Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 01-10-2015 and time 03:05:41 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 01-10-2015 01:05:41 (UTC)
  • 01-10-2015 03:05:41 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2590, 15.0340 at 16 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
Patti ME 14 13431 13431
Oliveri ME 15 2181 15612
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 22686
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 24301
Falcone ME 16 2808 27109
Terme Vigliatore ME 18 7395 34504
Piraino ME 18 3962 38466
Milazzo ME 19 31646 70112
Furnari ME 19 3784 73896
Librizzi ME 19 1660 75556

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
46 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
73 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.1 2015-10-01
01:05:41
38.2587 15.0342 16 2016-02-19
13:22:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 21747011
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2015-10-01
01:05:42
38.2482 15.0573 10 2015-10-01
01:11:13
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 21646811
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-10-01 01:05:41 ± 0.16
Latitude 38.2587 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0342 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 16 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 21747011

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 600
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 132
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 63
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 130
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12501
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37232
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21747011
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-27 08:08:37

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21646811
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-10-01 01:11:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:55.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 89 41.3253 99 -0.16 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:54.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 151 36.3414 100 -0.09 72
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:52.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 141 27.4503 106 0.6 42
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:51.58 0.1 undecidable manual S 161 27.1506 106 -0.14 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:51.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 210 27.6501 106 -0.11 49
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:49.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 41.3253 99 -0.04 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:49.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 151 36.3414 100 0.1 94
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:48.56 0.1 undecidable manual S 340 13.875 128 0.01 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:47.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 210 27.6501 106 -0.17 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:47.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 27.1506 106 0.1 96
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:47.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 27.4503 106 0 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-10-01T01:05:45.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 13.875 128 0.08 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000887 0.1 AML other m 2015-10-01T01:05:48.84
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0009575 1.1 AML other m 2015-10-01T01:05:49.94
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