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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 05-10-2019 and time 21:27:29 (UTC) in region 2 km S Falcone (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Falcone (ME), on

  • 05-10-2019 21:27:29 (UTC)
  • 05-10-2019 23:27:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1030, 15.0850 at 9 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
Falcone ME 2 2808 2808
Oliveri ME 3 2181 4989
Furnari ME 4 3784 8773
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 5 1531 10304
Basicò ME 5 612 10916
Tripi ME 6 873 11789
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 13845
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 21240
Novara di Sicilia ME 10 1337 22577
Montalbano Elicona ME 11 2287 24864
Librizzi ME 11 1660 26524
Castroreale ME 11 2504 29028
Patti ME 11 13431 42459
San Piero Patti ME 12 2915 45374
Montagnareale ME 12 1615 46989
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 13 41583 88572
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 89591
Raccuja ME 16 1041 90632
Merì ME 16 2338 92970
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 96060
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 100710
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 107825
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 114899
Ucria ME 19 1058 115957
Milazzo ME 19 31646 147603
Floresta ME 20 485 148088
Antillo ME 20 919 149007
Roccella Valdemone ME 20 666 149673

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
55 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.1 2019-10-05
21:27:29		 38.1033 15.0848 9 2020-02-28
16:42:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73548641
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2019-10-05
21:27:29		 38.1037 15.0872 8 2019-10-05
21:41:05		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73070511
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-05 21:27:29 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1033 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0848 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73548641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 279
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 211
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 15
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 280.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 81
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 37
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08633
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.94519
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73548641
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-09 16:15:23

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73070511
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-05 21:41:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:47.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 102 54.9006 50 0 70
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:47.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 181 104.9172 50 0.29 61
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:45.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 259 91.6416 50 -0.12 64
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:44.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 43.7229 50 -0.03 71
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:44.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 85.7475 50 0.2 64
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:44.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 262 83.1501 50 0.2 64
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:43.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 307 79.365 50 -0.26 85
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:43.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 39.0276 50 0.32 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:43.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 64 41.0256 50 0 72
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:43.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 92 84.7485 50 -0.3 62
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:42.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 76 72.6717 50 -0.08 67
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:41.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 201 33.5442 50 0.06 73
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:41.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 213 36.8298 50 -0.3 68
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:41.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 34.3434 50 -0.42 45
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:41.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 343 31.6461 50 0.21 71
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:41.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 319 67.6767 50 0.21 44
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:40.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 32.5452 50 -0.53 43
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:39.50 0.1 positive manual P 102 54.9006 50 -0.18 90
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:38.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 78 23.8539 111 0 74
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:38.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 173 24.753 110 -0.19 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:37.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 64 41.0256 50 0.03 72
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:37.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 260 43.7229 50 -0.36 45
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:37.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 213 36.8298 50 0.14 47
IV.EMCN.HNZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:37.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 187 34.9428 50 0.64 42
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:37.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 241 39.0276 50 0.32 45
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:36.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 139 19.5693 115 -0.41 69
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:36.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 31.6461 50 0.23 70
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:36.89 0.6 undecidable manual P 201 33.5442 50 0.51 44
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:36.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 184 32.5452 50 0.35 46
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:36.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 342 34.3434 50 -0.26 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:36.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 19.5693 115 -0.37 70
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:34.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 9.5793 133 0.11 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:34.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 78 23.8539 111 0.14 96
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:34.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 24.753 110 0.04 74
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:33.69 0.3 negative manual P 250 19.5693 115 -0.17 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:33.84 0.1 positive manual P 139 19.5693 115 -0.01 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-05T21:27:32.39 0.1 positive manual P 152 9.5793 133 0.22 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.9 0.010100712 0.256 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:34.59
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.6 0.005968215000000001 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:34.74
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0007936802 0.2688 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:36.81
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0008348679000000001 0.2944 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:37.36
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0009553767 0.2432 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:37.80
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0009605922499999999 0.192 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:38.12
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0009199644499999999 0.1792 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:39.47
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0011625765000000002 0.2816 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:39.94
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00064822425 0.2688 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:42.66
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00037333395000000005 0.1664 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:43.66
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00044970580000000006 0.2432 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:43.64
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0008982468500000001 0.3584 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:44.97
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00002631474 0.5536 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:45.54
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0003905 1.06 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:45.41
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00035766579999999996 0.2944 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:45.67
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00012830025 1.7184 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:46.01
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00025170140000000004 1.4752 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:46.91
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0006913948000000001 0.2432 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:46.30
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0002196768 0.3584 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:46.48
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00008609589500000001 0.1792 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:46.49
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00014803119999999998 0.4992 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:49.70
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00011551319999999999 0.2944 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:49.80
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.5 0.0005482217999999999 0.4864 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:52.24
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.3 0.0004069897 1.808 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:53.00
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0012235585 0.256 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:54.44
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00007505938000000001 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:54.78
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0006228536 0.256 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:56.84
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00021600190000000002 0.1664 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:57.23
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0001969882 0.2176 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:57.64
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.7 0.000060696885000000004 1.7056 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:27:59.13
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000029190114999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:28:00.40
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.4 0.00032843885 0.9856 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:28:01.95
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.2 0.000208079 1.0784 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:28:04.67
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.6 0.000047152680000000005 0.4608 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:28:05.52
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0003155094 0.2048 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:28:06.60
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001581163 0.4096 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:28:07.51
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000038855275 0.8224 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:28:10.69
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000029553375 1.2832 AML other m 2019-10-05T21:28:16.03
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