Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 09-08-2018 and time 22:04:02 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 09-08-2018 20:04:02 (UTC)
  • 09-08-2018 22:04:02 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4600, 15.7050 at 30 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
55 Km E of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
73 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2018-08-09
20:04:02
37.4597 15.7053 30 2019-04-24
14:50:54
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 60419191
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2018-08-09
20:04:03
37.5068 15.5897 33 2018-08-09
20:11:04
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 59566691
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-08-09 20:04:02 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.4597 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.7053 ± 0.0113
Depth (km) 30 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 60419191

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1057
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 332
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 298
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1060.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 186
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 36
Number of defining phases 36
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.43078
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.15563
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 60419191
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-31 12:13:41

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 59566691
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-09 20:11:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HNZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:38.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 7 128.2716 54 -0.09 63
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:38.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 124.6863 54 0.39 60
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:37.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 328 119.8911 54 -0.08 65
IV.GALF.HNZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:34.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 286 103.9182 102 0.58 57
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:33.47 0.1 undecidable manual S 216 102.12 102 0.35 85
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:31.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 335 99.123 103 -0.89 54
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:31.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 312 97.5246 103 0.06 67
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:31.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 98.6235 103 -0.32 64
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:30.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 349 90.8424 104 0.43 42
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:30.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 299 84.7485 105 1.73 32
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:24.97 0.1 undecidable manual S 261 74.4699 107 -0.98 72
IV.PLAC.HNZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:23.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 127.1727 54 0.16 84
IV.JOPP.HNZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:23.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 128.2716 54 0.09 63
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:23.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 239 64.9905 110 0.29 69
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:22.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 328 119.8911 54 -0.19 63
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:22.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 124.6863 54 -0.26 61
IV.GALF.HNZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:21.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 286 103.9182 102 0.79 72
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:20.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 216 102.12 102 0.18 66
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:20.05 0.1 undecidable manual S 248 52.2033 115 -0.36 93
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:19.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 98.6235 103 -0.16 88
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:19.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 99.123 103 -0.16 67
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:19.36 0.1 undecidable manual S 242 47.8188 117 0.02 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:19.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 312 97.5246 103 -0.37 86
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:18.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 84.7485 105 0.42 85
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:18.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 90.8424 104 -0.41 85
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:17.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 79.365 106 0.57 62
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:17.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 82.251 105 0.4 65
IV.NOV.HNZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:16.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 322 80.364 106 -0.28 68
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:16.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 74.6697 107 -0.13 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:15.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 324 70.2741 108 -0.36 90
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:15.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 74.4699 107 -0.46 87
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:14.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 64.9905 110 0.17 94
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:14.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 360 60.2952 112 -0.02 74
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:12.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 248 52.2033 115 -0.02 99
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:12.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 47.8188 117 0.13 98
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-08-09T20:04:12.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 298 51.2154 115 -0.08 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:2.0 0.00021999999999999998 0.18 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:19.57
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:2.1 0.0002845 0.78 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:20.57
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000121 0.54 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:20.43
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00013350000000000002 0.68 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:20.38
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0006995 1.58 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:21.84
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.9 0.00156 1.08 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:21.75
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000547 0.92 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:24.77
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00003229999999999999 0.24 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:25.26
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001371 0.64 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:25.41
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00027150000000000004 0.24 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:25.49
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0002525 0.78 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:25.83
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000539 0.3 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:26.60
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.2 0.00021750000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:29.18
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.0 0.00013900000000000002 0.24 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:29.36
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00006505 0.56 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:32.16
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00008295 0.36 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:32.54
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00009745000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:33.09
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000051250000000000006 0.78 AML other m 2018-08-09T20:04:33.47
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