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Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.0 on date 26-10-2014 and time 22:01:22 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude Md 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 26-10-2014 21:01:22 (UTC)
  • 26-10-2014 22:01:22 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3250, 15.4560 at 110 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 10 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 13 5021 13605
Venetico ME 14 3911 17516
Saponara ME 15 3988 21504
Valdina ME 16 1355 22859
Messina ME 17 238439 261298
Rometta ME 17 6650 267948
Roccavaldina ME 17 1133 269081
Torregrotta ME 17 7431 276512
Monforte San Giorgio ME 20 2777 279289
Villa San Giovanni RC 20 13784 293073
Condrò ME 20 493 293566

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 Km NE 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 		Md 2.0 2014-10-26
21:01:22		 38.3247 15.4555 110 2015-09-21
09:40:11		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 19217721
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2014-10-26
21:01:22		 38.2852 15.4763 109 2014-10-26
21:10:24		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 9085521
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-10-26 21:01:22 ± 0.25
Latitude 38.3247 ± 0.0204
Longitude 15.4555 ± 0.0158
Depth (km) 110 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 19217721

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2337
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 332
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 163
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 132
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.78241
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 9085521
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-10-26 21:10:23

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 19217721
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-05-19 13:57:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:02:50.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.1 0
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:57.10 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 3.74 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:55.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 80 86.8464 138 0.06 86
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:52.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 117 59.2962 149 0.16 86
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:51.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 48.8178 153 0.11 86
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:51.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 278 41.8248 157 0.38 57
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:50.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 215 34.9428 160 0.15 86
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:49.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 205 21.6672 167 -0.09 86
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:48.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 177 18.3705 169 -0.31 86
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:46.63 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.85 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:41.83 0.1 positive manual P 80 86.8464 138 0.19 114
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:39.53 0.1 positive manual P 117 59.2962 149 -0.07 114
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:39.75 0.1 positive manual P 130 63.3921 147 -0.12 114
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:38.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 34.9428 160 0.5 114
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:38.86 0.1 positive manual P 50 48.8178 153 -0.12 114
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:38.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 207 43.7229 156 0.18 114
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:38.52 0.1 negative manual P 278 41.8248 157 -0.1 114
IV.ATN.BHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:37.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 177 18.3705 169 -0.38 114
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-10-26T21:01:37.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 205 21.6672 167 -0.21 114
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