Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 06-12-2017 and time 11:22:58 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 06-12-2017 11:22:58 (UTC)
  • 06-12-2017 12:22:58 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4130, 15.1960 at 113 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

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Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Acireale (52622 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
ML 2.0 2017-12-06
11:22:58
38.4133 15.196 113 2018-09-04
09:10:44
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 57312951
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2017-12-06
11:22:57
38.4473 15.1863 116 2017-12-06
11:33:06
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 52375291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-12-06 11:22:58 ± 0.39
Latitude 38.4133 ± 0.0369
Longitude 15.1960 ± 0.0230
Depth (km) 113 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 57312951

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4131
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 778
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 168
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4130.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 172
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14479
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.97307
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 57312951
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-05-28 13:11:29

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 52375291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-12-06 11:33:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:35.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 87 108.0141 132 -0.03 65
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:31.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 117 83.7495 140 -0.45 42
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:29.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 63.0924 148 -0.11 70
IV.JOPP.HHN. 2017-12-06T11:23:29.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 70 63.5919 148 0.47 65
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:28.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 176 49.1175 154 0.91 55
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:26.01 0.1 undecidable manual S 121 31.8459 163 -0.35 95
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2017-12-06T11:23:25.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 169 16.0728 171 -0.02 52
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:20.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 87 108.0141 132 0.4 82
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:17.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 117 83.7495 140 -0.21 88
IV.JOPP.HHN. 2017-12-06T11:23:16.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 63.5919 148 0.51 87
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:15.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 176 49.1175 154 0.1 96
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:15.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 63.0924 148 -0.18 92
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:15.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 43.1235 157 0.3 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-12-06T11:23:14.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 31.8459 163 -0.35 94
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2017-12-06T11:23:13.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 16.0728 171 -0.23 100
IV.IVPL.HHN. 2017-12-06T11:23:13.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 258 19.1697 169 -0.37 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000071439865 0.26 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:26.38
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000033851435 0.34 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:30.36
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000048919435 1.14 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:30.22
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0000428901 0.22 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:30.90
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000054983760000000004 0.56 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:31.13
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00005677566 1.64 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:31.14
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00007076252 0.26 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:31.76
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001247662 1.2 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:32.77
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00004704804999999999 1 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:36.44
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.7 0.000031061285500000004 0.84 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:37.85
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000030832159999999997 0.44 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:37.92
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.9 0.000044753147 1.04 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:41.48
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000098127675 1.18 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:46.15
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00007520270499999999 0.68 AML other m 2017-12-06T11:23:55.41
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