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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 19-05-2016 and time 00:54:52 (UTC) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

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

  • 19-05-2016 00:54:52 (UTC)
  • 19-05-2016 02:54:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.3070, 16.0910 at 36 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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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.2 2016-05-19
00:54:52		 36.3067 16.0908 37 2016-11-08
11:48:49		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 26921491
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2016-05-19
00:54:52		 36.5402 16.2443 10 2016-05-19
01:10:18		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 25183321
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-05-19 00:54:52 ± 0.42
Latitude 36.3067 ± 0.0216
Longitude 16.0908 ± 0.0257
Depth (km) 37 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 26921491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2833
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1749
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 38
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 289
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.93709
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.15927
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 26921491
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-09-01 15:22:23

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 25183321
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-19 01:10:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2016-05-19T00:55:52.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 7 239.6823 54 0.75 23
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:33.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 317 158.3193 54 -0.29 42
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:30.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 309 143.2455 54 -0.05 70
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:29.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 323 136.6632 54 -0.26 45
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:29.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 302 137.0628 54 0.16 46
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:28.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 324 130.3695 54 0.46 44
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:28.47 1.0 undecidable manual S 317 130.6692 54 0.26 23
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2016-05-19T00:55:27.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 239.6823 54 1.02 30
IV.HAVL.HHN. 2016-05-19T00:55:23.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 310 112.5984 54 -0.48 46
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:22.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 104.0181 54 0.52 46
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:16.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 317 158.3193 54 -0.15 87
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:14.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 309 143.2455 54 0.01 71
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:14.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 137.0628 54 0.35 67
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:13.40 0.1 positive manual P 323 136.6632 54 -0.49 87
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:12.97 0.1 positive manual P 317 130.6692 54 -0.17 94
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:12.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 324 130.3695 54 -0.75 79
IV.HAVL.HHN. 2016-05-19T00:55:10.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 310 112.5984 54 -0.05 100
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2016-05-19T00:55:10.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 296 104.0181 54 0.63 88
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0000793 0.86 AML other m 2016-05-19T00:55:34.63
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0000921 1.26 AML other m 2016-05-19T00:55:35.32
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000055900000000000004 0.64 AML other m 2016-05-19T00:55:29.22
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001395 0.2 AML other m 2016-05-19T00:55:29.58
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