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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 07-03-2012 and time 15:42:35 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 07-03-2012 15:42:35 (UTC)
  • 07-03-2012 16:42:35 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4300, 14.7710 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
Leni ME 15 696 696
Lipari ME 17 12753 13449
Santa Marina Salina ME 17 903 14352
Malfa ME 17 982 15334

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
73 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
97 Km NW 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 		2012-03-07
15:42:35		 38.43 14.771 9 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1347239
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-03-07 15:42:35 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.4300 ± 0.0099
Longitude 14.7710 ± 0.0080
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 1347239

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1237
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 224
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 29
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1303.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 132
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.62323
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1347239
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:52:33

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1347239
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:52:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CESI.HHE. 2012-03-07T15:43:28.87 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.NRCA.HHE. 2012-03-07T15:43:16.29 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MELA.HHN. 2012-03-07T15:43:14.56 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.FROS.HHE. 2012-03-07T15:43:09.17 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MMME.HHE. 2012-03-07T15:42:56.61 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 142 69.1752 -0.07 90
IV.ATN.BHN. 2012-03-07T15:42:55.90 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 116 67.377 -0.322 86
IV.MCSR.HHN. 2012-03-07T15:42:53.42 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 135 56.8986 0.007 93
IV.NOV.HHE. 2012-03-07T15:42:52.94 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 144 54.8007 0.093 92
IV.MUCR.HHN. 2012-03-07T15:42:50.33 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 168 43.8228 0.411 88
IV.IACL.HHE. 2012-03-07T15:42:48.52 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 288 37.9287 0.18 93
IV.ATN.BHN. 2012-03-07T15:42:47.42 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 116 67.377 0.076 90
IV.MMME.HHE. 2012-03-07T15:42:47.70 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 142 69.1752 0.088 90
IV.MCSR.HHN. 2012-03-07T15:42:45.37 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 135 56.8986 -0.355 87
IV.NOV.HHE. 2012-03-07T15:42:45.35 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 144 54.8007 -0.048 93
IV.MUCR.HHN. 2012-03-07T15:42:43.57 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 168 43.8228 -0.136 93
IV.IFIL.EHE. 2012-03-07T15:42:43.57 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 311 22.6551 -0.053 98
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2012-03-07T15:42:42.00 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 83 15.4734 0.616 87
IV.IACL.HHE. 2012-03-07T15:42:42.91 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 288 37.9287 0.114 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-03-07T15:42:42.34 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 108 19.1697 -0.162 97
IV.IFIL.EHE. 2012-03-07T15:42:39.86 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 311 22.6551 -0.214 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-03-07T15:42:39.29 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 108 19.1697 -0.136 97
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2012-03-07T15:42:38.75 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 83 15.4734 -0.03 100
IV.VMG.SHZ. 2012-03-07T15:42:33.52 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MIDA.HHE. 2012-03-07T15:42:11.93 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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