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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 18-07-2013 and time 14:42:24 (Italy) in region 3 km SE Gioiosa Marea (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SE Gioiosa Marea (ME), on

  • 18-07-2013 12:42:24 (UTC)
  • 18-07-2013 14:42:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1550, 14.9170 at 11 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Gioiosa Marea ME 3 7074 7074
Montagnareale ME 4 1615 8689
Patti ME 5 13431 22120
Piraino ME 5 3962 26082
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 5 3090 29172
Librizzi ME 7 1660 30832
Brolo ME 8 5783 36615
Ficarra ME 9 1469 38084
Sinagra ME 10 2705 40789
Raccuja ME 11 1041 41830
Naso ME 12 3813 45643
Castell'Umberto ME 12 3128 48771
San Piero Patti ME 12 2915 51686
Ucria ME 12 1058 52744
Oliveri ME 13 2181 54925
Capo d'Orlando ME 15 13254 68179
Falcone ME 15 2808 70987
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 15 1319 72306
Tortorici ME 16 6435 78741
Mirto ME 16 974 79715
Basicò ME 16 612 80327
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 82614
Frazzanò ME 18 711 83325
Floresta ME 19 485 83810
Galati Mamertino ME 19 2627 86437
Capri Leone ME 19 4515 90952
Furnari ME 19 3784 94736
Tripi ME 20 873 95609

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
56 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
74 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 2.0 2013-07-18
12:42:24		 38.1548 14.9167 11 2015-01-20
11:28:05		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 8665841
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2013-07-18
12:42:24		 38.1485 14.9063 11 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 4094831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-07-18 12:42:24 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1548 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.9167 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 8665841

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 427
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 302
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 321
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 430.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 71
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.88313
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 8665841
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-15 13:09:43

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4094831
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-07-18 12:48:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:43:38.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.6 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:53.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 59 98.0241 50 0.3 84
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:50.60 3.0 undecidable manual P 1.84 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:50.31 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.25 0
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:44.08 0.1 undecidable manual S 311 64.3911 50 0.18 91
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:43.90 3.0 positive manual P 0.88 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:42.44 0.1 undecidable manual S 212 57.9975 50 0.25 91
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:41.42 0.1 undecidable manual S 327 54.3012 50 0.23 92
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:41.12 0.1 undecidable manual S 77 53.0025 50 0.28 91
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:40.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 98.0241 50 -0.22 85
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:36.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 70.4739 50 -0.1 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:36.61 0.1 undecidable manual S 91 38.0286 50 -0.25 94
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:35.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 218 31.4463 50 0.29 95
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:35.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 311 64.3911 50 -0.4 87
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:35.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 212 57.9975 50 0.42 88
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:34.58 0.1 undecidable manual S 65 30.3474 50 -0.22 96
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:34.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 245 31.4463 50 -0.63 64
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:33.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 53.0025 50 -0.17 94
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:33.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 327 54.3012 50 -0.27 91
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:33.71 0.1 undecidable manual S 13 25.1526 50 0.29 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:32.89 0.1 undecidable manual S 126 23.8539 50 -0.17 99
IV.ILLI.HHE. 2013-07-18T12:42:31.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 5 32.3454 50 0.47 91
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:31.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 91 38.0286 50 -0.09 98
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:30.74 0.1 undecidable manual S 257 16.6722 123 -0.32 97
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:30.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 31.4463 50 -0.4 93
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:30.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 65 30.3474 50 -0.16 98
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:30.52 0.1 negative manual P 218 31.4463 50 0.03 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:30.46 0.1 undecidable manual S 197 12.9759 130 0.44 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:29.19 0.1 positive manual P 126 23.8539 50 -0.12 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:29.62 0.1 negative manual P 13 25.1526 50 0.1 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:27.76 0.1 positive manual P 197 12.9759 130 0.21 100
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2013-07-18T12:42:27.97 0.1 positive manual P 257 16.6722 123 -0.18 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00003175 0.62 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:43:18.82
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000036150000000000005 0.84 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:43:30.91
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00008730000000000001 0.54 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:46.20
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00015450000000000001 0.68 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:52.14
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000357 0.3 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:49.39
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00046899999999999996 0.18 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:46.09
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00244 0.42 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:42.78
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0008814999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:44.77
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00232 0.96 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:35.66
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0029950000000000003 1.46 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:36.24
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00003095 0.48 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:54.72
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000276 1.42 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:57.18
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0012850000000000001 0.26 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:31.06
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0019049999999999998 0.24 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:30.94
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000252 1.12 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:36.24
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003015 0.64 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:35.23
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:2.1 0.0006120000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:35.98
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:2.3 0.0008385 0.28 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:37.06
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00023099999999999998 0.42 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:38.04
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00021150000000000002 0.74 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:39.27
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002375 0.16 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:34.56
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000249 0.22 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:34.88
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000141 0.78 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:43.28
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002255 0.24 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:42.00
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0009975000000000001 1.42 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:30.70
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0016899999999999999 0.36 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:30.95
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001365 0.32 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:34.64
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001125 0.28 AML other m 2013-07-18T12:42:34.03
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