Earthquake with magnitude of Mw 6.2 on date 20-02-2008 and time 18:27:04 (UTC) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude Mw 6.2 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 20-02-2008 18:27:04 (UTC)
  • 20-02-2008 19:27:04 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 20-02-2008 20:27:04 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.2700, 21.7500 at 21 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 inhabitants.

Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
Mw 6.2
Mw 6.1
2008-02-20
18:27:04
36.27 21.75 21 2015-05-26
12:47:18
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) 1366179
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-02-20 18:27:04
Latitude 36.2700
Longitude 21.7500
Depth (km) 21 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CSEM
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1366179

Uncertainty

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

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree)
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec)
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitudes information

Mw:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 1366179
Agency INGV
Autore European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-05-26 12:46:24

Mw:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 1366179
Agency INGV
Autore TDMT Historical
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-02-04 16:05:40
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor

TDMT details

Field Value
MagnitudeMw 6.13
Scalar Moment1.94849E+25 dyne-cm
Computed depth21 km
QualityAa
Variance Reduction%
Double Couple0%
CLVD0%
ISO0%
Model usedCIA
Modemanual
Statusfinal

Moment Tensor Components

Component Value
Mrr-3.8358674E+24
Mtt-4.9487884E+24
Mpp8.7846557E+24
Mrt7.773718E+23
Mrp-3.771943E+23
Mtp1.82061975E+25

Nodal Planes

Name Strike Dip Rake
PN126088-3
PN235087-178

Fault Plane solution

Focal Mechanism

psmeca (GMT documentation)

21 260 88 -3 350 87 -178 1.94849 25 0.5 0.5

TDMT references

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