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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 17-05-2014 and time 03:46:43 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 17-05-2014 01:46:43 (UTC)
  • 17-05-2014 03:46:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.6880, 15.6340 at 161 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
55 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
87 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 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 2.4 2014-05-17
01:46:43		 38.6883 15.6335 161 2015-09-21
09:36:50		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 6527751
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2014-05-17
01:46:43		 38.6808 15.6503 161 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 6508591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-05-17 01:46:43 ± 0.18
Latitude 38.6883 ± 0.0153
Longitude 15.6335 ± 0.0253
Depth (km) 161 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 6527751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2449
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1011
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 124
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 191
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.98566
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 6527751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-05-19 06:18:24

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 6508591
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-05-17 01:56:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
HL.VLS.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:48:47.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 15.55 0
IV.MSAG.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:48:11.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.3 0
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:48:07.03 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 14.44 0
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:52.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.88 0
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:25.03 0.1 undecidable manual S 176 76.2681 153 0.42 85
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:24.56 0.1 undecidable manual S 111 74.6697 154 0.1 92
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:24.71 0.1 undecidable manual S 152 77.4669 153 -0.02 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:22.34 0.1 undecidable manual S 193 48.3183 162 0.02 98
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:22.49 0.1 undecidable manual S 165 52.4031 161 -0.11 95
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:22.72 3.0 positive manual Pn -4.03 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:20.96 0.1 undecidable manual S 112 23.6541 171 -0.13 100
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:09.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 43 109.4127 144 0.37 81
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:08.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 67 98.9232 146 0.22 85
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:07.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 158 87.7455 150 -0.22 87
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:07.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 176 76.2681 153 0.16 90
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:07.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 207 77.5668 153 0.16 67
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:07.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 80.0643 152 -0.16 90
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:07.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 86.8464 150 0.14 88
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:06.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 152 77.4669 153 -0.22 89
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:06.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 74.6697 154 -0.06 93
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:05.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 52.4031 161 -0.21 94
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:05.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 193 48.3183 162 -0.19 95
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-05-17T01:47:04.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 112 23.6541 171 -0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00007225 1.54 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:28.39
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00004915 0.8 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:28.27
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00011949999999999999 0.82 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:25.59
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00016999999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:25.74
IV.CELI.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00010339999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:31.89
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000111 1 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:31.61
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.9 0.000248 0.38 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:28.01
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.9 0.0002965 0.26 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:27.99
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0002215 0.18 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:21.69
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0001305 0.4 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:22.87
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0001715 1.16 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:27.77
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0001895 0.3 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:28.58
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00011579999999999998 0.32 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:26.13
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00007565 0.62 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:31.71
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00044050000000000003 1.02 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:23.58
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:2.9 0.0003205 1 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:25.04
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0001255 0.7 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:26.56
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00011249999999999998 1.3 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:26.37
IV.PIPA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000034450000000000004 0.68 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:34.01
IV.PIPA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000318 0.72 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:34.38
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0000621 0.32 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:26.02
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00005555 0.56 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:25.93
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00003565 0.28 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:36.75
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000264 1.54 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:39.94
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000354 0.46 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:30.79
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00003445 1.06 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:29.55
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000329 0.64 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:31.18
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000322 0.3 AML other m 2014-05-17T01:47:29.80
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