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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 28-08-2013 and time 20:23:18 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 28-08-2013 18:23:18 (UTC)
  • 28-08-2013 20:23:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1560, 15.1610 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
Terme Vigliatore ME 2 7395 7395
Rodì Milici ME 5 2056 9451
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 5 41583 51034
Furnari ME 6 3784 54818
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 56349
Merì ME 8 2338 58687
Castroreale ME 8 2504 61191
Falcone ME 8 2808 63999
Oliveri ME 9 2181 66180
San Filippo del Mela ME 10 7115 73295
Milazzo ME 10 31646 104941
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 11 4650 109591
Tripi ME 13 873 110464
Pace del Mela ME 13 6239 116703
Basicò ME 14 612 117315
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 14 1807 119122
Condrò ME 15 493 119615
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 120952
San Pier Niceto ME 17 2837 123789
Patti ME 17 13431 137220
Torregrotta ME 17 7431 144651
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 146266
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 147285
Librizzi ME 19 1660 148945
Valdina ME 19 1355 150300
Roccavaldina ME 19 1133 151433
Venetico ME 19 3911 155344
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 157631
Monforte San Giorgio ME 20 2777 160408

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
43 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
73 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 2013-08-28
18:23:18		 38.1563 15.1608 9 2015-01-20
11:28:47		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 4426631
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2013-08-28
18:23:19		 38.1452 15.165 10 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 4376091
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-08-28 18:23:18 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.1563 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.1608 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 4426631

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 719
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 374
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 153
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 99
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15109
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.88493
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4426631
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-15 13:25:12

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4376091
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-08-28 18:30:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:43.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 80.4639 50 -0.17 44
IV.IFIL.HHE. 2013-08-28T18:23:39.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 312 68.1762 50 -0.19 45
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:36.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 81 55.5 50 0.19 92
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:36.05 0.6 undecidable manual P 249 98.2239 50 0.32 41
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:34.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 239 47.7189 50 -0.05 48
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:33.17 0.1 positive manual P 51 80.4639 50 0.18 88
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:32.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 96 78.4659 50 -0.29 65
IV.GALF.HHE. 2013-08-28T18:23:32.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 71.7726 50 0.83 55
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:30.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 32.5452 50 -0.09 49
IV.IFIL.HHE. 2013-08-28T18:23:30.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 312 68.1762 50 -0.31 66
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:29.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 81 55.5 50 -0.12 93
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:28.60 0.1 undecidable manual S 89 26.4513 109 -0.09 99
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:28.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 110 50.0166 50 0.02 72
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:27.90 0.6 undecidable manual P 239 47.7189 50 -0.06 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:26.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 163 21.4674 113 -0.27 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:25.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 32.5452 50 -0.08 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:25.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 94 16.7721 119 0.3 96
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:24.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 89 26.4513 109 -0.11 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:23.56 0.1 positive manual P 163 21.4674 113 -0.07 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2013-08-28T18:23:22.94 0.1 positive manual P 94 16.7721 119 0.15 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0005155 1.14 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:28.84
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005565 0.58 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:28.54
IV.ATN.BHE. ML:2.3 0.0011 0.36 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:29.12
IV.ATN.BHN. ML:2.2 0.0009020000000000001 1.24 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:29.04
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00008460000000000001 1.38 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:44.40
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008754999999999999 0.62 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:45.34
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00249 0.66 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:26.30
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001355 1.1 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:27.44
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002565 0.46 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:38.50
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002925 0.92 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:39.17
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000512 0.52 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:31.57
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000751 1 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:30.96
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000125 0.76 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:45.60
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001075 0.68 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:41.18
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00006915 1.22 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:53.76
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00005964999999999999 1.34 AML other m 2013-08-28T18:23:53.78
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