Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 06-01-1990 and time 08:20:41 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 06-01-1990 08:20:41 (UTC)
  • 06-01-1990 09:20:41 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1080, 15.6190 at 18 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
Reggio di Calabria RC 2 183035 183035
Messina ME 11 238439 421474
Calanna RC 12 934 422408
Campo Calabro RC 13 4536 426944
Villa San Giovanni RC 13 13784 440728
Laganadi RC 13 413 441141
Fiumara RC 13 1018 442159
Cardeto RC 13 1641 443800
Motta San Giovanni RC 14 6208 450008
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 14 343 450351
San Roberto RC 16 1750 452101
Scaletta Zanclea ME 16 2140 454241
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 16 1263 455504
Itala ME 17 1640 457144
Scilla RC 18 4964 462108
Montebello Ionico RC 19 6214 468322
Saponara ME 19 3988 472310
Rometta ME 19 6650 478960
Alì ME 20 768 479728
Bagaladi RC 20 1039 480767

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
2 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
11 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Catania (314555 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
Md 2.2
ML-VAX 1.8
1990-01-06
08:20:41
38.108 15.619 18 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 107399
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1990-01-06 08:20:41 ± 0.461
Latitude 38.1080 ± 0.0140
Longitude 15.6190 ± 0.0170
Depth (km) 18 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 107399

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) 2155.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 141
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00089
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00526
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 107399
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:39:59

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 107399
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
--.DR2.Z. 1990-01-06T08:20:53.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 24 0.5883 -0.07 0.6
--.GA2.Z. 1990-01-06T08:20:49.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 69 0.1665 0.01 0.5
--.MO9.Z. 1990-01-06T08:20:48.23 10.0 undecidable manual SG 150 0.1221 -0.06 0.5
--.MSI.Z. 1990-01-06T08:20:48.34 10.0 undecidable manual SG 332 0.0999 0.35 0.3
--.ATN.Z. 1990-01-06T08:20:47.49 10.0 undecidable manual SG 292 0.1221 -1.04 0
--.MSI.Z. 1990-01-06T08:20:45.45 10.0 positive manual PG 332 0.0999 0.35 1.3
--.GA2.Z. 1990-01-06T08:20:45.80 10.0 undecidable manual PG 69 0.1665 -0.22 2
--.ATN.Z. 1990-01-06T08:20:45.28 10.0 undecidable manual PG 292 0.1221 -0.13 1.2
--.MO9.Z. 1990-01-06T08:20:45.38 10.0 positive manual PG 150 0.1221 0.11 2.5
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