Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 26-08-2010 and time 03:49:53 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

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

  • 26-08-2010 01:49:53 (UTC)
  • 26-08-2010 03:49:53 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4330, 15.3950 at 67 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
30 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Acireale (52622 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
Md 1.9
ML 2.0
2010-08-26
01:49:53
38.433 15.395 67 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1102509
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-08-26 01:49:53 ± 0.32
Latitude 38.4330 ± 0.0225
Longitude 15.3950 ± 0.0333
Depth (km) 67 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1102509

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3183
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1333
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 127
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3828.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 264
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.20684
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50992
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1102509
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 21:20:09

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1102509
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 21:20:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2010-08-26T01:50:15.09 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 207 50.2164 0.279 46
IV.MMME.HHN. 2010-08-26T01:50:15.80 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 193 56.5989 0.023 48
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2010-08-26T01:50:13.49 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 123 40.9257 -0.032 49
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2010-08-26T01:50:11.48 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 219 22.9548 -0.131 73
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2010-08-26T01:50:05.83 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 207 50.2164 0.081 95
IV.MMME.HHN. 2010-08-26T01:50:05.92 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 193 56.5989 -0.387 67
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2010-08-26T01:50:05.08 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 123 40.9257 0.076 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2010-08-26T01:50:03.99 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 219 22.9548 0.089 100
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