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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 15-03-2014 and time 21:44:19 (UTC) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 15-03-2014 21:44:19 (UTC)
  • 15-03-2014 22:44:19 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4580, 15.5100 at 133 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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An earthquake occurred to
30 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 		ML 2.3 2014-03-15
21:44:19		 38.4583 15.5103 133 2015-09-21
09:35:11		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 15000431
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2014-03-15
21:44:18		 38.5002 15.5427 138 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 5759241
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-03-15 21:44:19 ± 0.24
Latitude 38.4583 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.5103 ± 0.0172
Depth (km) 133 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 15000431

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1217
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1150
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 291
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1220.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 90
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.74468
Number of stations at which the event was observed 28
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 15000431
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-12-19 10:08:17

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5759241
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-03-15 21:51:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:45:09.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 9 172.2942 124 -0.24 53
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:45:08.85 3.0 positive manual Pg 6.41 0
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:45:01.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 57 120.3906 135 0.67 38
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:45:01.58 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.21 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:45:01.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 124.7862 134 -0.68 36
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:55.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 90 80.6637 146 0.03 68
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:55.92 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.34 0
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:53.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 139 42.5241 161 1.03 38
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:53.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 132 63.7917 152 -0.12 69
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:52.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 31.9458 165 0.58 45
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:51.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 36.4413 163 -0.42 46
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:51.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 123 39.9267 162 -0.45 44
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:50.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 193.6617 121 -0.36 46
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:49.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 24 172.9935 124 0.71 59
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:48.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 172.2942 124 -0.05 73
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:46.76 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.21 0
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:45.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 135.6642 131 0.19 60
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:44.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 134.2656 131 0.08 62
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:44.05 0.3 negative manual P 205 135.1647 131 -0.74 52
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:43.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 124.7862 134 -0.01 64
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:43.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 57 120.3906 135 0.19 62
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:41.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 34 107.0151 138 -0.42 61
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:40.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 90 80.6637 146 0.04 93
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:40.55 0.1 positive manual P 279 82.0512 146 0.17 88
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:39.76 0.1 positive manual P 241 77.5668 147 -0.31 89
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:39.40 0.3 negative manual P 204 59.1963 154 0.44 66
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:39.74 0.6 positive manual P 230 72.0723 149 0.03 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:39.40 0.6 positive manual P 214 57.7977 155 0.52 43
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:39.14 0.1 positive manual P 132 63.7917 152 -0.07 94
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:38.27 0.1 positive manual P 259 47.0196 159 -0.08 99
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:38.85 0.1 positive manual P 162 53.1024 157 0.21 94
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:38.02 0.1 positive manual P 230 31.9458 165 0.25 97
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:38.68 0.6 positive manual P 209 50.0166 158 0.19 47
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:38.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 139 42.5241 161 0.02 100
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:37.66 0.1 positive manual P 63 36.4413 163 -0.27 95
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:37.89 0.1 positive manual P 123 39.9267 162 -0.17 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-03-15T21:44:37.48 0.3 positive manual P 202 37.2294 163 -0.48 69
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00007055000000000001 1 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:42.26
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0000686 1.58 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:41.94
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000128 0.24 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:52.18
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00010455000000000001 1.1 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:55.17
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0001059 0.26 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:45:07.18
IV.CELI.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0000727 0.32 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:45:08.80
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00021200000000000003 0.16 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:51.97
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.7 0.000279 0.14 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:52.50
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000178 1.36 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:40.92
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000235 0.42 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:40.24
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001565 0.58 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:52.80
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00014000000000000001 0.84 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:52.77
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000131 0.44 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:55.52
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001145 1.34 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:56.47
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00016649999999999998 0.48 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:56.92
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001135 1 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:59.33
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00005215 1.14 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:48.80
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00006204999999999999 0.66 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:41.99
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001235 0.64 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:57.52
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00013000000000000002 0.5 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:40.22
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000169 0.4 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:56.04
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00016 0.7 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:57.60
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000036150000000000005 0.3 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:45:16.20
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00002065 0.86 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:45:17.80
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00005605 0.32 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:45:03.28
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0000603 0.24 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:45:03.97
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.4 0.0001325 0.4 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:55.42
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.4 0.000136 0.26 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:44:55.32
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000029449999999999998 0.62 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:45:05.55
MN.TIP.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00004315 1.58 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:45:08.57
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00003515 0.5 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:45:07.51
MN.TIP.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0000344 1 AML other m 2014-03-15T21:45:08.71
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