Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 02-10-2018 and time 04:04:14 (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

  • 02-10-2018 02:04:14 (UTC)
  • 02-10-2018 04:04:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3780, 15.7300 at 16 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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)
95 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.0 2018-10-02
02:04:14
38.3775 15.7302 16 2018-10-02
02:12:57
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61539301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-02 02:04:14 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.3775 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.7302 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 16 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 61539301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 464
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 230
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 308
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 460.0
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 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17357
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39660
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61539301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-02 02:12:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:28.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 140 44.0226 99 -0.31 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:28.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 41.625 100 0.17 71
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:27.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 41.625 100 -0.16 46
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:24.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 28 28.749 107 -0.16 72
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:23.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 160 24.753 111 0.09 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:22.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 237 23.0547 113 -0.34 69
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:22.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 41.625 100 -0.03 71
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:22.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 140 44.0226 99 -0.18 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:22.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 41.625 100 0.28 69
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:22.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 132 19.2696 119 0 100
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:20.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 28 28.749 107 0.22 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:19.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 23.0547 113 0 99
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:19.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 160 24.753 111 0.1 74
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-02T02:04:18.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 19.2696 119 0.12 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000032954690000000004 0.3408 AML other m 2018-10-02T02:04:24.52
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000043531324999999996 0.48 AML other m 2018-10-02T02:04:22.29
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00007764953 0.6608 AML other m 2018-10-02T02:04:24.06
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000072060345 0.28 AML other m 2018-10-02T02:04:23.02
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:1.7 0.0002555754 0.2 AML other m 2018-10-02T02:04:24.22
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:1.8 0.00032465299999999994 0.48 AML other m 2018-10-02T02:04:24.08
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000035078845 1.0192 AML other m 2018-10-02T02:04:25.76
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000032354236 0.88 AML other m 2018-10-02T02:04:25.33
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