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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 02-09-2013 and time 16:29:56 (UTC) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 02-09-2013 16:29:56 (UTC)
  • 02-09-2013 18:29:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4020, 15.4210 at 206 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 18 8584 8584

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
38 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 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 2.4 2013-09-02
16:29:56		 38.4018 15.4212 206 2015-01-20
11:28:55		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 4798561
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2013-09-02
16:29:57		 38.5043 15.3413 201 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 4415401
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-09-02 16:29:56 ± 0.4
Latitude 38.4018 ± 0.0396
Longitude 15.4212 ± 0.0666
Depth (km) 206 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 4798561

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 6831
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 989
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 125
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 6830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 162
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15378
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.63946
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4415401
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-09-02 16:42:36

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4798561
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-15 13:26:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:31:00.10 0.1 undecidable manual S 26 181.9845 137 0.84 56
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:55.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 40 145.4433 143 1.03 61
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:54.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 144.2445 143 0.18 41
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:52.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 57 130.3695 146 0.21 83
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:48.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 86 88.5447 156 0.1 93
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:44.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 120 37.2294 169 -0.14 76
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:44.60 0.1 undecidable manual S 60 46.3203 167 -0.34 96
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:43.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 27.1506 172 -0.79 65
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:32.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 181.9845 137 -0.38 66
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:31.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 45 170.0964 139 -0.18 73
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:31.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 166.4112 139 -0.28 54
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:30.77 0.6 undecidable manual P 200 152.2365 142 0.43 38
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:29.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 53 144.2445 143 -0.15 82
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:29.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 145.4433 143 -0.12 82
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:28.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 107.0151 151 0.97 50
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:28.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 130.3695 146 -0.01 87
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:26.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 88.5447 156 0.26 90
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:26.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 116.5944 149 -1.08 63
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2013-09-02T16:30:25.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 50.5161 166 0.73 63
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:25.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 199 50.5161 166 0.67 85
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2013-09-02T16:30:24.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 192 28.9488 172 0.31 50
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:24.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 120 37.2294 169 0.21 100
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:23.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 46.3203 167 -0.67 87
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2013-09-02T16:30:23.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 27.1506 172 -0.4 98
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2013-09-02T16:30:23.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 154 17.0718 175 -0.82 43
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00007335 0.5 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:48.21
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00007489999999999999 0.74 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:49.04
IV.ATN.BHE. ML:2.9 0.00021799999999999999 1.2 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:44.35
IV.ATN.BHN. ML:2.7 0.00015099999999999998 0.2 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:46.73
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000055150000000000006 0.28 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:31:38.07
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00004315 0.46 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:31:42.10
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00013800000000000002 1.22 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:44.90
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0000766 0.36 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:43.99
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0002415 0.54 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:52.11
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.9 0.000213 0.74 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:52.02
IV.PIPA.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0000348 1.22 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:33.16
IV.PIPA.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000036750000000000006 0.22 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:36.68
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000056800000000000005 0.86 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:49.51
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0000739 1.58 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:50.03
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00002425 0.64 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:33.15
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000029500000000000002 0.7 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:31:03.37
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00002785 0.66 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:29.54
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0000248 1.36 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:29.50
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000016149999999999996 0.98 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:55.55
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00001805 1.32 AML other m 2013-09-02T16:30:31.22
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