Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 21-12-1994 and time 23:20:23 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 21-12-1994 22:20:23 (UTC)
  • 21-12-1994 23:20:23 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.8380, 15.5010 at 5 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
72 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.5
ML-VAX 2.4
1994-12-21
22:20:23
38.838 15.501 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 221509
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1994-12-21 22:20:23 ± 0.37
Latitude 38.8380 ± 0.0138
Longitude 15.5010 ± 0.0427
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 221509

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4002.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 179
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.8
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00542
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01271
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 221509
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:29:13

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 221509
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.MGR.Z. 1994-12-21T22:21:06.62 10.0 undecidable manual SN 1 1.2987 0.67 0.4
--.CSI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:21:02.60 10.0 undecidable manual SN 32 1.1211 0.76 0.4
--.ROI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:21:01.30 10.0 undecidable manual SN 48 1.0989 -0.27 0.6
--.TDS.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:58.83 10.0 undecidable manual SG 38 1.0434 -0.83 0.4
--.MO9.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:52.63 10.0 undecidable manual SG 169 0.8436 -0.7 0.5
--.SOI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:52.63 10.0 undecidable manual SG 150 0.8769 -1.64 0.2
--.ORI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:51.22 10.0 undecidable manual PN 30 1.4097 1.77 0.3
--.GRI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:50.33 10.0 undecidable manual SG 91 0.7104 1.29 0.3
--.GMB.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:49.56 10.0 undecidable manual SG 159 0.7104 0.47 0.6
--.MGR.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:47.17 10.0 undecidable manual PN 1 1.2987 -0.71 1.1
--.ATN.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:47.25 10.0 undecidable manual SG 182 0.6771 -0.66 0.5
--.SC9.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:47.13 10.0 undecidable manual SG 163 0.5994 1.65 0.2
--.MSI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:47.51 10.0 undecidable manual SG 176 0.6327 1.02 0.4
--.CSI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:45.19 10.0 undecidable manual PN 32 1.1211 -0.33 1.4
--.ROI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:44.24 10.0 undecidable manual PN 48 1.0989 -0.96 0.9
--.TDS.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:43.26 10.0 negative manual PG 38 1.0434 -0.99 1.9
--.MO9.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:40.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 169 0.8436 -0.54 1.4
--.ACI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:40.11 10.0 undecidable manual PG 46 0.7437 1.38 0.6
--.SOI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:39.50 10.0 negative manual PG 150 0.8769 -1.65 0.8
--.GRI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:38.76 10.0 negative manual PG 91 0.7104 0.63 2.7
--.ATN.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:38.20 10.0 negative manual PG 182 0.6771 0.55 2.9
--.SC9.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:37.13 10.0 undecidable manual PG 163 0.5994 1.06 0.9
--.MSI.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:37.48 10.0 undecidable manual PG 176 0.6327 0.83 1.2
--.GMB.Z. 1994-12-21T22:20:37.94 10.0 negative manual PG 159 0.7104 -0.22 3.3
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