Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-01-2016 and time 08:23:42 (UTC) 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

  • 16-01-2016 08:23:42 (UTC)
  • 16-01-2016 09:23:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0920, 15.5730 at 13 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
Reggio di Calabria RC 7 183035 183035
Scaletta Zanclea ME 11 2140 185175
Messina ME 12 238439 423614
Itala ME 13 1640 425254
Motta San Giovanni RC 15 6208 431462
Alì ME 15 768 432230
Villa San Giovanni RC 15 13784 446014
Campo Calabro RC 16 4536 450550
Alì Terme ME 16 2539 453089
Rometta ME 17 6650 459739
Calanna RC 17 934 460673
Saponara ME 17 3988 464661
Cardeto RC 17 1641 466302
Fiumara RC 17 1018 467320
Laganadi RC 18 413 467733
Monforte San Giorgio ME 18 2777 470510
Fiumedinisi ME 18 1409 471919
Nizza di Sicilia ME 18 3667 475586
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 19 343 475929
San Roberto RC 20 1750 477679

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
12 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Catania (314555 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 2016-01-16
08:23:42
38.0917 15.5732 13 2016-05-17
13:16:21
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 23199331
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2016-01-16
08:23:42
38.0842 15.5718 11 2016-01-16
08:36:13
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 23100201
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-01-16 08:23:42 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.0917 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.5732 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 13 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 23199331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 415
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 192
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 164
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 410.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 105
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17986
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.18621
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23199331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-03-07 09:05:38

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23100201
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-16 08:36:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHN. 2016-01-16T08:24:04.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 131.6682 91 -0.05 62
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2016-01-16T08:24:01.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 265 61.2942 93 0.02 71
IV.SSY.HHE. 2016-01-16T08:24:01.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 203 112.4985 91 0.17 41
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2016-01-16T08:24:00.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 217 102.8193 91 0.52 39
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2016-01-16T08:23:57.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 62 85.1481 92 -0.13 67
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:56.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 93 42.0246 95 -0.3 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:53.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 246 32.5452 97 -0.21 48
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2016-01-16T08:23:53.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 265 61.2942 93 0.07 70
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:51.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 24.4533 101 0.06 75
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:51.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 69 23.8539 102 0.4 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:50.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 344 19.9689 107 -0.04 76
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:50.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 93 42.0246 95 -0.15 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:50.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 288 20.1687 106 0.07 76
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:49.11 0.6 undecidable manual P 246 32.5452 97 -0.05 50
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:49.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 260 38.7279 95 -0.16 48
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:49.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 56 33.6441 97 -0.14 49
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:48.00 0.1 negative manual P 69 23.8539 102 0.17 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:47.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 288 20.1687 106 -0.07 76
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:47.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 19.9689 107 -0.05 76
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2016-01-16T08:23:47.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 24.4533 101 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0006810000000000001 0.74 AML other m 2016-01-16T08:23:52.70
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000617 0.7 AML other m 2016-01-16T08:23:52.72
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000859 0.3 AML other m 2016-01-16T08:23:50.94
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0006065 1.28 AML other m 2016-01-16T08:23:51.26
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