Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 15-05-2012 and time 01:12:34 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 14-05-2012 23:12:34 (UTC)
  • 15-05-2012 01:12:34 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4000, 15.4530 at 127 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 18 8584 8584

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.4 2012-05-14
23:12:31
38.5407 15.4228 146 2014-10-21
12:19:34
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 1295251
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.3 2012-05-14
23:12:34
38.4003 15.4533 127 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 2659051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-05-14 23:12:34 ± 0.44
Latitude 38.4003 ± 0.0414
Longitude 15.4533 ± 0.0402
Depth (km) 127 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 2659051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4784
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2781
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 150
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 152
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.43
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14299
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.46320
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 0
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1295251
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-05-14 23:23:24

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2659051
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:42:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:13:08.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 136 69.1752 149 -0.36 66
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:13:08.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 199 54.501 155 0.91 37
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:13:07.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 208 42.0246 160 1.16 34
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:13:06.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 58 43.9227 159 -0.31 70
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:13:06.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 112 41.3253 160 -0.06 49
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2012-05-14T23:13:06.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 41.625 160 0.28 47
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:13:05.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 122 34.743 163 -0.39 69
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:13:04.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 162 15.873 172 -0.96 38
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:13:01.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 162.4152 124 -1.03 40
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:58.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 127.2726 131 -0.99 61
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:54.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 63.6918 151 0.33 89
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:54.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 64.1913 151 -0.06 70
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:54.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 136 69.1752 149 0.34 66
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:53.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 41.625 160 0.41 68
IV.MMME.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:53.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 54.501 155 0.39 67
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:53.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 41.3253 160 0.69 62
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:53.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 208 42.0246 160 0.23 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:52.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 41.2254 161 0.02 74
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:52.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 34.743 163 0.01 100
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:52.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 43.9227 159 -0.1 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2012-05-14T23:12:51.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 162 15.873 172 -0.3 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00039049999999999995 0.26 AML other m 2012-05-14T23:13:09.32
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0002965 0.26 AML other m 2012-05-14T23:13:09.70
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0000853 1.58 AML other m 2012-05-14T23:13:30.36
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001235 1.58 AML other m 2012-05-14T23:13:56.16
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000121 1.58 AML other m 2012-05-14T23:13:50.61
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00010300000000000001 0.98 AML other m 2012-05-14T23:13:11.14
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.1 0.00007205 1.48 AML other m 2012-05-14T23:13:12.24
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.1 0.0000711 1.32 AML other m 2012-05-14T23:13:09.57
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