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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 06-07-2016 and time 09:27:00 (Italy) in region 1 km S Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 1 km S Basicò (ME), on

  • 06-07-2016 07:27:00 (UTC)
  • 06-07-2016 09:27:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0540, 15.0630 at 7 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
Basicò ME 1 612 612
Tripi ME 3 873 1485
Montalbano Elicona ME 5 2287 3772
Novara di Sicilia ME 7 1337 5109
Falcone ME 7 2808 7917
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 9448
Furnari ME 8 3784 13232
Oliveri ME 8 2181 15413
San Piero Patti ME 8 2915 18328
Librizzi ME 10 1660 19988
Rodì Milici ME 11 2056 22044
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 12 1019 23063
Terme Vigliatore ME 13 7395 30458
Patti ME 13 13431 43889
Raccuja ME 13 1041 44930
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 46545
Castroreale ME 14 2504 49049
Roccella Valdemone ME 14 666 49715
Malvagna ME 15 733 50448
Floresta ME 15 485 50933
Ucria ME 16 1058 51991
Moio Alcantara ME 17 717 52708
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 17 41583 94291
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 17 3090 97381
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 98361
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 102306
Antillo ME 18 919 103225
Sinagra ME 19 2705 105930
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 20 3215 109145
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 109990
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 117064

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
46 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 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 		ML 2.3 2016-07-06
07:27:00		 38.0537 15.0633 7 2016-11-08
11:51:03		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 26850551
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2016-07-06
07:27:00		 38.0443 15.0573 8 2016-07-06
07:35:40		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 26302271
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-07-06 07:27:00 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.0537 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0633 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 7 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 26850551

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 293
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 276
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 166
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 53
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 38
Number of defining phases 37
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.62957
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 25
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 26302271
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-07-06 07:35:40

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 26850551
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-08-16 15:39:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:37.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 123.8871 50 0.65 35
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:32.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 106.5156 50 0.33 40
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:30.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 25 180.8856 38 -0.03 34
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2016-07-06T07:27:29.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 94.239 50 0.51 40
IV.IACL.HHE. 2016-07-06T07:27:25.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 311 81.4518 50 0.48 41
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:24.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 72 75.9684 50 0.46 42
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:21.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 192 123.8871 50 -0.06 41
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:21.97 1.0 undecidable manual S 79 67.9764 50 0.15 23
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:18.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 96 55.8996 50 0.18 46
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:18.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 191 106.5156 50 -0.06 43
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:17.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 179 99.4227 50 0.02 44
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:16.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 90.9423 50 0.13 65
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2016-07-06T07:27:16.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 49 94.239 50 0.05 66
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:15.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 88 86.5467 50 -0.5 60
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:15.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 59 45.3213 50 -0.07 72
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:15.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 254 86.4468 50 0.39 62
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:15.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 262 88.8444 50 -0.09 66
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:15.76 1.0 undecidable manual P 175 85.6476 50 0.34 21
IV.IACL.HHE. 2016-07-06T07:27:14.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 311 81.4518 50 -0.3 64
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:14.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 265 80.6637 50 0.24 65
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:13.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 349 36.5412 101 0.23 47
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2016-07-06T07:27:13.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 323 70.7736 50 0.2 44
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:13.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 75.9684 50 -0.27 65
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:12.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 34.9428 101 0 49
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:12.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 79 67.9764 50 -0.17 67
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2016-07-06T07:27:12.94 1.0 undecidable manual P 226 68.7756 50 0.12 23
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:10.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 96 55.8996 50 -0.33 67
IV.ESML.HHE. 2016-07-06T07:27:09.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 198 50.9157 50 -0.19 46
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:08.04 0.1 negative manual P 267 41.2254 50 -0.54 86
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:08.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 45.3213 50 -0.23 92
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:08.09 1.0 undecidable manual P 191 40.7259 50 -0.41 22
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:07.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 247 34.9428 101 -0.23 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:07.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 36.5412 101 0.05 98
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:06.43 3.0 negative manual P 0.48 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:06.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 122 17.4714 111 -0.01 76
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:03.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 114 6.993 134 0.24 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:03.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 17.4714 111 -0.09 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2016-07-06T07:27:02.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 114 6.993 134 0.17 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.5 0.002775 0.34 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:07.37
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0028200000000000005 0.26 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:08.32
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0014750000000000002 0.34 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:13.49
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00125 0.34 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:13.80
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001475 0.92 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:35.71
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001545 0.52 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:30.74
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.4 0.000492 0.48 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:23.04
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.5 0.0005420000000000001 0.2 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:23.92
IV.MEU.SHE. ML:0.0 0.000158 0.28 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:33.14
IV.MEU.SHN. ML:0.0 0.000246 0.36 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:39.10
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0006734999999999999 0.52 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:16.07
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.0007815 0.84 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:14.39
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000472 1.58 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:17.34
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0005960000000000001 0.8 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:16.09
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00015899999999999996 1.26 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:32.80
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001605 0.62 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:32.21
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.3 0.0002505 0.66 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:30.07
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.4 0.00033150000000000003 0.4 AML other m 2016-07-06T07:27:33.05
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