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Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.0 on date 29-02-2016 and time 10:24:04 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude Md 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 29-02-2016 09:24:04 (UTC)
  • 29-02-2016 10:24:04 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5360, 16.1500 at 32 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
78 Km SE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
94 Km E 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 		Md 2.0 2016-02-29
09:24:04		 37.5358 16.1498 32 2016-05-17
13:17:24		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 23778401
Reviewed
Rev100 		Md 1.9 2016-02-29
09:24:05		 37.5532 16.137 34 2016-02-29
09:57:05		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 23656331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-02-29 09:24:04 ± 0.19
Latitude 37.5358 ± 0.0108
Longitude 16.1498 ± 0.0170
Depth (km) 32 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 23778401

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1654
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 816
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 303
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1650.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 221
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 6.69995
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 23778401
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-03-10 09:02:35

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 23656331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-02-29 09:57:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MMUR.HNZ. 2016-02-29T09:25:59.03 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 22.32 0
IV.PE3.EHZ. 2016-02-29T09:25:39.52 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 743.6889 -2.44 0
IV.ATTE.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:25:58.72 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 22.200001 0
IV.LIK.EHZ.01 2016-02-29T09:25:55.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.73 0
IV.BIOG.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:25:45.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 410.2782 2.65 0
IV.PIGN.HNZ. 2016-02-29T09:25:09.20 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 5.5 0
IV.BIOG.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:25:00.41 3.0 negative manual Pn 410.2782 -0.25 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:37.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 114.4965 54 -0.27 88
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:36.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 235 111 54 -0.26 89
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:35.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 103.7184 54 0 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:34.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 325 98.3238 104 0.21 94
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:32.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 253 91.9413 105 -0.56 57
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:30.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 344 83.4498 106 -0.18 96
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:23.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 352 60.1953 113 -0.56 61
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:23.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 111 54 0.38 87
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:23.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 260 114.4965 54 0.04 62
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:22.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 103.7184 54 0.05 95
IV.ESLN.HHE. 2016-02-29T09:24:22.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 280 104.7174 54 -0.07 63
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:22.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 325 98.3238 104 0.26 61
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2016-02-29T09:24:22.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 14 104.4177 54 -0.18 62
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:21.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 301 93.8394 104 0.19 63
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:21.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 253 91.9413 105 0.3 92
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:20.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 249 87.0462 105 0.18 64
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:19.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 83.4498 106 -0.32 94
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:19.85 0.6 undecidable manual P 338 83.3499 106 0.28 63
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:18.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 75.5688 108 0.22 97
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:17.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 65.1903 111 0.42 95
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-02-29T09:24:15.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 60.1953 113 -0.23 100
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