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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 01-10-2018 and time 13:19:56 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 01-10-2018 13:19:56 (UTC)
  • 01-10-2018 15:19:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3710, 15.7180 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.

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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
Melicuccà RC 16 930 37890
Gioia Tauro RC 17 19864 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 17 4120 61874
San Roberto RC 18 1750 63624
Fiumara RC 18 1018 64642
San Procopio RC 18 534 65176
Campo Calabro RC 18 4536 69712
Villa San Giovanni RC 18 13784 83496
Sinopoli RC 18 2089 85585

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
30 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
97 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 1.6 2018-10-01
13:19:56		 38.3712 15.718 11 2019-06-04
09:15:55		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 61554631
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2018-10-01
13:19:56		 38.3728 15.7213 11 2018-10-01
13:24:25		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61513671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-01 13:19:56 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.3712 ± 0.0018
Longitude 15.7180 ± 0.0011
Depth (km) 11 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 61554631

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 240
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 100
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 333
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 240.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 133
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17717
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56927
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61554631
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-02 09:14:38

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61513671
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-01 13:24:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:16.52 0.1 undecidable manual S 82 63.1923 90 0.27 89
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:10.97 0.1 undecidable manual S 256 43.8228 90 -0.09 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:10.51 0.1 undecidable manual S 232 40.4262 90 0.36 91
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:10.23 0.1 undecidable manual S 182 40.8258 90 -0.05 99
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:10.88 0.1 undecidable manual S 138 44.1225 90 -0.28 94
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:08.64 0.1 positive manual P 82 63.1923 90 0.56 83
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:06.89 0.1 undecidable manual S 29 29.9478 90 -0.47 92
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:06.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 157 24.4533 90 0.09 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:05.33 0.1 undecidable manual S 237 21.7671 90 0.14 99
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:04.64 0.1 negative manual P 182 40.8258 90 0.01 98
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:04.78 0.1 positive manual P 138 44.1225 90 -0.36 92
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:04.97 0.1 negative manual P 256 43.8228 90 -0.11 97
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:04.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 19.6692 90 0.11 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:04.20 0.1 negative manual P 232 40.4262 90 -0.36 93
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:02.24 0.1 positive manual P 157 24.4533 90 0.13 99
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:02.87 0.1 negative manual P 29 29.9478 90 -0.07 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:01.85 0.1 negative manual P 237 21.7671 90 0.16 99
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2018-10-01T13:20:01.58 0.1 negative manual P 129 19.6692 90 0.22 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00028638135 0.2432 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:06.73
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00022104744999999998 0.2624 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:06.45
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00021851529999999998 0.32 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:07.92
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00011181474 0.2624 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:07.70
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0003056335 0.2432 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:11.21
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00026410590000000003 0.4608 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:11.20
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008509453 0.3776 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:10.53
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.3 0.000052868445 0.4992 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:12.18
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.1 0.00003866417499999999 0.16 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:12.14
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00046683734999999996 0.2368 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:12.19
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00024733424999999996 0.224 AML other m 2018-10-01T13:20:11.98
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