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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 17-03-2010 and time 12:42:59 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 17-03-2010 11:42:59 (UTC)
  • 17-03-2010 12:42:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5700, 14.7140 at 25 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Leni ME 10 696 696
Malfa ME 11 982 1678
Santa Marina Salina ME 14 903 2581

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
84 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
96 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2.4 2010-03-17
11:42:59		 38.57 14.714 25 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1020289
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-03-17 11:42:59 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.5700 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.7140 ± 0.0081
Depth (km) 25 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1020289

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 932
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 503
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 354
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1220.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 159
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.18710
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1020289
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:35:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LPEL.HHN. 2010-03-17T11:43:45.84 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.ASQU.HHE. 2010-03-17T11:43:36.84 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MMME.HHN. 2010-03-17T11:43:24.84 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 146 84.6486 -0.035 49
IV.PLLN.SHN. 2010-03-17T11:43:23.96 1.0 undecidable manual Sg 218 81.0522 0.022 25
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:22.88 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 116 76.9674 0.03 49
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:22.26 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 181 70.8735 0.974 37
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2010-03-17T11:43:20.48 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 121 131.7681 -0.674 55
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2010-03-17T11:43:17.09 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 126 55.7997 -0.325 73
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:16.73 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 188 96.2259 0.86 75
IV.STR4.BHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:16.35 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 62 48.618 0.749 43
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2010-03-17T11:43:16.62 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 87 101.6205 -0.078 70
IV.MMME.HHN. 2010-03-17T11:43:14.33 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 146 84.6486 0.204 47
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:14.74 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 223 87.9453 0.123 48
IV.CSLB.SHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:14.81 1.0 undecidable manual Pg 219 90.5427 -0.201 23
IV.PLLN.SHN. 2010-03-17T11:43:13.29 1.0 undecidable manual Pg 218 81.0522 -0.295 23
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:12.40 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 181 70.8735 0.346 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:12.74 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 116 76.9674 -0.216 71
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:11.33 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 263 31.4463 -0.164 52
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2010-03-17T11:43:09.65 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 126 55.7997 -0.169 100
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:09.80 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 124 24.5532 -0.221 53
IV.STR4.BHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:09.47 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 62 48.618 0.698 44
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:05.97 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 263 31.4463 -0.429 98
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2010-03-17T11:43:05.04 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 124 24.5532 -0.509 49
IV.IVPL.HHN. 2010-03-17T11:43:05.26 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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