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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 10-02-2015 and time 22:28:55 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 10-02-2015 22:28:55 (UTC)
  • 10-02-2015 23:28:55 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2770, 14.8410 at 120 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
Gioiosa Marea ME 12 7074 7074
Piraino ME 13 3962 11036
Brolo ME 13 5783 16819
Capo d'Orlando ME 15 13254 30073
Naso ME 18 3813 33886
Ficarra ME 18 1469 35355
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 38445
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 40060
Patti ME 19 13431 53491

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
63 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
89 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 		ML 2.4 2015-02-10
22:28:55		 38.2767 14.8413 120 2015-10-19
09:27:21		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 16973251
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2015-02-10
22:28:54		 38.2585 14.8355 123 2015-02-10
22:37:50		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 16967961
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-02-10 22:28:55 ± 0.24
Latitude 38.2767 ± 0.0189
Longitude 14.8413 ± 0.0183
Depth (km) 120 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 16973251

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2139
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1171
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 154
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2140.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 83
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.44701
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 16973251
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-02-11 13:00:22

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 16967961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-02-10 22:37:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:30:37.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 17.040001 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:30:07.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:30:06.49 3.0 positive manual Pg 13.44 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:56.39 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 12.97 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:38.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 140.2485 127 -0.04 60
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:28.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 201 67.1772 148 0.45 42
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:26.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 135 48.1185 156 0.34 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:25.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 46.8198 157 -0.55 64
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:25.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 125 41.2254 159 0.46 44
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:24.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 174 26.0517 167 -0.11 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:24.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 47 16.3725 172 0.02 76
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:24.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 137 37.7289 161 -0.14 48
IV.MMGO.SHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:23.74 3.0 positive manual P -0.19 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:22.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 47 160.617 123 0.32 35
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:20.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 140.2485 127 0.12 59
IV.GIB.HHE. 2015-02-10T22:29:14.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 77.9664 144 -0.47 62
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:14.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 201 67.1772 148 0.3 44
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:13.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 51.4152 155 0.15 70
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:13.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 304 50.9157 155 0.41 87
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:12.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 41.2254 159 0.19 70
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:12.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 37.7289 161 0.15 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:12.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 48.1185 156 -0.02 72
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:12.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 324 39.4272 160 0.22 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:12.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 108 46.8198 157 -0.29 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:12.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 219 34.6431 163 -0.09 97
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:11.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 16.3725 172 -0.1 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:11.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 174 26.0517 167 -0.5 67
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2015-02-10T22:29:11.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 91 33.9438 163 -0.6 43
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000126 1.48 AML other m 2015-02-10T22:29:28.51
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0001395 1.58 AML other m 2015-02-10T22:29:29.52
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00007755 1.12 AML other m 2015-02-10T22:29:19.51
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001003 0.68 AML other m 2015-02-10T22:29:29.99
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0004285 0.34 AML other m 2015-02-10T22:29:27.99
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.8 0.000468 1.12 AML other m 2015-02-10T22:29:28.02
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