Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 08-04-2016 and time 08:55:09 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 08-04-2016 06:55:09 (UTC)
  • 08-04-2016 08:55:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.3960, 16.1690 at 30 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
86 Km E of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
92 Km SE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
96 Km E 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 2.2 2016-04-08
06:55:09
37.3965 16.1692 30 2016-05-17
13:18:31
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 24444391
Reviewed
Rev100
Md 2.2 2016-04-08
06:55:10
37.397 16.17 10 2016-04-08
07:04:23
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 24175371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-04-08 06:55:09 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.3965 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.1692 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 30 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 24444391

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 971
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 566
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 288
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 970.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 232
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.07379
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.7
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 24175371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-04-08 07:04:23

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 24444391
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-04-18 10:42:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2016-04-08T06:56:09.49 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.21 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:42.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 329 112.2987 54 0.08 73
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:40.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 243 104.5176 102 -0.12 74
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:39.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 255 100.2219 102 -0.25 48
MN.CEL.HHE. 2016-04-08T06:55:38.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 346 98.8233 103 -0.35 48
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:37.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 90.6426 104 0.16 50
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:36.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 262 90.243 104 -0.32 73
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:34.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 78.8655 106 0.26 50
IV.ESML.HHE. 2016-04-08T06:55:29.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 283 116.0949 54 0.27 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:28.05 0.6 undecidable manual P 320 109.7124 54 -0.21 48
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2016-04-08T06:55:28.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 11 119.1918 54 -0.52 44
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:28.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 329 112.2987 54 -0.17 48
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:27.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 100.2219 102 0.12 74
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:27.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 243 104.5176 102 0.26 72
MN.CEL.HHE. 2016-04-08T06:55:26.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 98.8233 103 -0.18 74
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:25.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 262 90.243 104 0.27 74
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:25.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 341 90.6426 104 0.02 51
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-04-08T06:55:24.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 78.8655 106 0.27 100
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