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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 03-09-2016 and time 06:57:42 (Italy) in region 2 km W Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Basicò (ME), on

  • 03-09-2016 04:57:42 (UTC)
  • 03-09-2016 06:57:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0600, 15.0410 at 39 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 2 612 612
Montalbano Elicona ME 5 2287 2899
Tripi ME 5 873 3772
San Piero Patti ME 7 2915 6687
Falcone ME 7 2808 9495
Oliveri ME 8 2181 11676
Librizzi ME 8 1660 13336
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 14867
Furnari ME 9 3784 18651
Novara di Sicilia ME 9 1337 19988
Patti ME 11 13431 33419
Raccuja ME 11 1041 34460
Montagnareale ME 12 1615 36075
Rodì Milici ME 13 2056 38131
Terme Vigliatore ME 14 7395 45526
Floresta ME 14 485 46011
Ucria ME 14 1058 47069
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 14 1019 48088
Roccella Valdemone ME 14 666 48754
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 15 3090 51844
Malvagna ME 16 733 52577
Castroreale ME 16 2504 55081
Sinagra ME 17 2705 57786
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 58766
Moio Alcantara ME 18 717 59483
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 66557
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 18 41583 108140
Tortorici ME 19 6435 114575
Piraino ME 19 3962 118537
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 122482
Ficarra ME 20 1469 123951

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
48 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
51 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
62 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 2.4 2016-09-03
04:57:42		 38.0597 15.0413 39 2017-05-11
13:00:34		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 45160761
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2016-09-03
04:57:42		 38.0707 15.0155 38 2016-09-03
05:08:53		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 28116531
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-09-03 04:57:42 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.0597 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.0413 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 39 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 45160761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 926
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 484
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 107
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 930.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17447
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.50187
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 45160761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-05-11 13:00:34

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 28116531
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-09-03 05:08:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2016-09-03T04:58:12.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 190 106.8153 91 -0.11 43
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:58:11.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 178 100.122 91 0.37 41
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:58:08.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 173 86.5467 91 0.23 43
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:58:07.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 166.7109 90 0.25 53
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:58:06.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 80.2641 92 -0.82 37
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:58:00.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 46.62 103 0.83 40
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:59.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 100.122 91 0.08 65
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:59.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 106.8153 91 -0.48 59
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:58.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 95.238 91 0.09 66
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:58.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 266 39.4272 114 0.44 44
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:57.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 70 28.8489 129 0.57 45
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:57.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 245 33.4443 122 0.26 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:57.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 351 35.5422 119 -0.58 44
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:57.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 173 86.5467 91 -0.17 87
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:56.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 35 28.749 129 0.15 49
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:56.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 80.2641 92 -0.54 61
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:54.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 120 19.3695 144 -0.66 42
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:53.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 163 44.9217 106 0.84 39
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:52.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 46.62 103 0.11 96
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:51.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 39.4272 114 -0.04 99
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:51.24 0.1 positive manual P 212 30.747 126 0.48 91
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:51.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 33.4443 122 0.08 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:50.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 28.8489 129 0 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:50.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 35 28.749 129 -0.28 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:50.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 351 35.5422 119 -0.34 93
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:50.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 27.6501 131 0.23 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-09-03T04:57:49.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 120 19.3695 144 -0.32 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0009274999999999999 0.24 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:57:54.72
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0011200000000000001 0.26 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:57:55.27
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0000802 0.74 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:27.42
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00007345 0.42 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:27.89
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.6 0.001145 1.4 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:57:57.82
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.6 0.001185 0.64 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:57:59.59
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0004345 1.1 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:06.98
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002965 0.8 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:11.82
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000448 1.62 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:00.10
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0005865 1.2 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:01.84
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001184 0.62 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:09.09
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00011169999999999999 0.68 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:09.10
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0000891 0.64 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:09.39
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00006175 1.36 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:09.87
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.9 0.001865 0.4 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:57:59.24
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:3.0 0.002255 0.72 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:57:57.36
IV.MEU.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00012455 1.28 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:13.02
IV.MEU.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00010035 0.44 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:20.32
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000561 0.64 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:57:57.50
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00074 0.6 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:00.46
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.8 0.001355 0.42 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:01.04
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0007059999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:03.85
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00018099999999999998 0.32 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:17.64
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00038 0.42 AML other m 2016-09-03T04:58:17.21
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