Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 29-08-2015 and time 09:51:50 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 29-08-2015 07:51:50 (UTC)
  • 29-08-2015 09:51:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3870, 15.3880 at 113 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 17 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 18 5021 13605
Venetico ME 19 3911 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
38 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 2015-08-29
07:51:50
38.3872 15.3885 113 2016-01-08
08:46:44
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 21334151
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2015-08-29
07:51:50
38.3737 15.3805 114 2015-08-29
08:07:12
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 21129261
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-08-29 07:51:50 ± 0.19
Latitude 38.3872 ± 0.0135
Longitude 15.3885 ± 0.0138
Depth (km) 113 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 21334151

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1405
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 970
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 159
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 96
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15468
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.75368
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21334151
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-09-11 10:38:34

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21129261
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-08-29 08:07:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SERS.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:32.58 1.0 undecidable manual S 57 133.5663 126 0.28 21
IV.CAR1.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:30.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 36 119.4915 129 0.24 43
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2015-08-29T07:52:25.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 85 91.5417 137 0.17 46
IV.SOI.EHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:22.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 67.6767 146 0.09 49
IV.MGR.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:21.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 4 194.6607 115 0.36 31
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-08-29T07:52:20.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 60 49.5171 154 -0.03 51
MN.CEL.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:20.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 46.2204 156 0.17 50
MN.CUC.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:19.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 181.9845 117 -0.11 53
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-08-29T07:52:18.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 143 17.1717 171 -0.03 81
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:18.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 227 18.7701 170 0.03 54
IV.SERS.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:15.01 0.1 negative manual P 57 133.5663 126 0.27 83
IV.CET2.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:14.98 0.6 undecidable manual P 21 135.7641 125 0.03 43
IV.CAR1.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:13.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 119.4915 129 -0.28 85
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2015-08-29T07:52:10.80 0.1 positive manual P 85 91.5417 137 -0.01 95
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-08-29T07:52:09.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 132 72.2721 144 -0.04 49
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:08.73 0.6 undecidable manual P 230 58.8966 150 0.33 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-08-29T07:52:08.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 209 45.5211 156 0.72 64
IV.SOI.EHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:08.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 67.6767 146 -0.09 74
MN.CEL.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:07.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 46.2204 156 0.09 77
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:07.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 268 35.5422 161 0.23 76
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-08-29T07:52:07.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 49.5171 154 -0.16 100
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:06.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 187 26.8509 165 -0.28 51
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-08-29T07:52:06.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 17.1717 171 -0.46 75
IV.MSCL.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:06.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 116 38.9277 159 -0.34 49
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2015-08-29T07:52:06.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 18.7701 170 -0.41 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00007815 0.56 AML other m 2015-08-29T07:52:21.71
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000578 0.16 AML other m 2015-08-29T07:52:21.83
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000592 0.32 AML other m 2015-08-29T07:52:24.90
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000574 0.98 AML other m 2015-08-29T07:52:24.82
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000122 0.86 AML other m 2015-08-29T07:52:19.09
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00010085 1.2 AML other m 2015-08-29T07:52:20.06
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000708 1.34 AML other m 2015-08-29T07:52:23.89
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000046899999999999995 0.34 AML other m 2015-08-29T07:52:24.21
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00006575 0.34 AML other m 2015-08-29T07:52:27.02
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00009515 0.34 AML other m 2015-08-29T07:52:26.99
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