Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 27-12-2017 and time 07:31:38 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 27-12-2017 07:31:38 (UTC)
  • 27-12-2017 08:31:38 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3590, 15.7890 at 14 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
Palmi RC 5 18930 18930
Seminara RC 8 2811 21741
Bagnara Calabra RC 8 10255 31996
MelicuccĂ  RC 10 930 32926
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 12 4120 37046
San Procopio RC 12 534 37580
Gioia Tauro RC 13 19864 57444
Sinopoli RC 13 2089 59533
Scilla RC 13 4964 64497
Cosoleto RC 15 859 65356
Rizziconi RC 16 7829 73185
San Roberto RC 17 1750 74935
Delianuova RC 17 3352 78287
Varapodio RC 18 2160 80447
Scido RC 18 931 81378
San Ferdinando RC 18 4490 85868
Fiumara RC 18 1018 86886
Oppido Mamertina RC 19 5332 92218
Campo Calabro RC 20 4536 96754
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 20 523 97277
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 20 929 98206
Taurianova RC 20 15636 113842

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
30 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Acireale (52622 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 1.2 2017-12-27
07:31:38
38.3587 15.7888 15 2018-09-04
09:10:45
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 58154961
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.1 2017-12-27
07:31:38
38.3618 15.792 10 2017-12-27
08:19:17
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 52842151
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-12-27 07:31:38 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.3587 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.7888 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 58154961

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 383
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 206
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 247
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 118
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12860
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.58366
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 58154961
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-06-26 13:15:32

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 52842151
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-12-27 08:19:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2017-12-27T07:31:54.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 49.5171 95 0.18 47
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2017-12-27T07:31:51.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 144 39.2274 97 -0.09 73
IV.AIO.HHE. 2017-12-27T07:31:49.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 64.7907 94 0 71
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2017-12-27T07:31:48.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 80 57.3981 94 0.13 70
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2017-12-27T07:31:48.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 17 28.749 102 -0.17 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-12-27T07:31:47.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 247 26.5512 103 -0.08 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2017-12-27T07:31:47.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 49.5171 95 -0.07 96
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2017-12-27T07:31:45.52 0.1 positive manual P 144 39.2274 97 -0.23 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2017-12-27T07:31:44.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 14.2746 124 0.02 78
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2017-12-27T07:31:44.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 17 28.749 102 0.08 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-12-27T07:31:43.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 26.5512 103 0.06 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2017-12-27T07:31:42.27 0.1 positive manual P 140 14.2746 124 0.2 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001965 0.82 AML other m 2017-12-27T07:31:45.06
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.3 0.0001525 1.82 AML other m 2017-12-27T07:31:45.06
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00009625000000000001 0.98 AML other m 2017-12-27T07:31:45.98
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000125 0.96 AML other m 2017-12-27T07:31:45.97
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000591 0.12 AML other m 2017-12-27T07:31:48.64
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00004575 0.48 AML other m 2017-12-27T07:31:49.18
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00008785 0.42 AML other m 2017-12-27T07:31:49.43
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001015 1.1 AML other m 2017-12-27T07:31:50.21
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