Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 28-02-2018 and time 20:25:46 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 28-02-2018 19:25:46 (UTC)
  • 28-02-2018 20:25:46 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3880, 15.5460 at 92 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 20 8584 8584

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
32 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
94 Km SW 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
ML 2.3 2018-02-28
19:25:46
38.3883 15.5463 92 2019-04-24
14:49:44
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 61797621
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.3 2018-02-28
19:25:47
38.4777 15.5393 89 2018-02-28
19:46:53
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 54229511
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-02-28 19:25:46 ± 0.31
Latitude 38.3883 ± 0.0144
Longitude 15.5463 ± 0.0184
Depth (km) 92 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 61797621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1940
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 383
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 134
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1940.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 114
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.47
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.28513
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61797621
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-10 09:18:32

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 54229511
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-02-28 19:46:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CRJA.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:49.32 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.92 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:26.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 197 142.6461 117 -0.75 55
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:24.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 207 129.5703 119 -0.92 52
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:23.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 196 127.0728 120 -0.95 52
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:22.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 34 121.2897 121 -0.88 30
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:21.43 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:16.58 0.1 undecidable manual S 85 77.8665 135 0.33 91
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:15.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 237 69.9744 138 0.77 59
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:14.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 128 56.3991 145 0.99 58
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:13.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 277 52.4031 147 0.43 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:13.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 211 53.7018 146 0.35 69
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:10.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 139.8489 117 0 80
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:10.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 38.1285 155 -0.8 50
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:10.82 0.1 undecidable manual S -0.25 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:09.88 0.1 undecidable manual S 245 30.3474 160 -0.74 74
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:09.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 142.6461 117 -0.57 77
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:08.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 127.0728 120 -0.61 79
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:08.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 207 129.5703 119 -0.56 79
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:07.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 121.2897 121 -0.19 83
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:06.28 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:06.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 31 111.8991 124 -0.47 79
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:04.28 0.1 negative manual P 85 77.8665 135 0.44 84
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:04.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 85.3479 132 0.38 60
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:03.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 69.9744 138 0.79 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:02.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 211 53.7018 146 0.64 79
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:02.40 0.1 negative manual P 128 56.3991 145 0.28 90
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:01.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 49.2174 148 -0.02 97
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:01.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 277 52.4031 147 0.1 95
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:01.93 0.1 negative manual P 163 44.8218 151 0.59 84
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:00.70 0.1 negative manual P -0.26 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:00.44 0.1 negative manual P 245 30.3474 160 -0.15 99
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-02-28T19:26:00.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 38.1285 155 -0.31 92
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00006615 0.58 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:06.16
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0006915000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:10.14
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0005214999999999999 0.4 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:10.53
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000263 0.58 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:11.17
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00010839999999999999 0.18 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:11.67
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00032950000000000004 0.42 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:11.66
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0006565000000000001 1.12 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:12.14
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00009975 1.3 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:13.92
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00063 0.98 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:14.53
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001875 0.7 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:15.71
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00009039999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:15.28
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000176 1.02 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:16.24
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000182 0.24 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:16.83
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000122 0.76 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:18.47
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00013450000000000002 0.46 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:19.21
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00009355 1.42 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:19.22
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000124 1.06 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:21.40
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00012025 0.98 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:22.38
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000033299999999999996 0.38 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:23.83
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000392 0.26 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:23.92
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00014984999999999998 0.62 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:24.45
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00011599999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2018-02-28T19:26:24.19
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