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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 30-01-2015 and time 06:08:16 (Italy) in region 2 km SW Falcone (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Falcone (ME), on

  • 30-01-2015 05:08:16 (UTC)
  • 30-01-2015 06:08:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1020, 15.0750 at 8 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
Falcone ME 2 2808 2808
Oliveri ME 3 2181 4989
Basicò ME 5 612 5601
Furnari ME 5 3784 9385
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 10916
Tripi ME 6 873 11789
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 13845
Terme Vigliatore ME 9 7395 21240
Montalbano Elicona ME 10 2287 23527
Librizzi ME 10 1660 25187
Patti ME 11 13431 38618
Novara di Sicilia ME 11 1337 39955
San Piero Patti ME 11 2915 42870
Montagnareale ME 12 1615 44485
Castroreale ME 12 2504 46989
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 14 41583 88572
Raccuja ME 15 1041 89613
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 90632
Merì ME 17 2338 92970
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 17 3090 96060
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 103134
Ucria ME 18 1058 104192
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 19 4650 108842
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 115957
Floresta ME 19 485 116442
Roccella Valdemone ME 20 666 117108
Piraino ME 20 3962 121070
Sinagra ME 20 2705 123775
Milazzo ME 20 31646 155421

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
55 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
67 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 2.1 2015-01-30
05:08:16		 38.1018 15.0752 8 2015-10-19
09:26:59		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 19611211
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2015-01-30
05:08:16		 38.1047 15.0805 8 2015-01-30
05:42:58		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 16796111
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-01-30 05:08:16 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1018 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0752 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 8 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 19611211

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 343
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 283
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 334
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 340.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 66
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08813
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.14214
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 19611211
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-06-10 09:14:00

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 16796111
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-30 05:42:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:45.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 94.7385 50 0.64 55
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:44.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 90.0432 50 0.29 41
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:42.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 85.5477 50 0.24 42
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:38.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 126.7731 50 -0.04 61
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:35.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 101 55.6998 50 0.32 44
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:33.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 94.7385 50 0 87
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:32.50 1.0 undecidable manual P 51 90.0432 50 0.12 21
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:31.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 92 85.5477 50 -0.29 62
IV.IACL.HHE. 2015-01-30T05:08:30.68 0.6 undecidable manual P 308 78.8655 50 0.03 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:30.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 42.9237 50 -0.42 66
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2015-01-30T05:08:29.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 212 36.2415 102 0.43 66
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:29.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 76 73.4709 50 -0.21 65
IV.ECNV.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:28.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 210 64.491 50 0.28 43
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:28.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 345 31.5462 104 0.32 69
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:28.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 226 62.1933 50 0.47 42
IV.GMB.BHE. 2015-01-30T05:08:28.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 83 66.1893 50 -0.47 42
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:26.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 55.6998 50 -0.39 86
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:25.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 78 24.753 107 -0.17 72
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:24.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 260 42.9237 50 -0.34 89
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2015-01-30T05:08:24.18 1.0 undecidable manual P 212 36.2415 102 0.09 24
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:23.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 18.7701 113 -0.28 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:23.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 31.5462 104 0.44 67
IV.EMSG.HHE. 2015-01-30T05:08:23.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 199 33.0447 103 0 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:21.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 78 24.753 107 0.08 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:20.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 18.7701 113 -0.08 98
IV.AIO.HHE. 2015-01-30T05:08:20.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 19.9689 111 -0.1 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:20.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 147 9.7791 128 -0.15 74
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-01-30T05:08:19.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 9.7791 128 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.004305 0.3 AML other m 2015-01-30T05:08:30.55
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0046099999999999995 0.36 AML other m 2015-01-30T05:08:31.52
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002585 1.12 AML other m 2015-01-30T05:08:32.94
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00023999999999999998 1.2 AML other m 2015-01-30T05:08:34.01
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002265 1.58 AML other m 2015-01-30T05:08:37.83
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000191 0.38 AML other m 2015-01-30T05:08:38.23
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0015249999999999999 0.6 AML other m 2015-01-30T05:08:23.77
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00113 0.44 AML other m 2015-01-30T05:08:24.76
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