Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 11-08-2018 and time 08:59:09 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 11-08-2018 08:59:09 (UTC)
  • 11-08-2018 10:59:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5140, 14.3020 at 23 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
84 Km NE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Palermo (674435 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
ML 2.0 2018-08-11
08:59:09
38.5142 14.3018 23 2019-04-24
14:50:53
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 59749011
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2018-08-11
08:59:09
38.5067 14.2482 19 2018-08-11
09:09:26
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 59629231
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-08-11 08:59:09 ± 0.27
Latitude 38.5142 ± 0.0171
Longitude 14.3018 ± 0.0149
Depth (km) 23 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 59749011

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1803
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 996
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 21
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1800.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 233
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.91011
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 59749011
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-14 15:08:38

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 59629231
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-11 09:09:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2018-08-11T09:01:03.42 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 19.57 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2018-08-11T09:00:56.20 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.8 0
MN.PDG.HHZ. 2018-08-11T09:00:50.61 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 17.26 0
IV.APEC.HHZ. 2018-08-11T09:00:44.14 3.0 negative manual Pg 13.45 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2018-08-11T09:00:42.72 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 14.41 0
IV.COR1.EHZ. 2018-08-11T09:00:37.87 3.0 positive manual Pg 7.54 0
IV.LMD.HHZ. 2018-08-11T09:00:37.40 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.24 0
IV.MTMR.EHZ. 2018-08-11T09:00:27.25 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.37 0
TV.SU26.HHZ. 2018-08-11T09:00:18.51 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.53 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2018-08-11T09:00:15.67 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.22 0
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:51.44 3.0 undecidable manual S -1.16 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:46.19 3.0 negative manual Pg 3.72 0
IV.AIO.HHE. 2018-08-11T08:59:39.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 126 101.0211 98 0.99 33
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2018-08-11T08:59:38.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 114 100.122 98 -0.12 42
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:35.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 126 90.5427 99 -0.32 41
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:32.63 3.0 positive manual P -2.12 0
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:31.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 73.1712 101 0.32 44
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:30.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 136 72.1722 101 -0.38 42
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:27.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 193 59.496 104 -0.01 71
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:25.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 90.5427 99 0.42 83
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2018-08-11T08:59:25.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 114 100.122 98 -0.27 82
IV.AIO.HHE. 2018-08-11T08:59:25.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 101.0211 98 -0.85 67
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:23.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 77.2671 100 0.45 63
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:21.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 136 72.1722 101 -0.5 62
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:21.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 152 73.1712 101 -0.23 66
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:20.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 104 60.8946 104 0.56 63
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:19.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 59.496 104 -0.27 67
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:19.98 0.6 undecidable manual P 98 56.5989 105 0.46 44
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:17.58 3.0 negative manual P 0.53 0
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:16.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 66 5.0949 166 -0.12 78
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2018-08-11T08:59:13.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 5.0949 166 0.19 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00006950000000000001 1.58 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:34.17
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001215 0.74 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:17.51
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.7 0.00009675000000000001 1.2 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:28.15
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001715 0.86 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:31.30
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00017999999999999998 1.06 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:32.00
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000129 0.34 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:33.96
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001895 0.38 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:33.76
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.8 0.000123 0.52 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:34.39
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0000703 0.42 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:38.84
IV.ILLI.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0007523875 0.9408 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:29.70
IV.ILLI.HHN. ML:2.9 0.0018334275 0.9408 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:30.41
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.000044482225 0.48 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:36.07
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.000019121925 0.32 AML other m 2018-08-11T08:59:31.73
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