Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.0 on date 26-12-2012 and time 20:21:41 (UTC) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude Md 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 26-12-2012 20:21:41 (UTC)
  • 26-12-2012 21:21:41 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5350, 15.4630 at 134 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
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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 2.0 2012-12-26
20:21:41
38.5353 15.4627 134 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3700281
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-12-26 20:21:41 ± 0.31
Latitude 38.5353 ± 0.0369
Longitude 15.4627 ± 0.0368
Depth (km) 134 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 3700281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4496
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2496
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 148
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 237
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.27339
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.76802
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 3700281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-06-17 19:58:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-12-26T20:22:18.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 96 85.248 145 -0.17 46
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2012-12-26T20:22:15.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 142 51.7038 157 0.25 73
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-12-26T20:22:14.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 78 37.5291 163 0.05 77
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-12-26T20:22:13.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 30.3474 166 -0.25 50
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-12-26T20:22:02.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 96 85.248 145 0.11 93
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2012-12-26T20:22:01.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 135 72.6717 149 -0.2 94
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-12-26T20:22:01.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 201 55.9995 156 0.31 71
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-12-26T20:22:00.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 78 37.5291 163 0.07 77
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2012-12-26T20:22:00.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 142 51.7038 157 0.08 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-12-26T20:21:59.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 30.3474 166 -0.3 99
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