Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 15-12-1989 and time 16:39:14 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 15-12-1989 16:39:14 (UTC)
  • 15-12-1989 17:39:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2820, 15.6120 at 12 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villa San Giovanni RC 7 13784 13784
Campo Calabro RC 8 4536 18320
Scilla RC 10 4964 23284
Fiumara RC 11 1018 24302
Messina ME 11 238439 262741
San Roberto RC 13 1750 264491
Calanna RC 15 934 265425
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 274009
Laganadi RC 17 413 274422
Bagnara Calabra RC 17 10255 284677
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 18 343 285020
Saponara ME 18 3988 289008
Reggio di Calabria RC 19 183035 472043

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
11 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
19 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 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
Md 2.4
ML-VAX 2.0
1989-12-15
16:39:14
38.282 15.612 12 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 106099
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1989-12-15 16:39:14 ± 0.275
Latitude 38.2820 ± 0.0236
Longitude 15.6120 ± 0.0271
Depth (km) 12 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 106099

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
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) 3533.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 159
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.6
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00073
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01336
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 106099
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:38:50

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 106099
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.ROI.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:40.60 10.0 undecidable manual PN 29 1.4874 -0.04 0.6
--.CZI.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:33.40 10.0 positive manual PN 23 1.0101 -1.18 0.6
--.PA2.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:28.80 10.0 undecidable manual PG 73 0.6771 0.01 1
--.FE2.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:24.18 10.0 undecidable manual PG 122 0.444 0.44 1.1
--.DR2.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:24.12 10.0 negative manual PG 34 0.4329 0.47 1.5
--.ATN.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:22.59 10.0 undecidable manual SG 223 0.1665 0.74 0.2
--.GA2.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:20.36 10.0 negative manual PG 123 0.1998 1.05 1
--.MO9.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:19.99 10.0 negative manual PG 167 0.2775 -0.83 1
--.ATN.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:18.82 10.0 positive manual PG 223 0.1665 0.13 2.2
--.SC9.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:18.56 10.0 undecidable manual SG 107 0.0777 -0.91 0.2
--.SC9.Z. 1989-12-15T16:39:16.80 10.0 negative manual PG 107 0.0777 -0.52 1.8
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