Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 28-09-2018 and time 10:05:25 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 28-09-2018 08:05:25 (UTC)
  • 28-09-2018 10:05:25 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3770, 15.7260 at 17 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 11 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 12 10255 29185
Seminara RC 13 2811 31996
Scilla RC 14 4964 36960
MelicuccĂ  RC 16 930 37890
Gioia Tauro RC 16 19864 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 17 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 18 534 62408
Sinopoli RC 18 2089 64497
San Roberto RC 18 1750 66247
Fiumara RC 19 1018 67265
Campo Calabro RC 19 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)
31 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 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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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 0.9 2018-09-28
08:05:25
38.3767 15.7262 17 2019-06-04
09:16:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 67984091
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.8 2018-09-28
08:05:25
38.3788 15.7203 11 2018-09-28
08:14:32
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61402971
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-09-28 08:05:25 ± 0.21
Latitude 38.3767 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.7262 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 17 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 67984091

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 924
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 675
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 36
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 920.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 151
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37232
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61402971
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-09-28 08:14:32

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67984091
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-26 14:28:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2018-09-28T08:07:21.20 3.0 positive manual Pg 18.559999 0
SL.KOGS.BHZ. 2018-09-28T08:07:21.17 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.54 0
IV.BRSN.EHZ. 2018-09-28T08:07:20.51 3.0 negative manual Pg 20.309999 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:07:09.81 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.37 0
IV.CELB.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:06:57.24 3.0 positive manual Pn 3.23 0
IV.PANTE.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:06:54.84 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.77 0
MN.KLV.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:06:51.48 3.0 negative manual Pg 10.93 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2018-09-28T08:06:39.87 3.0 negative manual Pn 2.13 0
GE.MATE.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:06:32.68 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.79 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:06:25.97 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.63 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2018-09-28T08:06:14.32 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.59 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:06:10.26 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1 0
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:06:07.28 3.0 positive manual Pn 1.04 0
IV.CRJA.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:06:01.33 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.08 0
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:05:53.55 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 3.49 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:05:39.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 232 41.3253 101 0.22 46
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:05:35.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 28 29.0487 108 -0.13 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:05:34.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 237 22.6551 115 -0.05 75
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:05:33.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 131 19.4694 120 -0.04 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:05:33.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 41.3253 101 -0.33 68
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:05:31.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 28 29.0487 108 0.17 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:05:30.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 22.6551 115 0.11 98
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-28T08:05:30.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 19.4694 120 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000041142014999999994 1.7376 AML other m 2018-09-28T08:05:34.89
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000026731508000000002 0.3008 AML other m 2018-09-28T08:05:34.16
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:0.7 0.000032313889999999995 1.4176 AML other m 2018-09-28T08:05:34.18
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000064212515 0.5376 AML other m 2018-09-28T08:05:34.66
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000040548465 1.84 AML other m 2018-09-28T08:05:35.00
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00004229948 1.744 AML other m 2018-09-28T08:05:35.98
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005343334 1.7824 AML other m 2018-09-28T08:05:37.00
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.0 0.0000664733705 0.64 AML other m 2018-09-28T08:05:39.17
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