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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 11-11-2015 and time 13:39:05 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 11-11-2015 13:39:05 (UTC)
  • 11-11-2015 14:39:05 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2960, 14.7420 at 128 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
Capo d'Orlando ME 15 13254 13254
Brolo ME 17 5783 19037
Piraino ME 18 3962 22999
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 30073
Naso ME 20 3813 33886

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
72 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
93 Km NW 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 2.2 2015-11-11
13:39:05		 38.296 14.7417 128 2016-02-19
13:22:41		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 22492671
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2015-11-11
13:39:05		 38.2857 14.7788 131 2015-11-11
13:51:51		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 22201051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-11-11 13:39:05 ± 0.23
Latitude 38.2960 ± 0.0180
Longitude 14.7417 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 128 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 22492671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1989
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 389
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 175
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1990.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 93
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.20325
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.19970
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 22492671
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-11-30 14:47:42

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 22201051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-11-11 13:51:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:46.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 109 116.7942 134 0.1 44
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:44.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 71 105.2169 138 0.03 45
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:44.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 258 107.8143 137 -0.19 65
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:43.01 3.0 undecidable manual S 87.8454 0.32 0
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:41.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 227 75.0693 147 0.48 44
IV.GIB.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:40.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 242 71.0733 149 -0.07 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:39.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 93 66.8775 150 -0.26 69
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:38.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 55.7997 155 -0.3 70
IV.IACL.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:38.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 308 42.624 160 0.52 68
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:38.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 131 45.5211 159 0.36 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:38.75 3.0 undecidable manual S 52.9026 -0.06 0
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:36.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 204 31.8459 165 -0.3 73
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:36.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 30.3474 166 -0.22 49
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:30.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 251 133.1667 130 -0.53 38
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:29.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 109 116.7942 134 0.09 87
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:28.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 71 105.2169 138 0.37 84
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:27.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 258 107.8143 137 -0.33 42
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:26.89 3.0 undecidable manual P 87.8454 -0.09 0
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:26.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 196 77.6667 146 0.37 44
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:25.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 227 75.0693 147 0.2 46
IV.GIB.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:25.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 71.0733 149 0.03 96
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:25.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 71.6727 148 0.01 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:24.82 3.0 positive manual P 52.9026 0.08 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:24.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 93 66.8775 150 -0.44 67
IV.IACL.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:24.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 308 42.624 160 0.34 47
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:24.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 55.7997 155 -0.23 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:24.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 131 45.5211 159 0.31 71
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:24.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 53.3022 156 0.18 72
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:23.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 31.8459 165 0.32 97
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:23.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 158 30.3474 166 -0.19 75
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2015-11-11T13:39:23.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 94 42.7239 160 -0.37 94
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-11-11T13:39:23.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 67 22.5552 169 0.26 100
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2015-11-11T13:39:22.68 0.6 undecidable manual P 334 33.0447 164 -0.89 40
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000060650000000000004 1.16 AML other m 2015-11-11T13:39:26.36
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00009115 0.84 AML other m 2015-11-11T13:39:42.09
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0002525 0.42 AML other m 2015-11-11T13:39:40.63
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001865 0.52 AML other m 2015-11-11T13:39:25.60
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0000883 0.4 AML other m 2015-11-11T13:39:39.81
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00008795 0.44 AML other m 2015-11-11T13:39:40.10
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00010055 0.88 AML other m 2015-11-11T13:39:25.95
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001375 0.76 AML other m 2015-11-11T13:39:39.75
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000623 0.8 AML other m 2015-11-11T13:39:43.57
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00004935 1.36 AML other m 2015-11-11T13:39:42.58
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