Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 18-08-2018 and time 01:24:52 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 18-08-2018 01:24:52 (UTC)
  • 18-08-2018 03:24:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3200, 15.7290 at 14 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Scilla RC 7 4964 4964
Bagnara Calabra RC 7 10255 15219
Palmi RC 12 18930 34149
San Roberto RC 12 1750 35899
Fiumara RC 12 1018 36917
Seminara RC 13 2811 39728
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 13 4120 43848
Campo Calabro RC 13 4536 48384
Villa San Giovanni RC 14 13784 62168
MelicuccĂ  RC 14 930 63098
Sinopoli RC 14 2089 65187
San Procopio RC 15 534 65721
Calanna RC 15 934 66655
Laganadi RC 16 413 67068
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 17 343 67411
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 18 1263 68674
Cosoleto RC 18 859 69533
Delianuova RC 19 3352 72885
Gioia Tauro RC 19 19864 92749
Scido RC 20 931 93680

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
24 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.0 2018-08-18
01:24:52
38.3195 15.7288 14 2018-08-18
01:29:25
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 59886211
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-08-18 01:24:52 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.3195 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.7288 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 14 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 59886211

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 369
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 85
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 195
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 370.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 131
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
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) 0.14209
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.35523
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 59886211
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-18 01:29:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-08-18T01:25:05.23 0.1 undecidable manual S 134 39.4272 97 0 96
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-08-18T01:25:03.84 0.1 undecidable manual S 23 34.6431 99 -0.14 94
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-08-18T01:25:00.14 0.1 undecidable manual S 252 20.1687 111 -0.08 96
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-08-18T01:24:59.84 0.1 undecidable manual S 153 18.9699 113 -0.07 97
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-08-18T01:24:59.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 23 34.6431 99 0.28 47
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-08-18T01:24:59.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 115 15.7731 120 0.01 100
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-08-18T01:24:59.55 0.3 positive manual P 134 39.4272 97 -0.17 69
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-08-18T01:24:59.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 184 35.2425 98 0 48
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-08-18T01:24:56.22 0.6 negative manual P 115 15.7731 120 0 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-08-18T01:24:56.87 0.3 positive manual P 252 20.1687 111 0.04 74
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-08-18T01:24:56.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 153 18.9699 113 0.23 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00003315 0.52 AML other m 2018-08-18T01:24:59.08
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00004015000000000001 0.36 AML other m 2018-08-18T01:24:59.69
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:1.5 0.000219 0.72 AML other m 2018-08-18T01:24:59.99
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00006315 1 AML other m 2018-08-18T01:25:00.60
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00006214999999999999 0.52 AML other m 2018-08-18T01:25:00.55
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:1.6 0.0002645 0.12 AML other m 2018-08-18T01:25:01.27
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