Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 01-01-2006 and time 02:57:29 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 01-01-2006 01:57:29 (UTC)
  • 01-01-2006 02:57:29 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5540, 16.1240 at 31 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
75 Km SE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
87 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 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
Md 2.3
ML 2.1
2006-01-01
01:57:29
37.554 16.124 31 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 546859
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-01-01 01:57:29 ± 0.3
Latitude 37.5540 ± 0.0117
Longitude 16.1240 ± 0.0284
Depth (km) 31 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 546859

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2570
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1298
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 212
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2817.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 251
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.52161
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.17991
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 546859
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:32:36

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 546859
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:32:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
.HVZN.BHE. 2006-01-01T01:58:06.17 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 252 130.9689 0.052 43
.MMME.BHN. 2006-01-01T01:57:55.91 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 299 87.246 -0.152 47
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2006-01-01T01:57:54.11 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 346 80.9523 -0.326 34
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2006-01-01T01:57:54.93 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 248 85.6476 -0.711 39
.HVZN.BHE. 2006-01-01T01:57:50.66 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 252 130.9689 -0.024 87
IV.SOI.EHN. 2006-01-01T01:57:47.99 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 354 57.8976 -0.667 42
.SSY.BHN. 2006-01-01T01:57:46.94 0.1 positive manual Pg 245 102.5196 -0.201 89
.MMME.BHN. 2006-01-01T01:57:45.10 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 299 87.246 0.222 93
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2006-01-01T01:57:44.78 0.1 positive manual Pg 248 85.6476 0.144 95
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2006-01-01T01:57:43.88 0.1 negative manual Pg 346 80.9523 -0.059 96
IV.MTTG.SHZ. 2006-01-01T01:57:41.66 0.1 negative manual Pg 323 62.1933 0.455 93
IV.SOI.EHN. 2006-01-01T01:57:40.74 0.1 negative manual Pg 354 57.8976 0.138 100
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