Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.6 on date 30-01-2018 and time 04:31:36 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 30-01-2018 03:31:36 (UTC)
  • 30-01-2018 04:31:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1550, 15.0500 at 10 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
Oliveri ME 3 2181 2181
Falcone ME 5 2808 4989
Patti ME 8 13431 18420
Furnari ME 9 3784 22204
Montagnareale ME 9 1615 23819
Terme Vigliatore ME 10 7395 31214
Librizzi ME 10 1660 32874
Basicò ME 10 612 33486
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 35017
Rodì Milici ME 12 2056 37073
Tripi ME 12 873 37946
San Piero Patti ME 14 2915 40861
Gioiosa Marea ME 14 7074 47935
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 89518
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 91805
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 15 3090 94895
Castroreale ME 15 2504 97399
Piraino ME 16 3962 101361
Raccuja ME 16 1041 102402
Novara di Sicilia ME 17 1337 103739
Merì ME 17 2338 106077
Milazzo ME 19 31646 137723
Ucria ME 19 1058 138781
Sinagra ME 19 2705 141486
Brolo ME 19 5783 147269
San Filippo del Mela ME 20 7115 154384

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 Km N of Catania (314555 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 0.6 2018-01-30
03:31:36
38.1547 15.0502 10 2019-04-24
14:49:33
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 56957131
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.6 2018-01-30
03:31:36
38.1523 15.0498 10 2018-01-30
04:19:37
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 53545601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-01-30 03:31:36 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1547 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0502 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 56957131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 364
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 197
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 303
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
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) 0.14389
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38041
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:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53545601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-01-30 04:19:37

ML:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 56957131
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-05-17 16:33:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:50.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 73 41.7249 50 0.11 49
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:49.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 252 42.2244 50 -0.33 67
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:46.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 142 25.8519 50 0.24 74
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:46.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 346 25.3524 50 0.28 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:44.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 73 41.7249 50 0.01 48
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2018-01-30T03:31:44.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 51 20.3685 117 -0.3 73
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:44.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 252 42.2244 50 0.33 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:43.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 19.7691 118 -0.16 75
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:42.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 346 25.3524 50 0.29 48
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:42.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 15.9729 123 -0.09 76
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:41.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 142 25.8519 50 0.05 75
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:40.39 0.1 positive manual P 152 15.9729 123 0.21 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-01-30T03:31:40.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 19.7691 118 0.08 99
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2018-01-30T03:31:40.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 20.3685 117 -0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000029934825 0.24 AML other m 2018-01-30T03:31:43.14
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000034039095 1.64 AML other m 2018-01-30T03:31:43.86
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.3 0.00001503637 0.16 AML other m 2018-01-30T03:31:44.14
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.4 0.0000177972905 0.2 AML other m 2018-01-30T03:31:44.40
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00002278618 0.1392 AML other m 2018-01-30T03:31:46.53
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000048155915 0.2 AML other m 2018-01-30T03:31:47.24
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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