Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 18-07-1991 and time 10:56:00 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 18-07-1991 08:56:00 (UTC)
  • 18-07-1991 10:56:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5730, 16.2020 at 21 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 SE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Catania (314555 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
Md 2.5
ML-VAX 2.4
1991-07-18
08:56:00
37.573 16.202 21 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 145739
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1991-07-18 08:56:00 ± 0.496
Latitude 37.5730 ± 0.0230
Longitude 16.2020 ± 0.0433
Depth (km) 21 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 145739

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) 4594.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 230
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
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) 0.00421
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01473
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:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 145739
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:16:03

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 145739
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. 1991-07-18T08:56:38.76 10.0 undecidable manual SN 287 1.2432 0.13 0.5
--.PZI.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:35.47 10.0 undecidable manual SN 242 1.11 -0.29 0.5
--.MEU.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:35.94 10.0 undecidable manual SN 247 1.1766 -1.25 0.1
--.AU9.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:29.50 10.0 undecidable manual SN 247 0.8325 0.45 0.5
--.ATN.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:28.82 10.0 undecidable manual SN 315 0.8214 0.13 0.6
--.CZI.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:28.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 358 1.6317 0.31 0.9
--.MNO.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:24.14 10.0 undecidable manual PN 287 1.2432 1.55 0.1
--.MEU.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:22.17 10.0 undecidable manual PN 247 1.1766 0.41 1
--.PZI.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:21.23 10.0 positive manual PN 242 1.11 0.3 2.3
--.MO9.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:20.96 10.0 undecidable manual SG 316 0.5883 -0.8 0.3
--.DR2.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:19.84 10.0 undecidable manual PN 348 1.0878 -0.65 0.8
--.SOI.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:18.73 10.0 undecidable manual SG 346 0.5106 -0.72 0.3
--.ATN.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:17.33 10.0 undecidable manual PN 315 0.8214 0.48 1.1
--.AU9.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:16.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 247 0.8325 -0.56 1
--.PA2.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:16.62 10.0 undecidable manual PN 11 0.9102 -1.47 0.1
--.GMB.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:14.43 10.0 undecidable manual PG 333 0.6549 0.19 1.4
--.GA2.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:13.86 10.0 negative manual PG 333 0.6549 -0.38 2.4
--.MO9.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:12.71 10.0 undecidable manual PG 316 0.5883 -0.14 1.4
--.FE2.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:11.28 10.0 negative manual PG 348 0.4662 0.45 2.3
--.SOI.Z. 1991-07-18T08:56:11.90 10.0 negative manual PG 346 0.5106 0.38 2.4
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