Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 22-10-2014 and time 01:21:31 (UTC) in region 1 km SW Piraino (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SW Piraino (ME), on

  • 22-10-2014 01:21:31 (UTC)
  • 22-10-2014 03:21:31 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1530, 14.8600 at 23 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Piraino ME 1 3962 3962
Brolo ME 3 5783 9745
Gioiosa Marea ME 4 7074 16819
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 5 3090 19909
Ficarra ME 5 1469 21378
Naso ME 7 3813 25191
Sinagra ME 8 2705 27896
Montagnareale ME 8 1615 29511
Castell'Umberto ME 9 3128 32639
Patti ME 9 13431 46070
Capo d'Orlando ME 10 13254 59324
Librizzi ME 11 1660 60984
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 12 1319 62303
Raccuja ME 12 1041 63344
Mirto ME 12 974 64318
Ucria ME 12 1058 65376
Frazzanò ME 13 711 66087
Tortorici ME 14 6435 72522
Capri Leone ME 14 4515 77037
San Piero Patti ME 15 2915 79952
Galati Mamertino ME 15 2627 82579
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 17 1996 84575
Longi ME 17 1473 86048
Torrenova ME 17 4386 90434
Oliveri ME 18 2181 92615
Floresta ME 19 485 93100
Montalbano Elicona ME 20 2287 95387
Militello Rosmarino ME 20 1324 96711

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
61 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
75 Km N 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
ML 2.0 2014-10-22
01:21:31
38.1533 14.8595 23 2015-09-21
09:40:11
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 16785981
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2014-10-22
01:21:32
38.1368 14.8428 18 2014-10-22
01:30:48
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 9013191
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-10-22 01:21:31 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.1533 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.8595 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 16785981

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 461
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 285
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 207
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 73
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) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.24192
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.76173
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 16785981
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-16 07:07:24

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 9013191
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-10-22 01:30:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:50.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 314 60.7947 104 -0.27 90
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:48.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 51.8037 107 0.38 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:46.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 91 43.0236 111 0.1 96
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:46.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 89 84.5487 99 -0.14 60
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:44.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 122 38.3283 113 -0.31 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:43.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 68 34.9428 116 -0.28 96
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:43.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 33.8439 117 -0.31 97
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:42.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 314 60.7947 104 -0.48 86
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:42.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 23 26.8509 124 0.11 67
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:42.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 28.5492 122 0.08 100
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:42.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 26.8509 124 -0.17 99
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:41.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 332 51.8037 107 -0.21 93
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:40.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 91 43.0236 111 0.16 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:39.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 38.3283 113 0.24 94
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:39.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 68 34.9428 116 0.14 98
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2014-10-22T01:21:39.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 180 36.5412 115 -0.03 67
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:38.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 23 26.8509 124 0.4 63
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:38.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 107 33.8439 117 0.13 98
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:38.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 28.5492 122 0.19 98
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2014-10-22T01:21:37.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 241 26.8509 124 0.19 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005980000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2014-10-22T01:21:43.07
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007284999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2014-10-22T01:21:44.27
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000256 1.16 AML other m 2014-10-22T01:21:45.90
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00017649999999999998 1.1 AML other m 2014-10-22T01:21:47.05
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