Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 02-05-2012 and time 01:29:06 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 01-05-2012 23:29:06 (UTC)
  • 02-05-2012 01:29:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6110, 15.6570 at 28 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
52 Km E of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
56 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
66 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
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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 2.0 2012-05-01
23:29:06
37.6108 15.657 28 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 2412601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-05-01 23:29:06 ± 0.21
Latitude 37.6108 ± 0.0108
Longitude 15.6570 ± 0.0227
Depth (km) 28 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 2412601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1763
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1326
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 299
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1760.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 223
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.45416
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.86335
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2412601
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:40:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:35.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 240 95.8263 0.71 38
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:33.38 0.1 undecidable manual S 233 91.6416 -0.1 93
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:32.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 86.3469 0.87 36
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:28.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 74.9694 -0.71 41
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:27.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 237 65.8896 0.19 95
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:24.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 57.0984 0.13 49
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:23.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 50.4162 0.29 48
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:22.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 240 95.8263 -0.09 93
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:21.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 91.6416 -0.38 66
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:21.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 305 83.7495 0.4 66
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:21.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 86.3469 0.21 90
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:19.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 350 73.5708 0.51 87
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:18.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 65.8896 -0.05 99
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:18.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 74.9694 -0.56 87
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:18.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 71.8725 -0.03 98
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:17.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 324 62.6928 -0.07 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:17.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 65.0904 -0.17 96
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:16.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 57.0984 -0.08 100
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2012-05-01T23:29:15.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 316 50.4162 -0.34 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000134 0.32 AML other m 2012-05-01T23:29:26.89
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002185 0.34 AML other m 2012-05-01T23:29:29.36
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