Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.0 on date 04-04-1990 and time 16:54:04 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude Md 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 04-04-1990 16:54:04 (UTC)
  • 04-04-1990 18:54:04 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2150, 15.1080 at 10 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
Terme Vigliatore ME 10 7395 7395
Oliveri ME 11 2181 9576
Falcone ME 11 2808 12384
Milazzo ME 12 31646 44030
Furnari ME 12 3784 47814
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 89397
Rodì Milici ME 13 2056 91453
Merì ME 13 2338 93791
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 14 1531 95322
Patti ME 15 13431 108753
San Filippo del Mela ME 15 7115 115868
Castroreale ME 16 2504 118372
Montagnareale ME 17 1615 119987
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 124637
Basicò ME 17 612 125249
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 131488
Tripi ME 18 873 132361
Librizzi ME 18 1660 134021
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 19 1807 135828
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 142902
Condrò ME 20 493 143395

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.0
ML-VAX 1.7
1990-04-04
16:54:04
38.215 15.108 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 113449
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1990-04-04 16:54:04 ± 0.262
Latitude 38.2150 ± 0.0223
Longitude 15.1080 ± 0.0187
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113449

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) 2974.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 114
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00251
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00704
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 113449
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:45:26

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113449
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. 1990-04-04T16:54:29.84 10.0 undecidable manual SG 56 0.777 -1.75 0
--.MO9.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:23.22 10.0 undecidable manual SG 114 0.4995 0.2 0.6
--.MNO.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:20.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 229 0.4218 -0.54 0.4
--.FE2.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:20.28 10.0 undecidable manual PG 102 0.777 -0.26 1.1
--.SA1.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:20.93 10.0 undecidable manual SG 328 0.3996 1.09 0.1
--.DR2.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:19.75 10.0 undecidable manual PG 56 0.777 -0.52 0.8
--.GA2.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:16.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 94 0.5661 -0.43 1.1
--.ATN.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:16.71 10.0 undecidable manual SG 101 0.2775 0.87 0.2
--.MO9.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:15.49 10.0 positive manual PG 114 0.4995 0.17 3
--.MNO.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:13.47 10.0 undecidable manual PG 229 0.4218 -0.42 1.2
--.SA1.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:13.77 10.0 undecidable manual PG 328 0.3996 0.29 1.4
--.ATN.Z. 1990-04-04T16:54:11.71 10.0 negative manual PG 101 0.2775 0.53 2
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