Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.1 on date 27-06-1992 and time 23:09:50 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude Md 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 27-06-1992 21:09:50 (UTC)
  • 27-06-1992 23:09:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3120, 14.9340 at 18 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
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 7074
Lipari ME 18 12753 19827
Piraino ME 18 3962 23789
Patti ME 19 13431 37220
Brolo ME 20 5783 43003
Montagnareale ME 20 1615 44618

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
56 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.1
ML-VAX 1.7
1992-06-27
21:09:50
38.312 14.934 18 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 168609
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1992-06-27 21:09:50 ± 0.148
Latitude 38.3120 ± 0.0103
Longitude 14.9340 ± 0.0131
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 168609

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1620.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 136
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00235
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01166
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 168609
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:37:40

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 168609
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SOI.Z. 1992-06-27T21:10:21.61 10.0 undecidable manual SN 104 0.9102 0.54 0.1
--.CZI.Z. 1992-06-27T21:10:13.34 10.0 undecidable manual PN 45 1.2987 -0.13 1.3
--.MO9.Z. 1992-06-27T21:10:13.95 10.0 undecidable manual SG 117 0.666 -0.17 0.7
--.SOI.Z. 1992-06-27T21:10:07.91 10.0 undecidable manual PN 104 0.9102 -0.23 1.3
--.ATN.Z. 1992-06-27T21:10:06.76 10.0 undecidable manual SG 110 0.444 -0.09 0.8
--.MNO.Z. 1992-06-27T21:10:05.59 10.0 undecidable manual SG 206 0.4218 -0.63 0.1
--.MO9.Z. 1992-06-27T21:10:04.23 10.0 undecidable manual PG 117 0.666 0.1 1.9
--.SA1.Z. 1992-06-27T21:10:01.76 10.0 undecidable manual SG 342 0.2553 0.41 0.3
--.ATN.Z. 1992-06-27T21:09:59.96 10.0 undecidable manual PG 110 0.444 0.04 2.2
--.MNO.Z. 1992-06-27T21:09:59.96 10.0 undecidable manual PG 206 0.4218 0.41 0.8
--.SA1.Z. 1992-06-27T21:09:56.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 342 0.2553 -0.24 1.5
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