Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 31-08-2014 and time 07:07:17 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 31-08-2014 05:07:17 (UTC)
  • 31-08-2014 07:07:17 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4940, 12.7360 at 10 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
56 Km NE of Trapani (68759 inhabitants)
69 Km NW of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Marsala (83194 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Mazara del Vallo (51718 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 2014-08-31
05:07:17
38.4945 12.7355 10 2015-09-21
09:39:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 16492711
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.1 2014-08-31
05:07:17
38.4912 12.7275 10 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 8065421
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-08-31 05:07:17 ± 0.36
Latitude 38.4945 ± 0.0135
Longitude 12.7355 ± 0.0253
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 16492711

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2380
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1170
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 295
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 240
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.40649
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.74734
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 8065421
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-08-31 05:19:31

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 16492711
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-12 13:52:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2014-08-31T05:07:42.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 143 82.9503 50 -0.06 74
IV.MTGR.SHZ. 2014-08-31T05:07:38.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 178 66.6777 50 0.46 47
IV.MPG.SHZ. 2014-08-31T05:07:37.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 124 65.6898 50 -0.11 76
IV.USI.HHZ. 2014-08-31T05:07:32.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 58 45.1215 50 0.63 69
IV.CRJA.SHZ. 2014-08-31T05:07:32.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 163 80.364 50 0.6 88
IV.MFNL.SHZ. 2014-08-31T05:07:31.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 168 79.7646 50 0.07 100
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2014-08-31T05:07:31.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 82.9503 50 -0.2 72
IV.MTGR.SHZ. 2014-08-31T05:07:29.05 0.1 negative manual P 178 66.6777 50 -0.31 97
IV.MPG.SHZ. 2014-08-31T05:07:28.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 124 65.6898 50 -0.7 43
IV.USI.HHZ. 2014-08-31T05:07:25.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 45.1215 50 -0.36 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0000576 0.9 AML other m 2014-08-31T05:07:46.90
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00006819999999999999 0.48 AML other m 2014-08-31T05:07:50.26
IV.USI.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000853 0.32 AML other m 2014-08-31T05:07:33.87
IV.USI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0006845 0.48 AML other m 2014-08-31T05:07:33.90
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