Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 24-12-2015 and time 19:00:57 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 24-12-2015 18:00:57 (UTC)
  • 24-12-2015 19:00:57 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3730, 15.5830 at 123 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
Scilla RC 18 4964 4964
Villa San Giovanni RC 18 13784 18748
Campo Calabro RC 19 4536 23284
Messina ME 20 238439 261723

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
30 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
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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 2015-12-24
18:00:57
38.3733 15.5828 123 2016-02-19
13:23:08
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 23062331
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2015-12-24
18:00:57
38.3795 15.6063 125 2015-12-24
18:08:01
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 22816431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-12-24 18:00:57 ± 0.5
Latitude 38.3733 ± 0.0261
Longitude 15.5828 ± 0.0413
Depth (km) 123 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 23062331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3604
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1823
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 295
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.18980
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23062331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-13 10:36:10

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 22816431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-12-24 18:08:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHE. 2015-12-24T18:01:40.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 132.0678 129 -0.13 42
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:32.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 240 71.8725 147 1 54
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:31.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 226 54.6009 154 1.29 48
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:30.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 222 46.0206 158 1 56
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:30.31 3.0 undecidable manual S 55.8996 0.27 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:29.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 271 52.4031 155 -0.01 49
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:28.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 45 36.9297 162 0 76
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2015-12-24T18:01:27.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 250 32.6451 164 -0.58 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:27.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 219 32.1456 164 -0.48 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:26.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 208 13.7751 173 -0.64 69
IV.CET2.HHE. 2015-12-24T18:01:23.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 14 132.0678 129 0.84 65
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:16.10 0.1 positive manual P 222 46.0206 158 0.26 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:16.35 3.0 undecidable manual P 55.8996 0.01 0
IV.SOI.EHN. 2015-12-24T18:01:16.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 129 52.9026 155 0.14 72
MN.CEL.HHE. 2015-12-24T18:01:16.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 115 29.8479 165 0.83 40
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:16.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 54.6009 154 0.24 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:16.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 240 71.8725 147 -0.36 88
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:15.78 0.1 positive manual P 271 52.4031 155 -0.38 92
IV.MSCL.HHE. 2015-12-24T18:01:15.07 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.05 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:15.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 45 36.9297 162 0.08 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:14.71 0.1 positive manual P 219 32.1456 164 -0.57 90
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2015-12-24T18:01:14.36 0.1 positive manual P 208 13.7751 173 -0.47 97
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2015-12-24T18:01:14.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 32.6451 164 -0.6 89
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00005745 1.36 AML other m 2015-12-24T18:01:30.03
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00005105 0.82 AML other m 2015-12-24T18:01:30.25
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000144 0.32 AML other m 2015-12-24T18:01:31.37
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00010435 1.26 AML other m 2015-12-24T18:01:32.68
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00004235 1.02 AML other m 2015-12-24T18:01:29.44
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000394 0.5 AML other m 2015-12-24T18:01:33.43
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000706 0.52 AML other m 2015-12-24T18:01:26.98
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00007390000000000001 0.12 AML other m 2015-12-24T18:01:28.04
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