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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 05-11-2016 and time 09:31:35 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 05-11-2016 09:31:35 (UTC)
  • 05-11-2016 10:31:35 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2340, 14.8690 at 118 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
Gioiosa Marea ME 7 7074 7074
Piraino ME 8 3962 11036
Brolo ME 9 5783 16819
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 18434
Patti ME 13 13431 31865
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 13 3090 34955
Capo d'Orlando ME 14 13254 48209
Ficarra ME 14 1469 49678
Naso ME 14 3813 53491
Sinagra ME 17 2705 56196
Librizzi ME 17 1660 57856
Castell'Umberto ME 17 3128 60984
Mirto ME 19 974 61958
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 20 1319 63277
Capri Leone ME 20 4515 67792
Raccuja ME 20 1041 68833

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
60 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
83 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
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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 2016-11-05
09:31:35		 38.2342 14.8692 118 2017-04-09
00:24:32		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 43588091
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2016-11-05
09:31:35		 38.2383 14.8683 118 2016-11-05
09:46:52		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 32077831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-11-05 09:31:35 ± 0.27
Latitude 38.2342 ± 0.0171
Longitude 14.8692 ± 0.0183
Depth (km) 118 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 43588091

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1630
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1576
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 130
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16637
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.59720
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 32077831
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-11-05 09:46:52

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 43588091
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-04-09 00:24:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:32:18.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 183 141.6471 126 0.15 39
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:32:11.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 65 97.5246 137 -0.05 43
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:32:11.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 180 98.2239 137 -0.35 40
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:32:05.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 55.7997 152 -0.46 43
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:32:04.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 31 18.4704 170 0.24 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:32:04.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 228 32.8449 163 0.1 48
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:32:03.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 31.8459 164 -0.5 67
IV.MMGO.SHZ. 2016-11-05T09:32:03.74 0.1 negative manual P 250 177.2892 119 -0.4 63
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:32:00.82 0.1 positive manual P 214 143.4453 125 0.25 76
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:32:00.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 80 138.5613 126 0.44 37
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:59.91 0.1 negative manual P 183 141.6471 126 -0.47 72
IV.MPG.SHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:59.08 0.1 positive manual P 267 131.7681 128 -0.32 76
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:58.32 0.1 positive manual P 202 120.6903 130 -0.01 83
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:57.15 0.1 positive manual P 99 104.9172 135 0.27 81
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:56.32 0.1 positive manual P 65 97.5246 137 0.08 86
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:55.80 0.1 negative manual P 180 98.2239 137 -0.5 78
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:55.79 0.1 positive manual P 206 75.1692 145 1.31 57
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:54.25 0.1 positive manual P 250 78.366 143 -0.47 82
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:54.97 0.1 positive manual P 236 79.4649 143 0.17 87
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:54.10 0.1 positive manual P 245 78.0663 144 -0.59 78
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:54.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 205 63.7917 149 0.83 37
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:53.71 0.1 positive manual P 181 45.5211 157 1.04 69
IV.IACL.HHE. 2016-11-05T09:31:53.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 55.6998 153 0.15 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:52.12 0.1 positive manual P 228 32.8449 163 -0.01 98
IV.EMSG.HHE. 2016-11-05T09:31:52.72 1.0 undecidable manual P 171 46.4202 157 0 24
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:52.88 0.1 positive manual P 325 44.622 157 0.25 92
IV.ILLI.HHN. 2016-11-05T09:31:52.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 16 24.4533 167 0.77 40
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:52.78 0.1 positive manual P 86 55.7997 152 -0.44 86
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:51.74 0.1 positive manual P 82 31.8459 164 -0.36 92
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-11-05T09:31:51.77 0.1 positive manual P 31 18.4704 170 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000187 0.52 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:07.71
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001385 1.26 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:07.32
IV.CAGR.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0003305 1.62 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:31:56.09
IV.CAGR.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0002405 0.72 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:14.10
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000029250000000000003 0.46 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:31:58.63
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000172 1.5 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:31:56.24
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.7 0.000357 0.48 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:09.89
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.7 0.000357 0.48 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:09.40
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00008879999999999999 0.6 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:10.84
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00007585 0.88 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:31:59.82
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0000877 1.08 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:11.78
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0000854 0.44 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:11.73
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0000699 0.56 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:19.20
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00011715 0.98 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:19.49
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00041200000000000004 1.46 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:31:56.86
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00015099999999999998 1.48 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:31:56.14
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000308 0.56 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:05.66
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000313 0.72 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:09.72
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000030050000000000002 0.56 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:12.63
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000363 0.32 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:12.62
IV.MPG.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00005450000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:55.34
IV.MPG.SHN. ML:0.0 0.000072 0.44 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:33:17.44
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0002525 0.28 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:34:02.60
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:3.5 0.0002655 1.14 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:34:03.65
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000922 0.36 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:07.25
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00007754999999999999 1.08 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:20.36
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000156 0.34 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:31:56.68
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000084 1.66 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:31:58.00
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000043950000000000004 0.42 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:21.23
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00006135 0.36 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:21.53
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00007314999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:20.27
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00008575000000000001 0.62 AML other m 2016-11-05T09:32:17.23
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