Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 18-03-2007 and time 02:46:38 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

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

  • 18-03-2007 01:46:38 (UTC)
  • 18-03-2007 02:46:38 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4890, 15.6390 at 10 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
44 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
49 Km E of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
69 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
79 Km S of Messina (238439 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
ML 2.0
2007-03-18
01:46:38
37.489 15.639 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 619769
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2007-03-18 01:46:38 ± 0.26
Latitude 37.4890 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.6390 ± 0.0215
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 619769

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1947
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 579
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 82
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1992.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 252
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.40110
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66999
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 619769
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:48:43

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 619769
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:48:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.BHE. 2007-03-18T01:47:01.46 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 218 74.37 0.209 47
IV.MMME.BHE. 2007-03-18T01:46:57.52 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 326 59.8956 0.135 49
IV.SSY.BHZ. 2007-03-18T01:46:57.62 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 234 61.8936 -0.307 47
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2007-03-18T01:46:53.43 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 235 44.5221 0.151 50
IV.HAVL.BHE. 2007-03-18T01:46:51.78 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 218 74.37 0.062 96
IV.MMME.BHE. 2007-03-18T01:46:49.43 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 326 59.8956 -0.056 99
IV.SSY.BHZ. 2007-03-18T01:46:49.55 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 234 61.8936 -0.249 95
IV.AGST.SHZ. 2007-03-18T01:46:47.25 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 235 44.5221 0.135 100
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