Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 19-08-2007 and time 02:18:59 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 19-08-2007 00:18:59 (UTC)
  • 19-08-2007 02:18:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2000, 15.1700 at 8 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
Milazzo ME 7 31646 31646
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 39041
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 7 41583 80624
Merì ME 8 2338 82962
San Filippo del Mela ME 10 7115 90077
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 92133
Furnari ME 11 3784 95917
Castroreale ME 12 2504 98421
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 12 4650 103071
Falcone ME 12 2808 105879
Pace del Mela ME 12 6239 112118
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 13 1531 113649
Oliveri ME 13 2181 115830
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 14 1807 117637
Condrò ME 14 493 118130
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 125561
San Pier Niceto ME 17 2837 128398
Venetico ME 17 3911 132309
Valdina ME 18 1355 133664
Tripi ME 18 873 134537
Basicò ME 18 612 135149
Spadafora ME 18 5021 140170
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 141303
Patti ME 19 13431 154734
Monforte San Giorgio ME 19 2777 157511

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
43 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
65 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.1
ML 2.0
2007-08-19
00:18:59
38.2 15.17 8 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 647639
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2007-08-19 00:18:59 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.2000 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.1700 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 647639

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 962
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 617
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 42
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1345.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.53
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.72036
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.6
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 647639
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:18:35

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 647639
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:18:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
I1.IACL.BHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:24.33 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 298 79.9644 0.397 65
IV.SLNA.SHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:17.29 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:16.85 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 115 51.2154 0.59 64
I1.IACL.BHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:13.22 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 298 79.9644 -0.348 87
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:13.65 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 224 75.7686 0.726 78
IV.SOI.SHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:12.90 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 100 78.4659 -0.439 86
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2007-08-19T00:19:12.84 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 54 76.8675 -0.253 89
IV.MMME.BHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:10.17 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 166 30.3474 -0.095 75
IV.IVPL.BHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:08.06 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 320 25.5522 -0.625 66
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:08.76 0.1 positive manual Pg 115 51.2154 -0.378 91
IV.ILLI.BHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:07.15 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 325 33.3444 0.879 59
IV.MSI.SHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:06.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 89 33.4443 -0.101 100
IV.MMME.BHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:05.54 0.1 positive manual Pg 166 30.3474 -0.136 100
IV.IVPL.BHZ. 2007-08-19T00:19:04.37 0.1 positive manual Pg 320 25.5522 -0.394 95
.MILZ.BHE. 2007-08-19T00:19:04.01 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 34 9.4794 0.341 99
.MILZ.BHE. 2007-08-19T00:19:02.16 0.1 negative manual Pg 34 9.4794 0.292 100
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