Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 06-05-2006 and time 23:09:09 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 06-05-2006 21:09:09 (UTC)
  • 06-05-2006 23:09:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.8460, 15.2430 at 6 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
77 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Lamezia Terme (70714 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 2.8
ML 2.1
2006-05-06
21:09:09
38.846 15.243 6 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 566779
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-05-06 21:09:09 ± 0.37
Latitude 38.8460 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.2430 ± 0.0081
Depth (km) 6 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 566779

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 928
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 680
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 194
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1303.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 128
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.46
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.31301
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 566779
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:53:06

Md:2.8

Field Value
Value 2.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 566779
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:53:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:44.09 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 113 112.4985 0.465 41
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:43.09 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 140 110.9001 -0.116 45
MN.CUC.HHE. 2006-05-06T21:09:39.86 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.GIB.EHE. 2006-05-06T21:09:37.36 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:36.51 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 139 86.0472 -0.059 48
MN.CUC.HHE. 2006-05-06T21:09:35.54 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MGR.BHE. 2006-05-06T21:09:34.01 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 10 145.743 -0.49 77
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:33.27 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 74 135.7641 0.319 82
IV.GIB.EHE. 2006-05-06T21:09:33.40 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:31.67 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 80 126.4734 0.143 86
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:31.31 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 242 66.378 -0.008 50
IV.MSRU.BHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:30.67 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 160 68.4759 -1.212 33
IV.IVPL.BHN. 2006-05-06T21:09:29.45 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 204 56.7987 0.69 43
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:29.55 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 113 112.4985 0.177 88
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:28.77 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 140 110.9001 -0.355 85
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:28.07 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:25.26 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 139 86.0472 -0.035 96
IV.ILLI.BHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:24.85 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.SCLL.SHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:24.00 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 148 77.0673 0.085 96
IV.IFIL.BHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:22.31 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 242 66.378 0.049 99
IV.MSRU.BHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:22.67 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 160 68.4759 0.083 98
IV.ILLI.BHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:21.79 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.IVPL.BHN. 2006-05-06T21:09:20.56 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 204 56.7987 -0.224 97
IV.SLNA.SHZ. 2006-05-06T21:09:19.50 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 229 47.3193 0.179 100
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