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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 08-05-2015 and time 22:47:55 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 08-05-2015 20:47:55 (UTC)
  • 08-05-2015 22:47:55 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8890, 15.5150 at 31 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
Furci Siculo ME 14 3382 3382
Roccalumera ME 14 4141 7523
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 14 9377 16900
Nizza di Sicilia ME 15 3667 20567
Alì Terme ME 15 2539 23106
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 15 1554 24660
Forza d'Agrò ME 16 911 25571
Savoca ME 17 1732 27303
Pagliara ME 18 1170 28473
Alì ME 18 768 29241
Scaletta Zanclea ME 18 2140 31381
Letojanni ME 18 2861 34242
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 19 842 35084
Fiumedinisi ME 19 1409 36493
Itala ME 19 1640 38133
Gallodoro ME 19 367 38500

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
34 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
43 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 2.5 2015-05-08
20:47:55		 37.889 15.5153 31 2016-01-08
08:44:50		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 22177681
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2015-05-08
20:47:56		 37.8982 15.4977 8 2015-05-08
20:59:17		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 18993561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-05-08 20:47:55 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8890 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.5153 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 31 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 22177681

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 814
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 567
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 114
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 810.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 119
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 58
Number of defining phases 41
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.44
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.07019
Number of stations at which the event was observed 39
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 26
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 22177681
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-11-10 14:39:29

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 18993561
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-05-08 20:59:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:31.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 118.7922 0.79 0
IV.MMGO.SHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:30.94 3.0 negative manual Pg 2.98 0
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2015-05-08T20:48:27.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 222 105.7164 54 0.4 62
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:27.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 199 108.8133 54 0.33 41
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:26.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 105.3168 54 -0.3 41
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:22.64 0.1 undecidable manual S 206 89.9433 104 0.06 90
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:22.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 22 85.9473 105 0.81 37
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:22.12 3.0 positive manual Pg 2.35 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:21.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 224 82.3509 106 0.72 38
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:21.50 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.46 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:20.86 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.08 0
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:18.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 200 74.5698 107 -0.09 70
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:18.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 205 74.0703 108 -0.01 71
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:17.68 3.0 positive manual Pg 0.6 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:17.57 3.0 positive manual Pg 1.52 0
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:17.23 3.0 positive manual Pg 1.81 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:16.50 3.0 negative manual Pg 0.89 0
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:15.32 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.43 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:15.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 58.5969 112 0.56 66
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:15.42 3.0 negative manual Pg 118.7922 0.32 0
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2015-05-08T20:48:13.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 52 101.7204 102 0.48 60
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:13.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 66 51.4152 116 0.76 58
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:13.56 0.1 undecidable manual S 39 52.8027 115 0.36 90
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:13.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 108.8133 54 -0.76 54
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2015-05-08T20:48:13.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 222 105.7164 54 -0.18 64
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2015-05-08T20:48:13.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 313 111 54 -0.29 41
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2015-05-08T20:48:13.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 252 93.8394 104 1.56 38
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:12.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 105.3168 54 -0.65 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:12.56 3.0 undecidable manual S 47.9187 0.45 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:11.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 85.4478 105 0.87 73
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:11.11 3.0 undecidable manual S 44.9217 -0.34 0
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:10.62 3.0 undecidable manual S 41.9247 0.06 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:10.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 85.9473 105 0.14 90
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:10.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 282 82.3509 106 0.48 64
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:10.59 0.1 undecidable manual S 359 41.625 122 0.03 100
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:10.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 206 89.9433 104 -0.39 85
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:09.74 1.0 undecidable manual P 321 79.1652 106 0.24 22
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:09.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 295 36.5412 125 0.01 75
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:09.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 224 82.3509 106 -0.59 81
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:08.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 319 71.4729 108 0.15 46
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:08.33 0.1 negative manual P 200 74.5698 107 -0.51 85
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:08.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 205 74.0703 108 -0.4 87
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:07.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 263 58.0974 113 0.63 63
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:07.65 0.1 undecidable manual S 334 31.9458 130 -0.81 80
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:06.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 50.1165 116 1.1 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:06.58 0.1 negative manual P 287 58.5969 112 0.06 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:05.86 0.1 negative manual P 39 52.8027 115 0.16 95
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:05.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 52 20.5683 143 -0.59 70
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:05.59 0.1 positive manual P 66 51.4152 116 0.09 96
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:04.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 43.623 120 0.41 90
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:04.32 3.0 undecidable manual P 41.9247 -0.23 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:04.62 3.0 undecidable manual P 47.9187 -0.83 0
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:04.75 3.0 undecidable manual P 44.9217 -0.31 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:03.78 0.1 negative manual P 359 41.625 122 -0.4 92
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:03.12 0.1 negative manual P 295 36.5412 125 -0.41 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:02.24 0.1 negative manual P 334 31.9458 130 -0.72 84
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:02.31 0.1 negative manual P 308 31.6461 130 -0.62 87
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2015-05-08T20:48:01.45 0.1 negative manual P 52 20.5683 143 -0.29 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:3.1 0.00165 0.32 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:18.83
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:2.8 0.0008285 0.54 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:19.18
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0005800000000000001 0.5 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:16.04
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0007 0.5 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:16.04
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0003755 0.46 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:16.19
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000447 0.6 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:16.19
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00003435 0.58 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:40.06
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00003855 1.08 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:40.45
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0005465 0.42 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:22.71
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0006234999999999999 0.36 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:23.23
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00015999999999999999 0.78 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:25.20
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000155 0.46 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:34.37
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:3.5 0.00785 0.28 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:11.24
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:3.5 0.00761 0.84 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:11.24
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00039949999999999995 0.26 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:19.04
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00039549999999999996 0.28 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:18.91
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000425 0.28 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:21.63
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00043599999999999997 0.86 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:22.03
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000237 0.2 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:31.84
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:2.7 0.000347 0.5 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:31.56
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0005740000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:35.50
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0003735000000000001 0.5 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:39.80
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00019600000000000002 0.62 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:43.93
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0001265 0.48 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:44.29
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000155 1.58 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:26.23
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001515 0.36 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:24.91
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00409 0.32 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:09.72
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0026799999999999997 0.32 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:11.37
IV.MEU.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0012085 0.4 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:26.71
IV.MEU.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00173 0.28 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:26.75
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0008380000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:15.21
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.8 0.001365 0.42 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:15.55
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000477 0.92 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:13.90
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0005355 1.58 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:14.74
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0013700000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:10.28
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.001165 0.96 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:09.10
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00123 0.64 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:12.22
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0007700000000000001 1.52 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:12.21
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00007905000000000001 0.8 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:27.67
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00008635000000000001 0.58 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:27.12
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0014100000000000002 1.06 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:11.48
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000752 0.3 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:10.79
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00263 0.32 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:06.21
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.9 0.00298 0.4 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:07.87
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001945 0.5 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:26.32
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00035950000000000006 0.6 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:16.65
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000876 0.38 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:13.37
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0007164999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:11.29
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001555 0.36 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:33.71
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00019700000000000002 1.48 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:33.89
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.3 0.000398 0.74 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:14.49
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0003005 0.54 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:16.24
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000128 0.32 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:47.91
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00001995 0.42 AML other m 2015-05-08T20:48:51.28
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