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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 25-12-2013 and time 15:17:22 (Italy) in region 2 km S Messina (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Messina (ME), on

  • 25-12-2013 14:17:22 (UTC)
  • 25-12-2013 15:17:22 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1740, 15.5550 at 7 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
Messina ME 2 238439 238439
Villa San Giovanni RC 9 13784 252223
Campo Calabro RC 10 4536 256759
Reggio di Calabria RC 11 183035 439794
Saponara ME 11 3988 443782
Rometta ME 12 6650 450432
Fiumara RC 13 1018 451450
Villafranca Tirrena ME 13 8584 460034
Calanna RC 15 934 460968
Monforte San Giorgio ME 15 2777 463745
Roccavaldina ME 16 1133 464878
Valdina ME 16 1355 466233
Laganadi RC 16 413 466646
San Roberto RC 16 1750 468396
Scilla RC 17 4964 473360
Spadafora ME 17 5021 478381
Scaletta Zanclea ME 17 2140 480521
Itala ME 17 1640 482161
Venetico ME 17 3911 486072
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 18 343 486415
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 489252
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 496683

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
2 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
11 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
85 Km NE 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 2013-12-25
14:17:22		 38.1742 15.5553 7 2015-01-20
11:30:46		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 5783601
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2013-12-25
14:17:22		 38.1685 15.555 8 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 5062051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-12-25 14:17:22 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1742 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.5553 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 5783601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 616
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 299
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 348
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 620.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 109
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07285
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50362
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 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5783601
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-15 13:07:31

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5062051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-12-25 14:24:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:40.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 31 55.8996 50 -0.24 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:40.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 294 54.9006 50 0.79 57
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:38.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 122 46.4202 50 0.71 60
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:36.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 104 44.9217 50 -0.64 62
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:36.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 40.0266 50 0.07 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:34.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 36.0417 102 -0.14 72
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:33.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 247 30.8469 104 -0.1 73
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:32.56 0.3 positive manual P 31 55.8996 50 -0.12 69
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:32.41 0.1 undecidable manual S 291 30.2475 104 -0.56 87
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:32.90 0.3 positive manual P 294 54.9006 50 0.38 66
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:31.04 0.3 negative manual P 122 46.4202 50 -0.17 70
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:30.66 0.3 positive manual P 104 44.9217 50 -0.33 68
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:30.82 0.1 undecidable manual S 92 23.8539 107 -0.03 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:29.80 0.3 positive manual P 246 40.0266 50 -0.42 67
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:29.36 0.3 positive manual P 231 36.0417 102 -0.18 71
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:28.17 0.1 positive manual P 291 30.2475 104 -0.24 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:28.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 17.9709 113 -0.1 75
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:28.86 0.1 negative manual P 247 30.8469 104 0.33 93
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:27.47 0.1 positive manual P 92 23.8539 107 0.29 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:26.30 0.3 positive manual P 260 17.9709 113 0.24 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:26.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 338 10.7781 125 0.06 76
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:25.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 258 8.0808 133 -0.01 77
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:25.11 0.3 positive manual P 338 10.7781 125 0.31 72
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2013-12-25T14:17:24.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 8.0808 133 0.29 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000126 0.46 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:35.20
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00007374999999999999 0.24 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:35.59
IV.ATN.BHE. ML:2.2 0.002585 0.8 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:26.24
IV.ATN.BHN. ML:2.4 0.004030000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:26.24
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.4 0.00145 0.36 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:31.31
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.3 0.00128 0.84 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:31.49
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0004645 0.46 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:43.36
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00048499999999999997 1.24 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:44.59
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00027249999999999996 0.22 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:34.42
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00026450000000000003 0.36 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:34.58
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00016700000000000002 1.04 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:35.06
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00024249999999999999 0.86 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:33.22
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000823 0.16 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:29.17
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000718 1.58 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:30.87
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00128 0.42 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:27.20
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.001685 0.56 AML other m 2013-12-25T14:17:27.16
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