Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 03-03-2018 and time 02:26:33 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 03-03-2018 01:26:33 (UTC)
  • 03-03-2018 02:26:33 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4960, 14.5150 at 22 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
97 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Bagheria (55387 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 1.5 2018-03-03
01:26:33
38.4957 14.5153 22 2019-04-24
14:49:50
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 66764441
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.4 2018-03-03
01:26:33
38.4982 14.5075 10 2018-03-03
01:45:10
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 54283221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-03-03 01:26:33 ± 0.15
Latitude 38.4957 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.5153 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 22 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 66764441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 752
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 689
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 347
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 204
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.18081
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66764441
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-21 16:24:20

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 54283221
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-03-03 01:45:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTRA.HNZ. 2018-03-03T01:28:22.43 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:28:03.01 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.95 0
IV.SGTA.HNZ. 2018-03-03T01:28:01.62 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.14 0
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:27:50.08 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.51 0
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:27:21.78 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 2.3 0
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:27:04.80 3.0 negative manual Pn -3.58 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:55.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 166 131.0688 95 -0.06 66
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:53.84 1.0 undecidable manual S 112 67.0773 101 -0.26 24
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:51.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 148 59.0964 103 -0.23 73
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:50.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 173 51.6039 106 0.2 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:48.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 133 85.4478 99 0.09 48
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:47.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 106 40.2264 111 0.04 53
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:47.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 42.5241 110 0.18 51
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:47.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 134 74.9694 100 0.76 60
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:46.09 1.0 undecidable manual P 61 70.4739 101 0.2 24
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:46.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 73.6707 100 -0.12 98
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:45.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 67.0773 101 -0.14 74
IV.GIB.HHE. 2018-03-03T01:26:45.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 217 70.4739 101 0.04 75
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:45.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 210 64.5909 102 0.15 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:44.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 148 59.0964 103 -0.18 99
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:42.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 173 51.6039 106 -0.35 97
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:41.14 1.0 undecidable manual P 106 40.2264 111 -0.25 25
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-03-03T01:26:41.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 42.5241 110 -0.04 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000131325125 0.34 AML other m 2018-03-03T01:26:47.26
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000092351295 0.1 AML other m 2018-03-03T01:26:47.68
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000048873536499999995 0.24 AML other m 2018-03-03T01:26:51.37
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00005965915 0.18 AML other m 2018-03-03T01:26:52.44
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