Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 12-08-2008 and time 03:37:45 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 12-08-2008 01:37:45 (UTC)
  • 12-08-2008 03:37:45 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.9920, 15.6060 at 90 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
62 Km W of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2.3
ML 2.1
2008-08-12
01:37:45
38.992 15.606 90 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 710109
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-08-12 01:37:45 ± 0.26
Latitude 38.9920 ± 0.0162
Longitude 15.6060 ± 0.0150
Depth (km) 90 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 710109

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1942
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 252
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 330
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2220.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 235
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.44247
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.98296
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 710109
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:26:39

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 710109
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:26:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2008-08-12T01:38:17.79 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 87 93.4398 0.167 93
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2008-08-12T01:38:16.10 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 163 84.9483 -0.107 71
IV.MSRU.BHE. 2008-08-12T01:38:15.48 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 186 81.1521 -0.133 95
IV.GRI.EHE. 2008-08-12T01:38:14.28 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 105 72.7716 -0.045 98
IV.CARO.HHZ. 2008-08-12T01:38:12.22 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 61 60.2952 -0.343 94
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2008-08-12T01:38:11.42 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 150 49.1175 0.239 100
IV.SOI.SHZ. 2008-08-12T01:38:05.35 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 159 109.113 -0.467 85
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2008-08-12T01:38:04.36 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 87 93.4398 0.114 94
IV.MSRU.BHE. 2008-08-12T01:38:03.27 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 186 81.1521 0.185 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2008-08-12T01:38:03.47 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 163 84.9483 0.042 97
IV.GRI.EHE. 2008-08-12T01:38:02.44 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 105 72.7716 0.099 98
IV.CARO.HHZ. 2008-08-12T01:38:01.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 61 60.2952 -0.134 99
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2008-08-12T01:38:00.86 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 150 49.1175 0.333 97
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