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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 08-05-2016 and time 05:16:04 (UTC) in region 1 km E Galati Mamertino (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Galati Mamertino (ME), on

  • 08-05-2016 05:16:04 (UTC)
  • 08-05-2016 07:16:04 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0340, 14.7820 at 6 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Galati Mamertino ME 1 2627 2627
Longi ME 3 1473 4100
Tortorici ME 4 6435 10535
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 4 1319 11854
Frazzanò ME 6 711 12565
Castell'Umberto ME 6 3128 15693
Mirto ME 6 974 16667
Alcara li Fusi ME 7 1980 18647
Sinagra ME 8 2705 21352
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 9 1996 23348
Ucria ME 9 1058 24406
Militello Rosmarino ME 9 1324 25730
Ficarra ME 10 1469 27199
Naso ME 10 3813 31012
Capri Leone ME 11 4515 35527
Torrenova ME 11 4386 39913
Raccuja ME 12 1041 40954
Floresta ME 12 485 41439
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 13 3090 44529
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 14 12624 57153
Brolo ME 14 5783 62936
Capo d'Orlando ME 15 13254 76190
Piraino ME 16 3962 80152
San Piero Patti ME 16 2915 83067
San Fratello ME 16 3707 86774
Acquedolci ME 17 5744 92518
Librizzi ME 17 1660 94178
Montagnareale ME 18 1615 95793
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 102867
Maniace CT 19 3765 106632
Patti ME 20 13431 120063

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
58 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
65 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 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 		ML 2.3 2016-05-08
05:16:04		 38.0335 14.782 6 2016-11-08
11:48:45		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 25166761
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2016-05-08
05:16:04		 38.0347 14.7732 8 2016-05-08
05:31:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 24934771
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-05-08 05:16:04 ± 0.11
Latitude 38.0335 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.7820 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 25166761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 630
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 406
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 324
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 56
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12321
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.92270
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24934771
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-08 05:31:59

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 25166761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-19 07:33:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:27.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 326 66.6777 50 1.26 30
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:27.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 68.2761 50 1.19 31
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:24.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 61.5939 50 0.13 46
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:23.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 266 55.9995 50 0.37 66
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:22.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 178 102.4197 50 -0.18 42
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:22.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 165 100.5216 50 0.07 43
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:21.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 251 95.4378 50 0.21 42
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:20.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 80 92.6406 50 -0.05 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:19.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 24 41.7249 98 0.18 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:18.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 100 40.0266 98 -0.35 68
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:18.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 92 80.2641 50 -0.25 43
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:18.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 174 76.368 50 0.08 45
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:17.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 68.2761 50 -0.1 91
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:16.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 326 66.6777 50 -0.47 63
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:16.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 343 61.5939 50 -0.11 46
IV.EPOZ.HHE. 2016-05-08T05:16:16.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 138 53.6019 50 1.55 26
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:15.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 64.1913 50 -1.33 43
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:15.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 249 62.493 50 -0.79 56
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2016-05-08T05:16:15.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 209 51.9036 50 0.8 38
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:14.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 55.9995 50 -0.57 62
IV.ILLI.HHE. 2016-05-08T05:16:14.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 18 48.0186 50 0.07 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:14.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 51.4152 50 -0.4 88
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:13.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 24 41.7249 98 0.14 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:12.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 100 40.0266 98 -0.35 68
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:12.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 40.4262 98 -0.24 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:10.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 270 16.6722 108 0.02 76
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:09.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 214 13.6752 112 0.22 73
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:09.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 164 24.1536 103 0.43 92
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:08.15 0.1 negative manual P 270 16.6722 108 0.07 100
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-05-08T05:16:07.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 214 13.6752 112 0.16 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000219 0.38 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:25.05
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00025550000000000003 1.56 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:25.19
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001217 0.7 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:42.33
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000127 1.24 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:46.81
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001024 0.36 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:28.00
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00013700000000000002 0.34 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:31.70
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.7 0.003125 1.4 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:17.19
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00219 0.5 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:22.46
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0006485 0.6 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:29.54
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000729 0.64 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:23.10
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.5 0.000333 0.76 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:36.40
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.4 0.0002965 0.56 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:36.24
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00018449999999999999 0.84 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:30.70
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0002575 0.36 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:30.69
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0007765 0.32 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:30.30
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.000885 1.48 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:30.09
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0011400000000000002 0.48 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:29.09
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0031349999999999998 0.5 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:30.16
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.8 0.002005 0.46 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:25.42
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.002095 0.5 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:24.36
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0128 0.32 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:10.08
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.010100000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:10.36
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000772 0.56 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:11.26
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000869 0.56 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:11.69
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00024349999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:29.33
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00026900000000000003 0.6 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:30.23
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000231 0.34 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:29.76
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002685 0.46 AML other m 2016-05-08T05:16:33.20
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