Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 29-09-2018 and time 11:23:49 (Italy) 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

  • 29-09-2018 09:23:49 (UTC)
  • 29-09-2018 11:23:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3840, 15.6920 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 14 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 15 10255 29185
Scilla RC 15 4964 34149
Seminara RC 17 2811 36960
Gioia Tauro RC 19 19864 56824
Villa San Giovanni RC 19 13784 70608
Campo Calabro RC 19 4536 75144
MelicuccĂ  RC 19 930 76074
Fiumara RC 19 1018 77092
San Roberto RC 20 1750 78842
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 20 4120 82962

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
31 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 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 2018-09-29
09:23:49
38.384 15.692 11 2019-06-04
09:16:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 68351241
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.3 2018-09-29
09:23:49
38.3917 15.6863 15 2018-09-29
09:35:25
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61444211
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-09-29 09:23:49 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.3840 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.6920 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 11 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 68351241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1050
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 650
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 323
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1050.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 164
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18706
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.58816
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61444211
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-09-29 09:35:25

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68351241
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-08 08:23:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-29T09:24:03.07 1.0 undecidable manual S 228 39.627 50 0.11 24
IV.PLAC.HNE. 2018-09-29T09:24:01.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 83 65.2902 50 0.55 62
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-29T09:24:00.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 34 29.8479 50 -0.2 48
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-29T09:23:58.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 20.7681 50 0.22 48
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2018-09-29T09:23:58.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 22.2555 50 0 50
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-29T09:23:58.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 46.7199 50 -0.53 64
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-29T09:23:57.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 39.627 50 -0.25 70
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-29T09:23:55.93 0.1 negative manual P 34 29.8479 50 -0.02 99
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2018-09-29T09:23:54.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 22.2555 50 0.11 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-29T09:23:54.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 20.7681 50 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00012916365 0.48 AML other m 2018-09-29T09:23:58.64
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006041378 0.16 AML other m 2018-09-29T09:24:00.49
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00003194693 1.8592 AML other m 2018-09-29T09:24:01.04
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013722764 0.2432 AML other m 2018-09-29T09:24:03.55
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00014152525 0.2816 AML other m 2018-09-29T09:24:05.05
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00004643764 0.6848 AML other m 2018-09-29T09:24:05.13
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.1 0.000035315135 0.48 AML other m 2018-09-29T09:24:05.99
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