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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 07-09-2014 and time 04:56:05 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 07-09-2014 02:56:05 (UTC)
  • 07-09-2014 04:56:05 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3870, 15.4400 at 116 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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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 17 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 19 5021 13605
Venetico ME 20 3911 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.1 2014-09-07
02:56:05		 38.3873 15.4398 116 2015-09-21
09:39:02		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 17458851
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2014-09-07
02:56:05		 38.432 15.3528 114 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 8184991
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-09-07 02:56:05 ± 0.29
Latitude 38.3873 ± 0.0162
Longitude 15.4398 ± 0.0333
Depth (km) 116 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 17458851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3108
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 532
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 118
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3110.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 144
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 23
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) 0.13490
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.20869
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 8184991
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-07 03:56:32

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 17458851
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-03-10 14:30:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHE. 2014-09-07T02:56:48.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 134.1657 126 0.49 51
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:44.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 35 116.994 131 0.06 87
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:36.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 214 47.8188 155 0.61 58
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:36.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 48.3183 155 0.83 53
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:35.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 45.7209 156 -0.35 62
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:35.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 207 40.2264 159 0.22 98
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:35.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 126 41.7249 158 0.48 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:33.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 156 14.9739 172 -0.36 66
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2014-09-07T02:56:33.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 196 27.75 165 -0.69 86
IV.CET2.HHE. 2014-09-07T02:56:30.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 134.1657 126 0.3 79
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:28.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 116.994 131 -0.12 86
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:23.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 134 68.9754 146 -0.35 60
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:23.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 214 47.8188 155 0.22 64
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:23.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 201 49.5171 155 0.2 64
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:22.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 126 41.7249 158 0.09 100
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:22.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 41.9247 158 0.07 100
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:22.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 45.7209 156 -0.14 98
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:22.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 207 40.2264 159 0.24 97
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:22.11 0.6 undecidable manual P 119 35.0427 162 -0.25 65
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:22.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 152 48.3183 155 -0.09 66
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:21.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 235 22.2555 168 -0.36 65
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2014-09-07T02:56:21.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 14.9739 172 -0.47 97
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2014-09-07T02:56:21.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 196 27.75 165 -0.39 64
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000113 0.36 AML other m 2014-09-07T02:56:39.23
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00009775 1.46 AML other m 2014-09-07T02:56:40.94
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008555 0.2 AML other m 2014-09-07T02:56:34.01
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000044550000000000005 1.54 AML other m 2014-09-07T02:57:00.06
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