Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 07-10-2006 and time 00:39:21 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 06-10-2006 22:39:21 (UTC)
  • 07-10-2006 00:39:21 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1000, 15.5740 at 12 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
Reggio di Calabria RC 6 183035 183035
Messina ME 11 238439 421474
Scaletta Zanclea ME 12 2140 423614
Itala ME 13 1640 425254
Villa San Giovanni RC 15 13784 439038
Campo Calabro RC 15 4536 443574
Motta San Giovanni RC 15 6208 449782
Alì ME 16 768 450550
Calanna RC 16 934 451484
Saponara ME 16 3988 455472
Rometta ME 16 6650 462122
Fiumara RC 16 1018 463140
Cardeto RC 17 1641 464781
Alì Terme ME 17 2539 467320
Laganadi RC 17 413 467733
Monforte San Giorgio ME 18 2777 470510
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 18 343 470853
Fiumedinisi ME 19 1409 472262
San Roberto RC 19 1750 474012
Nizza di Sicilia ME 19 3667 477679
Villafranca Tirrena ME 20 8584 486263
Roccavaldina ME 20 1133 487396

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
11 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
79 Km NE 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 1.5
ML 1.4
2006-10-06
22:39:21
38.1 15.574 13 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 595859
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-10-06 22:39:21 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.1000 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.5740 ± 0.0137
Depth (km) 13 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 595859

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1526
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 316
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 129
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1562.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 208
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 6
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13850
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37861
Number of stations at which the event was observed 3
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 595859
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:23:31

Md:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 595859
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:23:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.SHZ. 2006-10-06T22:39:36.45 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 94 42.0246 0.126 35
IV.MSRU.BHN. 2006-10-06T22:39:29.39 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 342 19.0698 -0.236 48
IV.SOI.SHZ. 2006-10-06T22:39:29.92 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 94 42.0246 -0.048 72
IV.MTTG.SHZ. 2006-10-06T22:39:28.46 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 134 15.3735 -0.16 49
IV.MSRU.BHN. 2006-10-06T22:39:26.31 0.1 positive manual Pg 342 19.0698 0.107 99
IV.MTTG.SHZ. 2006-10-06T22:39:25.72 0.1 positive manual Pg 134 15.3735 0.078 100
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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