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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 26-11-2018 and time 02:55:58 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 26-11-2018 01:55:58 (UTC)
  • 26-11-2018 02:55:58 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3880, 15.1850 at 116 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
Milazzo ME 19 31646 31646

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
51 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 2.5 2018-11-26
01:55:58		 38.388 15.1853 116 2019-06-04
09:16:09		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 65277331
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.6 2018-11-26
01:55:58		 38.3727 15.1972 115 2018-11-26
02:08:01		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 63383211
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-11-26 01:55:58 ± 0.33
Latitude 38.3880 ± 0.0225
Longitude 15.1853 ± 0.0218
Depth (km) 116 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 65277331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2785
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 660
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 149
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 162
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.98296
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 65277331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-02-06 10:00:40

ML:2.6

Field Value
Value 2.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63383211
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-26 02:08:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:57:58.15 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.58 0
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2018-11-26T01:57:56.61 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.93 0
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2018-11-26T01:57:55.47 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.13 0
IV.CPGN.EHZ. 2018-11-26T01:57:40.86 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 12 0
IV.MMUR.HNZ. 2018-11-26T01:57:35.43 3.0 positive manual Pg 13.7 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2018-11-26T01:57:32.23 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.54 0
IV.VENT.EHZ. 2018-11-26T01:57:30.86 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.01 0
IV.CIMA.HNZ. 2018-11-26T01:57:20.32 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.46 0
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:54.31 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 6.94 0
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:38.66 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 0.97 0
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:36.74 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.48 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:36.49 0.1 undecidable manual S 86 109.113 133 0.36 82
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:31.62 0.1 undecidable manual S 114 83.3499 141 -0.71 81
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:30.28 0.1 undecidable manual S 68 65.49 148 0.2 93
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:29.51 0.1 undecidable manual S 103 63.2922 149 -0.32 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:28.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 215 46.9197 156 -0.01 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:28.82 0.1 undecidable manual S 175 46.4202 156 0.68 85
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:27.31 0.1 undecidable manual S 186 40.1265 159 -0.32 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:27.52 0.1 undecidable manual S 151 30.5472 164 0.56 91
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:26.51 0.1 undecidable manual S 116 31.2465 163 -0.5 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:26.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 266 17.871 170 -0.18 77
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:24.21 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.5 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:23.19 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.34 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:20.51 0.1 positive manual P 86 109.113 133 0.35 84
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:19.95 3.0 positive manual Pn -4.24 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:17.74 0.1 positive manual P 114 83.3499 141 -0.23 90
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:16.25 0.1 positive manual P 103 63.2922 149 -0.27 93
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:16.98 0.1 positive manual P 68 65.49 148 0.31 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:15.73 0.1 positive manual P 175 46.4202 156 0.18 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:15.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 46.9197 156 -0.09 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:15.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 186 40.1265 159 0.38 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:14.59 0.1 positive manual P 116 31.2465 163 -0.31 97
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:14.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 17.871 170 0.31 76
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-11-26T01:56:14.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 151 30.5472 164 -0.18 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00039544705 0.76 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:29.09
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00030038644999999997 0.44 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:27.27
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0002507356 0.4608 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:30.90
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001947489 0.36 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:29.73
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00013257050000000002 0.2208 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:30.52
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00012448015000000002 0.4 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:31.24
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.6 0.00024338405 0.3392 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:31.56
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00030152475 0.3408 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:31.55
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00023155065 0.4992 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:31.57
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.5 0.00020430779999999998 0.48 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:31.82
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000117973302 0.2192 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:31.25
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00015304380150000003 0.1792 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:30.90
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.4 0.0001524199 0.68 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:33.85
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00014744525 0.44 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:37.78
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.5 0.00015492434999999998 0.6608 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:38.01
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001118783 0.3984 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:39.55
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00013069995000000002 0.48 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:45.37
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.7 0.0001956176 0.7504 AML other m 2018-11-26T01:56:41.46
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