Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 21-04-1991 and time 18:17:53 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Settentrionale (MARE)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Settentrionale (MARE), on

  • 21-04-1991 16:17:53 (UTC)
  • 21-04-1991 18:17:53 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7990, 16.4310 at 29 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
77 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km SE of Messina (238439 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 2.3
ML-VAX 2.1
1991-04-21
16:17:53
37.799 16.431 29 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 139769
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1991-04-21 16:17:53 ± 0.517
Latitude 37.7990 ± 0.0281
Longitude 16.4310 ± 0.0390
Depth (km) 29 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 139769

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) 4636.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 234
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00324
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01287
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 139769
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:10:27

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 139769
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
--.MNO.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:35.40 10.0 undecidable manual SN 275 1.3764 1.53 0.2
--.PZI.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:33.19 10.0 undecidable manual SN 237 1.3875 -0.71 0
--.GRI.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:27.52 10.0 undecidable manual SN! 359 1.0101 2.41 0
--.AU9.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:26.35 10.0 undecidable manual SN 240 1.0989 -0.66 0
--.DR2.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:21.60 10.0 undecidable manual SN 335 0.9213 -1.33 0.1
--.MNO.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:17.87 10.0 undecidable manual PN 275 1.3764 1.07 1.1
--.SC9.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:17.75 10.0 undecidable manual SN 309 0.7215 -0.29 0.4
--.PZI.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:16.91 10.0 positive manual PN 237 1.3875 -0.12 1.4
--.CZI.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:16.45 10.0 undecidable manual PN 350 1.4319 -1.2 0.4
--.MO9.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:16.10 10.0 undecidable manual SN 289 0.6105 0.68 0.7
--.GMB.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:14.86 10.0 undecidable manual SN 307 0.5883 -0.21 0.6
--.AU9.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:12.32 10.0 undecidable manual PN 240 1.0989 -0.73 0.5
--.GRI.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:12.58 10.0 undecidable manual PN 359 1.0101 0.63 1.2
--.DR2.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:10.41 10.0 undecidable manual PN 335 0.9213 -0.29 1
--.ATN.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:09.74 10.0 undecidable manual PN 295 0.8325 0.25 1.4
--.SC9.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:07.43 10.0 undecidable manual PN 309 0.7215 -0.45 1.3
--.MO9.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:06.39 10.0 undecidable manual PN 289 0.6105 0.03 1.6
--.RI2.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:06.86 10.0 undecidable manual PN 3 0.6216 0.42 1.7
--.GMB.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:05.84 10.0 undecidable manual PN 307 0.5883 -0.32 1.6
--.GA2.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:05.75 10.0 undecidable manual PN 307 0.5883 -0.41 3.1
--.FE2.Z. 1991-04-21T16:18:02.85 10.0 undecidable manual PG 311 0.3552 0.09 1.6
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