Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 29-05-2015 and time 12:15:57 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

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

  • 29-05-2015 10:15:57 (UTC)
  • 29-05-2015 12:15:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5160, 14.7910 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Leni ME 5 696 696
Malfa ME 8 982 1678
Santa Marina Salina ME 9 903 2581
Lipari ME 15 12753 15334

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
76 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2.1 2015-05-29
10:15:57
38.5155 14.7912 8 2016-01-08
08:44:50
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 20753761
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.2 2015-05-29
10:15:56
38.5867 14.8045 19 2015-05-29
10:23:15
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 19408821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-05-29 10:15:57 ± 0.19
Latitude 38.5155 ± 0.0171
Longitude 14.7912 ± 0.0115
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 20753761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1951
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 541
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 19
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1950.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 188
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14119
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.65650
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 20753761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-10-27 13:47:34

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 19408821
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-05-29 10:23:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2015-05-29T10:16:19.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 114 68.2761 50 0.74 56
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:19.80 3.0 undecidable manual S 72.8715 0.32 0
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:17.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 142 62.9925 50 0.68 39
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:15.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 198 56.1993 50 0.3 66
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:14.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 52.9026 50 0.32 44
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:10.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 273 37.9287 50 -0.19 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:09.54 3.0 undecidable manual P 72.8715 -0.38 0
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2015-05-29T10:16:09.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 114 68.2761 50 -0.27 65
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:08.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 63.7917 50 -0.45 63
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:08.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 151 61.8936 50 -0.19 89
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:07.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 142 62.9925 50 -0.67 58
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:07.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 56.1993 50 -0.1 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:06.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 52.9026 50 -0.41 87
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:05.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 273 37.9287 50 0.36 67
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:04.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 286 19.4694 113 0.22 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:01.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 22.5552 110 -0.38 92
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:01.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 286 19.4694 113 -0.01 100
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2015-05-29T10:16:01.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 120 15.6732 118 0.84 59
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0000999 0.42 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:21.85
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000122 0.26 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:22.75
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0003965 0.98 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:11.20
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000359 0.92 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:13.53
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.004905 0.88 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:05.48
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001625 0.34 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:06.81
IV.ILLI.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0039700000000000004 1.04 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:06.77
IV.ILLI.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0067599999999999995 0.92 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:06.80
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0009170000000000001 1.18 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:07.31
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0008155 1.02 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:11.42
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000195 0.34 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:19.08
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002275 0.24 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:19.73
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0003255 1.46 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:16.89
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00014600000000000003 0.44 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:17.14
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00020400000000000003 1.58 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:19.56
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000156 0.44 AML other m 2015-05-29T10:16:20.50
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