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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 15-11-2011 and time 06:03:31 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 15-11-2011 05:03:31 (UTC)
  • 15-11-2011 06:03:31 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2500, 14.6650 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
Capo d'Orlando ME 12 13254 13254
Capri Leone ME 16 4515 17769
Torrenova ME 18 4386 22155
Brolo ME 18 5783 27938
Naso ME 18 3813 31751
Mirto ME 20 974 32725
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 20 1996 34721
Piraino ME 20 3962 38683

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
78 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
87 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2011-11-15
05:03:31		 38.25 14.665 9 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1308529
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2011-11-15 05:03:31 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.2500 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.6650 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1308529

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 610
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 100
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 147
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 707.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66190
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1308529
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 01:58:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.VSL.BHE. 2011-11-15T05:04:08.26 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MEU.SHE. 2011-11-15T05:04:04.65 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.GMB.BHE. 2011-11-15T05:04:01.17 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MEU.SHE. 2011-11-15T05:04:00.88 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.VARE.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:56.61 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:53.95 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 89 73.4709 0.238 44
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:50.17 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 101 61.0944 -0.224 45
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:48.45 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 112 53.4021 0.097 47
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:48.92 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 238 53.7018 0.489 43
IV.NOV.HHN. 2011-11-15T05:03:46.31 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 121 48.0186 -0.589 42
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2011-11-15T05:03:46.78 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 87 49.4172 -0.502 44
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:44.30 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 89 73.4709 0.151 68
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:43.68 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 176 35.4423 0.123 49
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:42.38 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 124 62.1933 -0.021 94
.MUCR.HHE. 2011-11-15T05:03:42.30 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 141 29.3484 0.611 43
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:42.29 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 101 61.0944 0.055 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:42.44 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 63 30.8469 0.243 72
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:42.36 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 243 62.6928 -0.132 69
IV.GALF.HHN. 2011-11-15T05:03:42.68 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 188 60.3951 0.547 63
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:41.06 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 112 53.4021 0.005 96
IV.PTF.SHE. 2011-11-15T05:03:41.13 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2011-11-15T05:03:40.56 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 87 49.4172 0.123 71
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:40.99 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 238 53.7018 -0.111 71
IV.NOV.HHN. 2011-11-15T05:03:40.07 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 121 48.0186 -0.147 71
IV.MSFR.HHN. 2011-11-15T05:03:39.80 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 195 24.753 -0.391 47
IV.MSCL.HHE. 2011-11-15T05:03:39.06 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.IFIL.EHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:38.19 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 347 35.742 -0.14 73
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:38.39 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 176 35.4423 0.103 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2011-11-15T05:03:37.48 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 63 30.8469 -0.021 100
.MUCR.HHE. 2011-11-15T05:03:37.07 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 141 29.3484 -0.139 98
IV.MSFR.HHN. 2011-11-15T05:03:36.14 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 195 24.753 -0.204 97
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