Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-05-2006 and time 01:52:02 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 15-05-2006 23:52:02 (UTC)
  • 16-05-2006 01:52:02 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6410, 15.7200 at 6 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
49 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
53 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
58 Km E of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
63 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 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 2.3
ML 2.0
2006-05-15
23:52:02
37.641 15.72 6 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 568469
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-05-15 23:52:02 ± 0.25
Latitude 37.6410 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.7200 ± 0.0148
Depth (km) 6 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 568469

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1376
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 924
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 243
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1526.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 195
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) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.36243
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.29412
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 568469
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:54:54

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 568469
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:54:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.BHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:34.09 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 322 104.118 0.452 43
IV.SSY.BHN. 2006-05-15T23:52:26.81 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 227 78.2661 0.074 49
IV.MSRU.BHN. 2006-05-15T23:52:25.30 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 345 71.5728 0.345 47
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:25.45 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 316 143.6451 -0.979 64
IV.AGST.SHN. 2006-05-15T23:52:22.62 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 226 60.8946 0.515 46
I1.HAGA.BHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:22.75 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 232 63.492 -0.063 50
IV.SOI.SHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:21.16 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 31 56.1993 0.302 48
IV.MMME.BHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:19.98 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 309 52.3032 0.162 50
IV.IVPL.BHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:19.95 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 322 104.118 -0.385 87
IV.MTTG.SHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:16.38 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 358 40.2264 0.14 51
IV.SSY.BHN. 2006-05-15T23:52:16.20 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 227 78.2661 -0.149 96
IV.MSRU.BHN. 2006-05-15T23:52:15.16 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 345 71.5728 -0.165 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:14.72 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 12 70.374 -0.422 92
IV.AGST.SHN. 2006-05-15T23:52:14.07 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 226 60.8946 0.394 94
IV.SCLL.SHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:14.51 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 360 68.2761 -0.307 95
IV.SOI.SHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:13.21 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 31 56.1993 0.256 98
I1.HAGA.BHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:13.88 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 232 63.492 -0.204 98
IV.MMME.BHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:12.53 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 309 52.3032 0.176 100
IV.MTTG.SHZ. 2006-05-15T23:52:10.72 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 358 40.2264 0.426 97
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