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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 15-03-2014 and time 02:50:16 (UTC) in region 8 km SW Floresta (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 8 km SW Floresta (ME), on

  • 15-03-2014 02:50:16 (UTC)
  • 15-03-2014 03:50:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9280, 14.8660 at 37 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
Floresta ME 8 485 485
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 9 980 1465
Maniace CT 9 3765 5230
Randazzo CT 9 10900 16130
Maletto CT 11 3920 20050
Tortorici ME 12 6435 26485
Roccella Valdemone ME 13 666 27151
Ucria ME 13 1058 28209
Galati Mamertino ME 14 2627 30836
Raccuja ME 15 1041 31877
Longi ME 15 1473 33350
Bronte CT 16 19172 52522
San Piero Patti ME 16 2915 55437
Cesarò ME 16 2439 57876
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 58593
Malvagna ME 17 733 59326
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 61613
San Teodoro ME 17 1403 63016
Sinagra ME 17 2705 65721
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 18 1319 67040
Alcara li Fusi ME 18 1980 69020
Castell'Umberto ME 18 3128 72148
Frazzanò ME 19 711 72859

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
51 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 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 		ML 2.1 2014-03-15
02:50:16		 37.9285 14.8657 37 2015-09-21
09:35:11		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 14967881
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2014-03-15
02:50:17		 37.9503 14.8662 34 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 5752041
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-03-15 02:50:16 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.9285 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.8657 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 37 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 14967881

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1079
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 492
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 333
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1080.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 56
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10432
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.78781
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5752041
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-03-15 02:58:28

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 14967881
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-12-18 08:30:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:34.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 60 48.9177 123 0.32 66
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:31.08 1.0 undecidable manual P 168 87.4458 54 -0.74 18
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:31.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 65 35.2425 133 -0.2 72
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:30.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 74.8695 54 0.06 91
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:30.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 32.4453 135 -0.24 71
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:30.93 0.3 positive manual P 327 80.4639 54 -0.02 67
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:30.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 157 81.0522 54 -0.46 61
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:29.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 65 26.1516 142 -0.42 46
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:29.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 331 24.2535 144 -0.19 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:29.87 0.6 positive manual P 56 67.2771 114 0.57 40
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:29.54 1.0 undecidable manual P 160 75.7686 54 -0.83 18
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:28.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 271 14.9739 156 0.02 76
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:27.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 179 64.3911 115 -0.97 51
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:27.11 0.6 negative manual P 60 48.9177 123 0.3 45
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:27.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 3 12.6762 159 -0.32 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:27.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 50.7159 122 0.12 70
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:26.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 35.6421 132 0.97 56
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:26.98 0.1 negative manual P 40 49.617 122 0.08 94
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:26.38 0.1 positive manual P 135 40.1265 129 0.67 81
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:25.18 0.1 negative manual P 65 35.2425 133 0.04 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:24.73 0.1 negative manual P 82 32.4453 135 -0.1 97
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:23.30 0.1 negative manual P 184 11.5773 161 0.2 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:23.98 0.6 undecidable manual P 65 26.1516 142 -0.2 48
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:23.85 0.1 positive manual P 331 24.2535 144 -0.16 96
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:23.40 0.1 positive manual P 271 14.9739 156 0.12 100
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:23.56 0.1 negative manual P 148 14.0748 157 0.33 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-03-15T02:50:22.91 0.1 positive manual P 3 12.6762 159 -0.25 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002205 0.42 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:31.85
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0003575 0.9 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:32.05
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0006855 0.78 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:29.29
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0010725 0.48 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:30.49
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0012720000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:29.98
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005989999999999999 0.36 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:30.91
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00021050000000000002 0.48 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:36.40
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00011999999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:42.25
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0005875 1.52 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:37.44
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0005525 0.98 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:36.64
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002705 1.46 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:31.44
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00014350000000000002 0.56 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:31.10
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00046399999999999995 0.26 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:33.17
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000575 0.28 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:33.45
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00013450000000000002 0.9 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:36.26
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00020950000000000002 0.44 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:34.84
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00193 0.64 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:30.22
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0011345 0.32 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:30.04
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002705 0.74 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:40.28
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002245 0.68 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:37.26
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001625 1.38 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:41.10
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001585 0.36 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:40.90
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0004095 1.38 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:28.46
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.6 0.001635 0.38 AML other m 2014-03-15T02:50:28.54
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