Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 30-09-2018 and time 20:49:59 (Italy) 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

  • 30-09-2018 18:49:59 (UTC)
  • 30-09-2018 20:49:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3720, 15.7330 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 10 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 11 10255 29185
Seminara RC 13 2811 31996
Scilla RC 13 4964 36960
MelicuccĂ  RC 15 930 37890
Gioia Tauro RC 16 19864 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 16 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 17 534 62408
Sinopoli RC 17 2089 64497
San Roberto RC 18 1750 66247
Fiumara RC 18 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)
30 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 1.0 2018-09-30
18:49:59
38.3718 15.7332 17 2019-06-04
09:16:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 68352241
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.0 2018-09-30
18:49:59
38.3713 15.7332 18 2018-09-30
18:55:22
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61486311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-09-30 18:49:59 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.3718 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.7332 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 17 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 68352241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 679
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 233
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 294
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 148
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) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16817
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39031
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:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68352241
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-08 09:56:06

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61486311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-09-30 18:55:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-30T18:50:13.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 140 43.3233 101 -0.21 47
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-30T18:50:10.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 27 29.2485 109 -0.28 73
IV.GMB.BHE. 2018-09-30T18:50:09.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 24.0537 115 0.12 51
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-30T18:50:08.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 239 22.9548 116 -0.23 74
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-30T18:50:07.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 140 43.3233 101 -0.17 96
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-30T18:50:07.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 131 18.6702 123 -0.08 76
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-09-30T18:50:07.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 41.0256 102 -0.03 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-30T18:50:05.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 239 22.9548 116 0.11 75
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-30T18:50:05.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 29.2485 109 0.14 98
IV.GMB.BHE. 2018-09-30T18:50:05.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 24.0537 115 0.22 99
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-30T18:50:04.57 0.1 positive manual P 131 18.6702 123 0.19 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00009536940500000001 1.296 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:04.13
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00004682656 1.2512 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:06.78
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000060707635 0.5504 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:08.30
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.1 0.000079108445 0.576 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:08.31
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000059672315 0.1792 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:08.88
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000065421865 0.6176 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:08.81
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00002013684 0.1536 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:11.49
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000054211334999999996 0.368 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:11.80
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00002696317 0.2432 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:12.27
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.1 0.000038212015 1.0624 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:17.16
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.1 0.00003537339 0.8096 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:19.69
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000053660490000000005 0.528 AML other m 2018-09-30T18:50:27.67
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