Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 12-05-2018 and time 15:10:08 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 12-05-2018 13:10:08 (UTC)
  • 12-05-2018 15:10:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2650, 15.0190 at 8 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
Patti ME 15 13431 13431
Gioiosa Marea ME 15 7074 20505
Oliveri ME 16 2181 22686
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 24301
Falcone ME 17 2808 27109
Piraino ME 18 3962 31071
Terme Vigliatore ME 19 7395 38466
Librizzi ME 19 1660 40126
Furnari ME 20 3784 43910

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
48 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.3 2018-05-12
13:10:08
38.2652 15.0193 8 2019-04-24
14:50:44
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 57608851
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.3 2018-05-12
13:10:08
38.2505 15.02 7 2018-05-12
13:18:51
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 56797831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-05-12 13:10:08 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.2652 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0193 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 57608851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 424
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 400
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 30
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 78
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 49
Number of defining phases 35
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.16462
Number of stations at which the event was observed 36
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 44
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 56797831
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-05-12 13:18:51

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 57608851
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-06-07 08:31:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PE3.EHZ. 2018-05-12T13:11:48.37 3.0 negative manual Pg 14.95 0
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:11:44.59 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.63 0
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:11:44.47 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.84 0
IV.MESG.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:11:35.30 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.8 0
IV.BADI.EHZ. 2018-05-12T13:11:34.62 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.66 0
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:11:30.21 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.68 0
TV.SU26.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:11:27.46 3.0 negative manual Pn 1.72 0
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:11:20.43 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.3 0
IV.CIGN.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:11:13.11 3.0 positive manual Pg 12.16 0
IV.VENT.EHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:58.89 3.0 negative manual Pg 5.81 0
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:49.73 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.22 0
IV.CMDO.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:47.96 3.0 undecidable manual S -1.67 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:44.96 0.1 undecidable manual S 178 122.988 50 0.25 79
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:36.02 0.1 undecidable manual S 247 91.4418 50 -0.29 84
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:36.78 0.1 undecidable manual S 103 92.7405 50 0.13 86
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:36.53 0.1 undecidable manual S 239 92.4408 50 -0.03 88
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:34.07 0.1 undecidable manual S 63 84.249 50 -0.32 84
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:33.83 0.1 undecidable manual S 249 82.251 50 -0.01 90
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:32.29 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.16 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:30.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 122.988 50 0.6 72
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:30.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 207 129.2706 50 0.3 77
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:29.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 125.0859 50 -0.03 82
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:27.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 174 109.4127 50 0.46 78
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:26.84 0.1 negative manual P 187 102.5196 50 0.46 79
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:25.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 92.4408 50 0.23 85
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:24.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 92.7405 50 -0.2 85
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:24.25 0.1 negative manual P 247 91.4418 50 -0.43 81
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:23.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 249 82.251 50 0.23 86
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:23.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 63 84.249 50 0 90
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:22.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 73.1712 50 0.55 81
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:21.91 3.0 positive manual P -0.54 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:21.14 0.1 undecidable manual S 150 37.5291 50 -0.78 79
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:20.45 0.1 undecidable manual S 114 31.9458 104 0.22 95
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:20.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 297 64.9905 50 -0.22 89
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2018-05-12T13:10:18.01 0.1 positive manual P 311 50.9157 50 -0.42 88
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:18.78 0.1 negative manual P 187 49.7169 50 0.54 85
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:18.61 0.1 undecidable manual S 159 28.2495 106 -0.4 92
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:18.54 0.1 negative manual P 196 50.9157 50 0.1 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:16.07 0.1 positive manual P 150 37.5291 50 -0.31 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:15.17 0.1 positive manual P 114 31.9458 104 -0.23 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:15.95 0.1 undecidable manual S 88 18.4704 114 0.14 99
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:14.35 0.1 undecidable manual S 345 12.7761 123 0.28 97
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2018-05-12T13:10:14.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 341 15.4734 118 -0.47 93
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:14.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 159 28.2495 106 -0.21 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:13.88 0.1 negative manual P 207 27.75 106 -0.71 83
IV.ILLI.HHE. 2018-05-12T13:10:13.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 20.9679 111 0.66 64
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:13.05 0.1 positive manual P 88 18.4704 114 0.2 97
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-05-12T13:10:12.02 0.1 negative manual P 345 12.7761 123 0.18 99
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2018-05-12T13:10:12.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 15.4734 118 -0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008544974000000001 0.2176 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:18.88
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0012354544000000001 0.1792 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:18.32
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0027818820000000003 0.48 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:18.81
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0013356955 0.3008 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:19.54
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.001596654 0.1344 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:21.80
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0012045315 0.1792 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:22.03
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0012082454999999999 0.2368 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:21.65
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00046023194999999996 0.3392 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:28.06
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0007585626 0.3776 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:26.43
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00029381525 0.2432 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:33.63
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0002455005 0.2752 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:34.71
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00022566190000000003 0.3008 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:34.71
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00023792625000000002 0.2432 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:33.75
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00013731460000000002 0.4352 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:38.84
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00014353915 0.3648 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:39.34
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0001938841 0.6592 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:42.68
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00027622970000000004 0.4416 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:44.12
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00010985504 0.3008 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:48.81
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000106213055 0.416 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:46.31
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000087927345 0.6016 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:50.90
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008237378 0.6016 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:50.89
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00007793945999999999 0.256 AML other m 2018-05-12T13:10:51.58
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