Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 10-06-1997 and time 09:36:43 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 10-06-1997 07:36:43 (UTC)
  • 10-06-1997 09:36:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0920, 14.4560 at 5 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Caronia ME 8 3364 3364
Acquedolci ME 12 5744 9108
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 13 4694 13802
San Fratello ME 15 3707 17509
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 16 12624 30133
Reitano ME 16 806 30939
Motta d'Affermo ME 18 739 31678
Torrenova ME 19 4386 36064
Mistretta ME 20 4791 40855
Militello Rosmarino ME 20 1324 42179
Pettineo ME 20 1350 43529

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
75 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
86 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.5
ML-VAX 2.1
1997-06-10
07:36:43
38.092 14.456 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 270769
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-06-10 07:36:43 ± 0.252
Latitude 38.0920 ± 0.0240
Longitude 14.4560 ± 0.0132
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 270769

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2906.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 138
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00219
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01125
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 270769
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:15:57

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 270769
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SOI.Z. 1997-06-10T07:37:26.73 10.0 undecidable manual SN 90 1.2543 1.75 0.1
--.SC9.Z. 1997-06-10T07:37:18.20 10.0 undecidable manual SG 80 0.999 -0.29 0.6
--.ATN.Z. 1997-06-10T07:37:12.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 85 0.7881 0.41 0.7
--.SOI.Z. 1997-06-10T07:37:07.30 10.0 undecidable manual PN 90 1.2543 -0.04 1.5
--.SC9.Z. 1997-06-10T07:37:03.28 10.0 undecidable manual PG 80 0.999 -0.2 1.5
--.SA1.Z. 1997-06-10T07:37:03.14 10.0 undecidable manual SG 32 0.5439 -0.79 0.3
--.ATN.Z. 1997-06-10T07:36:58.59 10.0 undecidable manual PG 85 0.7881 -1.02 0.6
--.GIB.Z. 1997-06-10T07:36:57.63 10.0 undecidable manual SG 253 0.3552 0.69 0.6
--.SA1.Z. 1997-06-10T07:36:56.83 10.0 undecidable manual PG 32 0.5439 1.65 0.4
--.CS9.Z. 1997-06-10T07:36:56.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 243 0.333 -0.44 0.7
--.MNO.Z. 1997-06-10T07:36:53.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 130 0.2442 0.72 0.5
--.GIB.Z. 1997-06-10T07:36:51.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 253 0.3552 0.15 2.2
--.CS9.Z. 1997-06-10T07:36:50.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 243 0.333 -0.26 2
--.MNO.Z. 1997-06-10T07:36:48.76 10.0 undecidable manual PG 130 0.2442 -0.04 2.2
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