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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 15-11-2018 and time 06:25:10 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 15-11-2018 05:25:10 (UTC)
  • 15-11-2018 06:25:10 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3730, 15.7450 at 12 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
Palmi RC 9 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 11 10255 29185
Seminara RC 12 2811 31996
Scilla RC 13 4964 36960
Melicuccà RC 14 930 37890
Gioia Tauro RC 15 19864 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 16 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 16 534 62408
Sinopoli RC 17 2089 64497
San Roberto RC 18 1750 66247
Fiumara RC 18 1018 67265
Campo Calabro RC 19 4536 71801
Rizziconi RC 19 7829 79630
Cosoleto RC 19 859 80489
Villa San Giovanni RC 19 13784 94273
San Ferdinando RC 20 4490 98763

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
31 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.2 2018-11-15
05:25:10		 38.3727 15.7447 12 2019-06-04
09:16:06		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 64675621
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2018-11-15
05:25:10		 38.3767 15.744 14 2018-11-15
05:34:20		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 63079191
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-11-15 05:25:10 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.3727 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.7447 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 64675621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 340
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 97
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 117
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 340.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 52
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.72760
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 64675621
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-01-14 12:53:19

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63079191
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-15 05:34:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CET2.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:44.96 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.BULG.HHN. 2018-11-15T05:25:41.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 351 191.7636 54 0.23 31
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:41.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 22 105.7164 90 -0.25 60
MN.MGR.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:39.50 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:33.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 49 76.8675 91 -0.03 67
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:31.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 235 126.4734 90 -0.18 38
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:30.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 225 63.0924 91 0.18 70
MN.CET2.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:30.88 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
MN.GRIS.EHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:30.11 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2018-11-15T05:25:30.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 27 114.0969 90 0.45 59
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:29.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 60.8946 91 -0.45 42
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:28.99 0.3 positive manual P 22 105.7164 90 0.36 61
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:25.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 234 42.3243 92 0.44 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:25.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 256 46.1205 91 -0.18 44
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:24.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 42.8238 92 0 72
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:24.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 185 41.2254 92 -0.12 70
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:24.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 49 76.8675 91 0.29 66
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:23.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 277 69.6747 91 0.06 68
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:22.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 317 64.9905 91 0.33 45
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:22.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 234 65.3901 91 0.08 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:22.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 63.0924 91 0.14 93
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:22.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 66.4779 91 -0.11 66
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:21.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 60.8946 91 0.02 70
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:20.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 25 28.749 93 -0.44 66
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:19.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 240 23.8539 94 -0.06 71
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:19.99 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.1 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:19.30 0.3 negative manual P 256 46.1205 91 -0.14 68
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:18.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 185 41.2254 92 -0.14 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:18.55 0.3 positive manual P 234 42.3243 92 -0.32 66
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:18.61 0.1 positive manual P 141 42.8238 92 -0.33 89
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:18.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 134 17.9709 99 0.31 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:16.05 0.3 negative manual P 240 23.8539 94 0.03 73
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:16.09 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.02 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:16.63 0.1 positive manual P 25 28.749 93 -0.14 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-11-15T05:25:15.26 0.1 positive manual P 134 17.9709 99 0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00149 0.68 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:18.53
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.001165 0.66 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:18.53
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00079 0.32 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:19.68
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.001008 0.34 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:19.67
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000951 0.2 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:20.63
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0010500000000000002 0.62 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:20.88
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0006585000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:21.63
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008874999999999999 0.36 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:21.87
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00032199999999999997 0.48 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:24.65
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0004904999999999999 0.48 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:25.62
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0008494999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:25.85
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0006485000000000001 0.4 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:25.66
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000547 0.36 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:27.10
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.2 0.0004575 0.78 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:27.81
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000352 0.48 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:32.51
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00015749999999999998 0.24 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:33.11
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0001579 0.24 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:33.11
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0003975 0.38 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:33.72
IV.IST3.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0005725 1.6 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:36.87
IV.IST3.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0003975 0.5 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:36.93
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00023249999999999999 0.46 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:36.46
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002445 0.42 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:37.45
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:2.2 0.00023999999999999998 0.48 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:37.70
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:2.2 0.0002045 0.44 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:38.22
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000273 1.04 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:45.31
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0002245 0.2 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:45.82
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000235 0.38 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:46.19
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001595 0.72 AML other m 2018-11-15T05:25:51.53
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