOI.EHE. 2005-11-12T02:40:47.10 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 96 84.5487 -0.279 88
IV.MSRU.BHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:46.05 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 71 38.4282 -0.016 50
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:44.88 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 80 70.9734 -0.264 91
IV.MTTG.SHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:43.03 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 107 55.7997 0.367 67
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:43.61 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 315 64.3911 -0.449 86
.MMME.BHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:42.99 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 150 28.1496 -0.363 36
IV.SCLL.SHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:42.67 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 78 55.5 0.048 96
IV.SLNA.SHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:42.32 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 334 50.616 0.491 90
IV.IVPL.BHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:42.74 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 339 26.4513 -0.169 37
IV.MSRU.BHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:40.03 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 71 38.4282 0.129 98
IV.ILLI.BHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:39.88 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 339 34.6431 0.557 91
.MMME.BHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:38.23 0.1 positive manual Pg 150 28.1496 -0.147 100
IV.IVPL.BHZ. 2005-11-12T02:40:37.78 0.1 positive manual Pg 339 26.4513 -0.348 95
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