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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-02-2018 and time 21:53:19 (Italy) in region 1 km E Rodì Milici (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Rodì Milici (ME), on

  • 16-02-2018 20:53:19 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2018 21:53:19 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1100, 15.1870 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Rodì Milici ME 2 2056 2056
Castroreale ME 3 2504 4560
Terme Vigliatore ME 4 7395 11955
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 5 1531 13486
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 5 41583 55069
Furnari ME 5 3784 58853
Merì ME 8 2338 61191
Falcone ME 9 2808 63999
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 9 4650 68649
San Filippo del Mela ME 10 7115 75764
Tripi ME 10 873 76637
Oliveri ME 11 2181 78818
Novara di Sicilia ME 11 1337 80155
Basicò ME 12 612 80767
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 13 1807 82574
Pace del Mela ME 13 6239 88813
Milazzo ME 13 31646 120459
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 14 1019 121478
Condrò ME 14 493 121971
San Pier Niceto ME 16 2837 124808
Antillo ME 16 919 125727
Mandanici ME 17 601 126328
Torregrotta ME 17 7431 133759
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 136046
Monforte San Giorgio ME 18 2777 138823
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 139956
Valdina ME 19 1355 141311
Fiumedinisi ME 20 1409 142720
Patti ME 20 13431 156151
Venetico ME 20 3911 160062

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
55 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
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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 2018-02-16
20:53:19		 38.11 15.187 10 2019-04-24
14:49:24		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 55279341
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2018-02-16
20:53:19		 38.1047 15.1828 10 2018-02-16
21:03:31		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 53951781
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-02-16 20:53:19 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1100 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1870 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 55279341

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 520
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 407
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 146
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 520.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 66
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09083
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.90562
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 55279341
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-04-09 10:57:50

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53951781
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-02-16 21:03:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:39.68 0.1 undecidable manual S 75 63.8916 50 0.36 84
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:36.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 98.6235 50 0.6 74
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:36.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 261 52.7028 50 0.16 67
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:36.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 100.5216 50 0.17 82
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:35.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 262 92.1411 50 0.46 78
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:32.43 0.1 positive manual P 93 75.8685 50 -0.35 83
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:32.16 0.1 undecidable manual S 328 37.4292 50 -0.11 93
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:31.57 0.1 undecidable manual S 329 34.6431 50 0.06 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:30.89 0.1 undecidable manual S 59 32.8449 50 -0.14 93
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:30.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 63.8916 50 -0.34 85
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:29.12 0.1 positive manual P 261 52.7028 50 -0.09 91
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:29.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 255 28.3494 50 -0.84 57
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:28.08 0.1 positive manual P 105 46.3203 50 -0.16 91
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:27.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 38.2284 50 0.9 73
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:27.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 331 42.624 50 0.26 45
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:26.57 0.1 positive manual P 328 37.4292 50 -0.29 90
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:26.11 0.1 positive manual P 59 32.8449 50 -0.04 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:26.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 12 18.2706 118 -0.11 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:26.47 0.1 positive manual P 329 34.6431 50 0.04 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:25.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 165 15.873 121 -0.27 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:25.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 28.3494 50 -0.45 88
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:25.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 74 14.9739 122 0.15 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:24.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 206 10.0788 133 -0.22 72
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:23.70 0.1 positive manual P 12 18.2706 118 0.09 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:23.21 0.1 positive manual P 165 15.873 121 0.02 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:23.28 0.1 positive manual P 74 14.9739 122 0.24 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-02-16T20:53:22.26 0.1 negative manual P 206 10.0788 133 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ILLI.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00051655555 0.3968 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:36.83
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00038826050000000003 0.2432 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:30.31
IV.ILLI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000723 0.34 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:36.76
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0020257045 0.384 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:26.84
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0021493140000000003 0.3456 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:26.65
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.7 0.004565187 0.2176 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:25.82
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0032662969999999996 0.1664 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:25.90
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0019170889999999999 0.3328 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:27.28
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0019632685 0.3456 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:26.05
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0009185702 0.3328 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:26.89
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005023524 0.2176 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:26.60
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00048535954999999996 0.4224 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:29.35
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0009807961 0.32 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:31.55
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007575463499999999 0.2688 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:31.64
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007036812999999999 0.2944 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:35.86
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00081172545 0.2048 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:33.56
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00045892845 0.0896 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:33.71
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0006070842000000001 0.1792 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:32.36
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001887421 0.256 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:38.14
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000128918 0.384 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:36.42
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00007635464499999999 0.2048 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:37.55
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00007119659 0.2432 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:36.87
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.7 0.000095896755 0.2048 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:41.15
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00012376945 0.1664 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:41.40
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00009707020500000001 0.1664 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:41.40
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000109450805 0.192 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:41.15
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.6 0.000057227655000000005 0.4608 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:44.51
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.7 0.00007735607999999999 0.4224 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:46.08
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000032597185 0.3584 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:37.96
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000183981805 0.5888 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:51.78
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000063974565 0.6912 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:58.01
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00007012140999999999 0.4864 AML other m 2018-02-16T20:53:52.70
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