Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 27-07-2008 and time 11:59:58 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 27-07-2008 11:59:58 (UTC)
  • 27-07-2008 13:59:58 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3750, 15.1090 at 4 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
Lipari ME 17 12753 12753

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
55 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 Km N 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 2.6
ML 2.3
2008-07-27
11:59:58
38.375 15.109 4 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 706739
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-07-27 11:59:58 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.3750 ± 0.0108
Longitude 15.1090 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 4 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 706739

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1096
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 627
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 8
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1341.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.47
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.39755
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 706739
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:22:55

Md:2.6

Field Value
Value 2.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 706739
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:22:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PIPA.HHE. 2008-07-27T12:00:34.11 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GIB.EHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:30.02 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 246 103.6185 0.269 83
IV.SERS.HHE. 2008-07-27T12:00:24.89 0.1 negative manual Pg 61 155.1225 0.539 69
IV.CARO.HHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:20.81 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:16.68 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.MMME.BHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:15.80 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 165 50.4162 0.238 93
IV.GIB.EHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:15.85 0.1 negative manual Pg 246 103.6185 -0.551 78
IV.MPAZ.BHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:14.51 0.1 negative manual Pg 121 91.242 0.008 90
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:14.47 0.1 negative manual Pg 213 87.6456 0.527 81
IV.SOI.SHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:13.96 0.1 negative manual Pg 112 88.9443 -0.187 87
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:11.46 0.1 negative manual Pg 69 72.1722 -0.102 92
IV.MSRU.BHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:11.01 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 109 36.9297 -0.06 99
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:10.64 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:10.83 0.1 negative manual Pg 100 69.5748 -0.326 88
IV.SCLL.SHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:09.19 0.1 negative manual Pg 104 54.3012 0.377 90
I1.IACL.BHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:09.60 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:07.09 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 295 50.8158 -1.182 49
IV.MMME.BHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:07.91 0.1 negative manual Pg 165 50.4162 -0.301 92
IV.MSRU.BHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:05.68 0.1 negative manual Pg 109 36.9297 0.061 99
IV.SLNA.SHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:04.94 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 311 31.746 0.348 94
IV.ILLI.BHE. 2008-07-27T12:00:04.25 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 299 15.9729 0.319 97
IV.ILLI.BHE. 2008-07-27T12:00:01.31 0.1 negative manual Pg 299 15.9729 -0.18 100
IV.IVPL.BHZ. 2008-07-27T12:00:00.36 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 271 11.1777 -0.217 100
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