Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 15-12-2008 and time 05:56:35 (Italy) in region 2 km E Tortorici (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Tortorici (ME), on

  • 15-12-2008 04:56:35 (UTC)
  • 15-12-2008 05:56:35 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0250, 14.8450 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Tortorici ME 2 6435 6435
Ucria ME 4 1058 7493
Galati Mamertino ME 7 2627 10120
Sinagra ME 7 2705 12825
Raccuja ME 7 1041 13866
Floresta ME 7 485 14351
Castell'Umberto ME 8 3128 17479
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 8 1319 18798
Longi ME 8 1473 20271
Ficarra ME 10 1469 21740
Frazzanò ME 10 711 22451
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 11 3090 25541
Mirto ME 11 974 26515
San Piero Patti ME 11 2915 29430
Naso ME 12 3813 33243
Alcara li Fusi ME 13 1980 35223
Librizzi ME 13 1660 36883
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 14 1996 38879
Militello Rosmarino ME 15 1324 40203
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 42490
Brolo ME 15 5783 48273
Montagnareale ME 15 1615 49888
Capri Leone ME 15 4515 54403
Piraino ME 15 3962 58365
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 16 980 59345
Torrenova ME 16 4386 63731
Patti ME 17 13431 77162
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 84236
Capo d'Orlando ME 18 13254 97490
Roccella Valdemone ME 18 666 98156
Maniace CT 18 3765 101921
Randazzo CT 19 10900 112821
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 19 12624 125445
Basicò ME 20 612 126057

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
54 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
62 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 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 1.9
ML 2.0
2008-12-15
04:56:35
38.025 14.845 8 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 732329
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-12-15 04:56:35 ± 0.23
Latitude 38.0250 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.8450 ± 0.0160
Depth (km) 8 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 732329

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1471
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 877
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 129
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1843.9
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 17
Number of defining phases 11
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) 0.57916
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 732329
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:51:12

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 732329
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:51:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FAEN.HHZ. 2008-12-15T04:57:21.65 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.STR4.BHZ. 2008-12-15T04:57:03.94 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.STR3.BHZ. 2008-12-15T04:57:02.46 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2008-12-15T04:56:56.36 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 339 64.2912 0.036 78
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2008-12-15T04:56:56.97 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2008-12-15T04:56:53.13 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2008-12-15T04:56:51.05 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 51 43.4232 0.303 51
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2008-12-15T04:56:50.79 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 215 42.5241 0.265 52
IV.IVPL.BHN. 2008-12-15T04:56:50.58 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 17 40.7259 0.544 73
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2008-12-15T04:56:47.68 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 339 64.2912 -0.043 52
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2008-12-15T04:56:44.08 0.1 positive manual Pg 51 43.4232 -0.423 100
IV.IVPL.BHN. 2008-12-15T04:56:43.55 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 17 40.7259 -0.542 73
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2008-12-15T04:56:43.74 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 215 42.5241 -0.634 70
IV.MMME.BHN. 2008-12-15T04:56:43.94 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 105 37.1295 0.404 76
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2008-12-15T04:56:42.61 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 232 16.7721 0.23 82
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2008-12-15T04:56:39.76 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 232 16.7721 0.088 84
IV.OC9.EHZ. 2008-12-15T04:56:38.97 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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