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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 07-09-2015 and time 09:01:31 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 07-09-2015 07:01:31 (UTC)
  • 07-09-2015 09:01:31 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3000, 15.1260 at 122 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
Milazzo ME 13 31646 31646
Merì ME 18 2338 33984
Terme Vigliatore ME 18 7395 41379
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 19 41583 82962
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 90077

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
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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 2.2 2015-09-07
07:01:31		 38.3005 15.1263 122 2016-02-19
13:21:47		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 22492581
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2015-09-07
07:01:31		 38.2842 15.1348 124 2015-09-07
07:17:55		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 21269821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-09-07 07:01:31 ± 0.3
Latitude 38.3005 ± 0.0279
Longitude 15.1263 ± 0.0160
Depth (km) 122 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 22492581

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3146
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 507
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 168
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3150.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 120
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.77432
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 22492581
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-11-30 14:19:00

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21269821
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-09-07 07:17:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2015-09-07T07:02:07.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 84.7485 142 0.23 67
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:02:07.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 116 85.9473 142 -0.1 90
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:02:06.21 0.1 undecidable manual S 63 74.1702 146 0.4 87
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2015-09-07T07:02:03.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 238 55.2003 154 0.05 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:02:02.13 0.1 undecidable manual S 218 36.0417 162 -0.06 100
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:02:02.06 0.1 undecidable manual S 161 27.6501 166 0.36 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:02:01.35 0.1 undecidable manual S 97 33.5442 163 -0.68 85
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2015-09-07T07:02:01.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 303 15.2736 172 0.15 77
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2015-09-07T07:01:52.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 84.7485 142 -0.01 93
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:01:52.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 85.9473 142 0.06 92
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:01:51.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 63 74.1702 146 0.24 90
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2015-09-07T07:01:50.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 238 55.2003 154 -0.07 97
IV.MNO.SHE. 2015-09-07T07:01:50.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 55.6998 153 0.49 89
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:01:50.20 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.12 0
IV.NOV.HHE. 2015-09-07T07:01:49.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 30.2475 165 0.35 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:01:49.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 218 36.0417 162 -0.3 96
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:01:49.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 27.6501 166 0.17 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:01:48.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 97 33.5442 163 -0.51 92
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2015-09-07T07:01:48.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 303 15.2736 172 -0.23 76
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-09-07T07:01:48.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 26.0517 167 -0.4 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001032 0.36 AML other m 2015-09-07T07:02:06.64
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00010025000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2015-09-07T07:02:06.71
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0001255 0.32 AML other m 2015-09-07T07:01:50.29
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00008219999999999999 1.22 AML other m 2015-09-07T07:01:50.47
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