Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 15-02-2010 and time 01:32:56 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 15-02-2010 00:32:56 (UTC)
  • 15-02-2010 01:32:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2960, 15.4080 at 47 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 7 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 9 5021 13605
Venetico ME 9 3911 17516
Saponara ME 12 3988 21504
Valdina ME 12 1355 22859
Torregrotta ME 12 7431 30290
Roccavaldina ME 13 1133 31423
Rometta ME 14 6650 38073
CondrĂ² ME 15 493 38566
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 44805
Monforte San Giorgio ME 16 2777 47582
San Pier Niceto ME 16 2837 50419
Milazzo ME 17 31646 82065
Gualtieri SicaminĂ² ME 17 1807 83872
Messina ME 17 238439 322311
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 329426
Merì ME 20 2338 331764

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Catania (314555 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
ML 2.5 2010-02-15
00:32:56
38.296 15.408 47 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1013319
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-02-15 00:32:56 ± 0.23
Latitude 38.2960 ± 0.0144
Longitude 15.4080 ± 0.0149
Depth (km) 47 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1013319

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1622
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 778
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 337
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2061.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 217
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.94968
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1013319
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:26:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LAV9.HHN. 2010-02-15T00:33:31.82 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GALF.HHE. 2010-02-15T00:33:25.68 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CSLB.SHZ. 2010-02-15T00:33:18.15 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SOI.EHN. 2010-02-15T00:33:18.26 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 113 61.494 0.612 43
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2010-02-15T00:33:18.66 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 126 64.5909 0.388 69
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2010-02-15T00:33:14.33 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 199 42.2244 0.337 73
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2010-02-15T00:33:14.40 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 56 105.4167 0.289 41
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2010-02-15T00:33:13.79 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 142 41.2254 -0.036 73
MN.CEL.HHN. 2010-02-15T00:33:13.70 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 95 42.4242 -0.339 70
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2010-02-15T00:33:12.86 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 79 91.1421 0.495 59
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2010-02-15T00:33:10.77 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2010-02-15T00:33:10.19 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 112 9.3795 0.237 78
IV.SOI.EHN. 2010-02-15T00:33:08.65 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 113 61.494 -0.156 95
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2010-02-15T00:33:08.79 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 126 64.5909 -0.377 90
MN.CEL.HHN. 2010-02-15T00:33:06.42 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 95 42.4242 -0.303 72
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2010-02-15T00:33:06.63 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 199 42.2244 -0.066 100
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2010-02-15T00:33:06.24 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 142 41.2254 -0.36 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2010-02-15T00:33:04.39 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 112 9.3795 0.026 79
IV.MTGR.SHZ. 2010-02-15T00:32:44.95 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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