Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 15-03-2012 and time 08:08:59 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

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

  • 15-03-2012 07:08:59 (UTC)
  • 15-03-2012 08:08:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4510, 15.5050 at 86 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
29 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
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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 2012-03-15
07:08:59
38.451 15.505 86 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1348979
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-03-15 07:08:59 ± 0.68
Latitude 38.4510 ± 0.0567
Longitude 15.5050 ± 0.0896
Depth (km) 86 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1348979

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 9058
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3034
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 128
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 10026.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 192
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.73
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55218
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1348979
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:55:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MMME.HHE. 2012-03-15T07:09:26.91 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 201 61.2942 1.291 37
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2012-03-15T07:09:22.04 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 186 32.5452 -0.296 66
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2012-03-15T07:09:22.98 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 62 37.2294 0.216 46
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2012-03-15T07:09:22.14 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 230 31.0467 -0.07 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-03-15T07:09:21.93 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 201 36.3414 -0.743 38
IV.MCIV.HHE. 2012-03-15T07:09:18.60 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MMME.HHE. 2012-03-15T07:09:15.25 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 201 61.2942 0.62 64
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2012-03-15T07:09:12.52 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 230 31.0467 -0.143 98
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2012-03-15T07:09:12.24 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 186 32.5452 -0.493 90
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-03-15T07:09:12.60 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 201 36.3414 -0.329 71
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2012-03-15T07:09:12.36 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2012-03-15T07:09:12.73 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 62 37.2294 -0.251 100
IV.PTF.SHE. 2012-03-15T07:09:07.13 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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