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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 25-10-2014 and time 14:45:17 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 25-10-2014 12:45:17 (UTC)
  • 25-10-2014 14:45:17 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2920, 15.2270 at 120 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Milazzo ME 8 31646 31646
Merì ME 14 2338 33984
Pace del Mela ME 14 6239 40223
San Filippo del Mela ME 14 7115 47338
Venetico ME 15 3911 51249
Spadafora ME 15 5021 56270
Condrò ME 16 493 56763
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 64194
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 16 41583 105777
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 16 1807 107584
Valdina ME 17 1355 108939
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 113589
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 114722
Terme Vigliatore ME 18 7395 122117
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 124954
Villafranca Tirrena ME 19 8584 133538

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Catania (314555 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 2.3 2014-10-25
12:45:17		 38.2917 15.2268 120 2015-09-21
09:40:11		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 19214931
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2014-10-25
12:45:17		 38.2807 15.2668 123 2014-10-25
12:55:09		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 9066211
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-10-25 12:45:17 ± 0.38
Latitude 38.2917 ± 0.0216
Longitude 15.2268 ± 0.0355
Depth (km) 120 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 19214931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3152
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1780
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 126
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3150.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 115
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.49287
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 19214931
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-05-19 12:17:57

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 9066211
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-10-25 12:55:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.SANT.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:47:14.05 3.0 negative manual Pn -4.98 0
IV.NARO.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:46:55.02 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.27 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:46:54.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.53 0
IV.CRE.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:46:48.64 3.0 positive manual Pn 4.22 0
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:46:34.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.73 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:46:31.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.38 0
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:46:15.51 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.59 0
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:46:11.38 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 4.46 0
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:46:05.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 42 165.7119 122 0.03 56
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:46:03.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 24 150.9378 124 0.8 48
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:46:00.37 1.0 undecidable manual S 38 136.4634 127 -0.14 20
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2014-10-25T12:45:52.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 119 77.7666 144 0.8 57
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:51.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 76.0683 145 -0.11 69
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:49.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 67.0773 148 -0.52 43
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:48.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 35.5422 162 0.88 58
MN.CEL.HHE. 2014-10-25T12:45:48.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 58.1973 152 -0.75 40
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:47.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 25.1526 167 0.97 57
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2014-10-25T12:45:46.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 97 24.6531 167 -0.81 62
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2014-10-25T12:45:46.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 146 19.4694 170 -0.34 49
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:45.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 42 165.7119 122 0.41 52
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:44.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 150.9378 124 0.4 56
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:42.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 38 136.4634 127 0.02 62
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:37.03 0.1 negative manual P 108 76.0683 145 -0.07 93
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2014-10-25T12:45:37.30 0.3 positive manual P 119 77.7666 144 0.09 69
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:36.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 67.0773 148 -0.16 70
IV.MSCL.HHE. 2014-10-25T12:45:35.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 49.5171 156 -0.23 71
MN.CEL.HHE. 2014-10-25T12:45:35.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 93 58.1973 152 -0.41 45
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:35.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 35.5422 162 0.18 98
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2014-10-25T12:45:35.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 52.2033 154 0.19 71
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:34.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 25.1526 167 0.17 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-10-25T12:45:34.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 294 23.4543 168 -0.32 97
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2014-10-25T12:45:33.88 0.1 negative manual P 97 24.6531 167 -0.58 90
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2014-10-25T12:45:33.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 19.4694 170 -0.39 72
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000058700000000000004 1.46 AML other m 2014-10-25T12:46:01.61
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00006485 1.04 AML other m 2014-10-25T12:46:01.53
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00016649999999999998 0.54 AML other m 2014-10-25T12:45:50.54
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00015099999999999998 0.62 AML other m 2014-10-25T12:45:50.76
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00013000000000000002 0.18 AML other m 2014-10-25T12:45:36.47
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001295 0.3 AML other m 2014-10-25T12:45:49.70
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