Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 25-05-2015 and time 00:01:27 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 25-05-2015 00:01:27 (UTC)
  • 25-05-2015 02:01:27 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2710, 14.8540 at 137 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 12 7074 7074
Piraino ME 12 3962 11036
Brolo ME 13 5783 16819
Capo d'Orlando ME 16 13254 30073
Montagnareale ME 17 1615 31688
Patti ME 17 13431 45119
Naso ME 17 3813 48932
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 52022
Ficarra ME 18 1469 53491

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
62 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
78 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 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 2.0 2015-05-25
00:01:27
38.2712 14.8537 137 2016-01-08
08:44:50
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 22280991
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2015-05-25
00:01:27
38.2803 14.854 138 2015-05-25
00:14:58
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 19328121
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-05-25 00:01:27 ± 0.4
Latitude 38.2712 ± 0.0261
Longitude 14.8537 ± 0.0218
Depth (km) 137 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 22280991

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2853
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1390
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 156
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2850.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 99
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.96407
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 22280991
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-11-17 08:41:25

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 19328121
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-05-25 00:14:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:02:08.69 0.1 undecidable manual S 109 106.6155 139 0.19 92
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2015-05-25T00:02:07.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 101 107.0151 139 -0.74 58
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:02:06.89 0.1 undecidable manual S 67 97.125 142 -0.3 91
IV.ISTR.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:02:03.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.17 0
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:02:01.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 125 40.0266 162 0.32 76
IV.NOV.HHE. 2015-05-25T00:02:01.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 137 36.5412 164 0.31 77
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:01:51.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 109 106.6155 139 0.4 88
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2015-05-25T00:01:51.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 101 107.0151 139 0.44 65
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:01:50.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 97.125 142 0.42 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:01:50.38 0.1 positive manual P 179 102.3198 140 -0.58 84
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2015-05-25T00:01:48.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 78.6657 148 -0.34 71
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:01:48.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 67.0773 152 0.36 71
IV.NOV.HHE. 2015-05-25T00:01:47.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 36.5412 164 0.28 77
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:01:47.71 3.0 positive manual P 0.28 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:01:47.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 91 56.9985 156 -0.6 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:01:47.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 107 45.621 160 -0.28 76
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2015-05-25T00:01:47.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 221 34.8429 165 0.05 81
IV.IACL.HHE. 2015-05-25T00:01:47.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 304 52.2033 158 0.14 77
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:01:47.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 40.0266 162 0.37 100
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2015-05-25T00:01:46.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 16.0728 173 -0.14 82
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-05-25T00:01:46.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 25.3524 169 -0.56 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00003115 1.58 AML other m 2015-05-25T00:02:38.52
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0000307 1.58 AML other m 2015-05-25T00:02:40.31
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00009905 0.3 AML other m 2015-05-25T00:01:48.76
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00006765 0.28 AML other m 2015-05-25T00:01:51.04
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