Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 25-09-2018 and time 13:06:39 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 25-09-2018 11:06:39 (UTC)
  • 25-09-2018 13:06:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3740, 15.7200 at 11 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 12 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 12 10255 29185
Scilla RC 13 4964 34149
Seminara RC 14 2811 36960
MelicuccĂ  RC 16 930 37890
Gioia Tauro RC 17 19864 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 17 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 18 534 62408
San Roberto RC 18 1750 64158
Fiumara RC 18 1018 65176
Sinopoli RC 18 2089 67265
Campo Calabro RC 18 4536 71801
Villa San Giovanni RC 19 13784 85585

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
30 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.3 2018-09-25
11:06:39
38.374 15.7203 11 2019-06-04
09:16:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 67981651
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2018-09-25
11:06:39
38.3675 15.7208 18 2018-09-25
11:13:20
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61297131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-09-25 11:06:39 ± 0.32
Latitude 38.3740 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.7203 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 11 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 67981651

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 734
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 245
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 150
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 730.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 119
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17717
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.58006
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61297131
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-09-25 11:13:20

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67981651
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-26 12:59:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2018-09-25T11:06:59.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 62.9925 90 0.7 39
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:53.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 182 41.2254 90 -0.02 49
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:53.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 139 44.2224 90 -0.44 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:52.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 232 40.7259 90 -0.09 48
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2018-09-25T11:06:51.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 62.9925 90 0.49 63
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:50.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 270 64.3911 90 -0.37 66
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:49.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 29 29.5482 91 -0.48 46
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:48.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 157 24.753 91 0.05 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:48.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 237 22.1556 91 0.2 49
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:47.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 139 44.2224 90 -0.49 89
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:47.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 40.7259 90 -0.14 72
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:47.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 41.2254 90 -0.1 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:47.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 19.6692 92 -0.16 50
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:45.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 29 29.5482 91 -0.08 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:44.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 19.6692 92 0.06 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:44.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 22.1556 91 0.4 93
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-09-25T11:06:44.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 157 24.753 91 0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.1 0.000097077155 0.2176 AML other m 2018-09-25T11:06:47.70
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00009911677499999998 1.744 AML other m 2018-09-25T11:06:47.94
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001487598 0.7232 AML other m 2018-09-25T11:06:48.84
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001246 0.24 AML other m 2018-09-25T11:06:48.55
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00010346398000000001 0.2176 AML other m 2018-09-25T11:06:50.17
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000733 0.5 AML other m 2018-09-25T11:06:50.66
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001103 0.48 AML other m 2018-09-25T11:06:51.53
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00016661134999999998 0.2368 AML other m 2018-09-25T11:06:54.24
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00015256989999999998 0.88 AML other m 2018-09-25T11:06:54.46
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