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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 04-04-2019 and time 01:05:49 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 03-04-2019 23:05:49 (UTC)
  • 04-04-2019 01:05:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.6490, 14.8210 at 301 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
Malfa ME 8 982 982
Leni ME 10 696 1678
Santa Marina Salina ME 11 903 2581

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
82 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2.5 2019-04-03
23:05:49		 38.6492 14.8212 301 2019-08-22
08:24:56		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 67635241
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.5 2019-04-03
23:05:50		 38.6703 14.8678 300 2019-04-03
23:53:45		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 67229851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-04-03 23:05:49 ± 0.24
Latitude 38.6492 ± 0.0216
Longitude 14.8212 ± 0.0345
Depth (km) 301 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 67635241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3172
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2075
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 123
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3170.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 131
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.75907
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67635241
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-16 10:23:00

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67229851
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-03 23:53:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RMP.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:07:05.87 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.54 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:07:04.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 60 137.3625 155 -0.22 40
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-04-03T23:07:02.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 120 124.8861 157 -0.33 40
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:07:01.28 0.1 undecidable manual S 115 102.7194 161 -0.08 88
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:07:00.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 83.3499 164 0.23 66
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:59.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 125 73.371 166 -0.01 47
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:59.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 140 55.0005 169 0.42 45
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:36.82 0.6 positive manual P 61 195.2601 146 0.41 29
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:35.50 0.6 negative manual P 70 177.2892 148 0.31 33
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:35.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 21 176.6898 149 0.64 30
IV.BULG.HHN. 2019-04-03T23:06:34.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 17 165.612 150 -0.14 36
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:34.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 167.8098 150 0.28 70
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:33.28 1.0 undecidable manual P 98 142.0467 154 0.2 20
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:32.36 1.0 positive manual P 120 124.8861 157 0.17 20
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:32.41 0.6 negative manual P 60 137.3625 155 -0.42 38
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:32.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 45 138.0618 155 -0.17 80
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:31.04 0.6 negative manual P 115 102.7194 161 -0.14 43
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-04-03T23:06:31.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 104.8173 160 0.37 82
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2019-04-03T23:06:30.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 89.0442 163 -0.22 66
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:30.77 0.6 undecidable manual P 154 83.3499 164 0.33 43
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:30.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 176 67.377 167 0.14 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:29.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 155 33.2445 173 -0.07 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:29.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 125 73.371 166 -0.42 43
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:29.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 140 55.0005 169 -0.37 90
IV.ILLI.HNZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:29.35 1.0 undecidable manual P 154 25.1526 175 0.23 25
IV.IFIL.HHE. 2019-04-03T23:06:29.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 246 23.2545 175 -0.07 51
IV.ISTR.HHZ. 2019-04-03T23:06:29.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 35.5422 173 -0.08 99
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2019-04-03T23:06:29.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 140 72.4719 166 -0.14 46
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0000213 1.26 AML other m 2019-04-03T23:06:40.90
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000023764605 0.2816 AML other m 2019-04-03T23:07:06.53
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0000262 0.42 AML other m 2019-04-03T23:07:07.47
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00004755 0.84 AML other m 2019-04-03T23:07:08.37
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00006365 0.42 AML other m 2019-04-03T23:07:08.72
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00003382366 1.4112 AML other m 2019-04-03T23:07:09.00
IV.PIPA.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000016005005 1.7696 AML other m 2019-04-03T23:07:11.04
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0000297 0.88 AML other m 2019-04-03T23:07:13.56
IV.PIPA.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000016715655 0.5632 AML other m 2019-04-03T23:07:13.50
IV.CELI.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0000414 0.42 AML other m 2019-04-03T23:07:17.29
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