Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.0 on date 27-03-2016 and time 21:43:26 (UTC) in region 1 km SE Montagnareale (ME)

A magnitude Md 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SE Montagnareale (ME), on

  • 27-03-2016 21:43:26 (UTC)
  • 27-03-2016 23:43:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1280, 14.9540 at 18 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
Montagnareale ME 1 1615 1615
Patti ME 2 13431 15046
Librizzi ME 3 1660 16706
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 6 3090 19796
Gioiosa Marea ME 7 7074 26870
San Piero Patti ME 9 2915 29785
Piraino ME 9 3962 33747
Raccuja ME 9 1041 34788
Oliveri ME 9 2181 36969
Sinagra ME 10 2705 39674
Ucria ME 11 1058 40732
Ficarra ME 11 1469 42201
Falcone ME 11 2808 45009
Brolo ME 12 5783 50792
Basicò ME 12 612 51404
Montalbano Elicona ME 13 2287 53691
Castell'Umberto ME 14 3128 56819
Naso ME 15 3813 60632
Furnari ME 15 3784 64416
Tripi ME 15 873 65289
Tortorici ME 16 6435 71724
Floresta ME 16 485 72209
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 17 1531 73740
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 17 1319 75059
Mirto ME 18 974 76033
Terme Vigliatore ME 18 7395 83428
Capo d'Orlando ME 19 13254 96682
Rodì Milici ME 19 2056 98738
Galati Mamertino ME 19 2627 101365
Frazzanò ME 19 711 102076
Novara di Sicilia ME 20 1337 103413

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
53 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Catania (314555 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 2.0 2016-03-27
21:43:26
38.1278 14.9543 18 2016-05-17
13:18:00
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 24957761
Reviewed
Rev100
Md 2.1 2016-03-27
21:43:25
38.1227 14.9468 19 2016-03-27
22:00:23
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 24002051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-03-27 21:43:26 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.1278 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.9543 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 24957761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 542
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 374
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 351
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 540.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
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) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10612
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.52790
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.9
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 24002051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-03-27 22:00:23

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.9
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 24957761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-09 07:33:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:44.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 326 58.5969 98 0.46 64
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:42.22 0.1 undecidable manual S 72 50.616 100 0.09 92
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:39.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 194 34.743 106 1.05 52
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:37.15 0.1 undecidable manual S 252 33.3444 107 -0.49 88
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:37.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 86 34.8429 106 -0.12 96
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:36.33 0.1 undecidable manual S 5 27.6501 112 0.12 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:36.78 0.1 undecidable manual S 125 29.9478 110 0.01 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:36.53 0.1 undecidable manual S 57 28.9488 111 0.01 98
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:36.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 326 58.5969 98 -0.07 69
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:35.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 50.616 100 -0.09 93
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:34.06 0.1 undecidable manual S 125 19.3695 123 -0.19 97
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:33.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 194 34.743 106 0.6 63
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:32.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 34.8429 106 -0.04 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:32.65 0.1 undecidable manual S 217 11.7771 140 -0.06 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:32.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 5 27.6501 112 0.1 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:32.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 29.9478 110 -0.04 98
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:32.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 33.3444 107 -0.18 94
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:31.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 28.9488 111 -0.19 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:30.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 19.3695 123 -0.12 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2016-03-27T21:43:29.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 217 11.7771 140 -0.06 100
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