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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 03-10-2014 and time 11:54:04 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 03-10-2014 11:54:04 (UTC)
  • 03-10-2014 13:54:04 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2900, 14.9730 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.

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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
Gioiosa Marea ME 15 7074 7074
Patti ME 17 13431 20505
Piraino ME 17 3962 24467
Montagnareale ME 18 1615 26082
Brolo ME 19 5783 31865
Oliveri ME 20 2181 34046

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
52 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.9 2014-10-03
11:54:04		 38.2898 14.973 10 2015-09-21
09:40:11		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 19381531
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2014-10-03
11:54:03		 38.2953 14.9672 9 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 8667001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-10-03 11:54:04 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.2898 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.9730 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 19381531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 713
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 460
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 28
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 67
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) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08633
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.87954
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 19381531
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-05-27 10:08:45

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 8667001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-10-03 12:02:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:20.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 97.6245 50 0.1 63
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:19.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 86.7465 50 0.08 87
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:19.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 311 46.0206 50 -0.01 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:17.30 1.0 undecidable manual S 116 36.741 50 0.68 20
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:16.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 138 33.5442 50 0.53 43
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:15.00 1.0 undecidable manual S 154 32.3454 50 -0.46 22
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:14.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 60.0954 50 -0.43 63
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:14.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 198 28.749 50 0.32 46
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:13.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 46.62 50 0.37 66
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:12.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 43.7229 50 -0.02 95
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:12.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 108 45.2214 50 -0.07 94
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:12.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 311 46.0206 50 -0.2 91
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:12.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 22.5552 113 -0.16 48
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:12.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 93 46.7199 50 -0.19 91
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:11.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 353 17.4714 119 0.95 37
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:11.25 0.1 positive manual P 116 36.741 50 -0.05 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:10.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 32.3454 50 -0.06 96
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:10.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 33.5442 50 -0.03 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:09.91 0.1 negative manual P 198 28.749 50 -0.16 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:08.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 4 9.5793 135 -0.56 45
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:08.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 17.4714 119 0.35 70
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:08.83 0.1 positive manual P 95 22.5552 113 -0.12 97
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-10-03T11:54:06.82 0.1 negative manual P 4 9.5793 135 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00443 0.46 AML other m 2014-10-03T11:54:09.03
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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