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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 02-10-2018 and time 03:35:18 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 02-10-2018 03:35:18 (UTC)
  • 02-10-2018 05:35:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3740, 15.7140 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 13 10255 29185
Scilla RC 13 4964 34149
Seminara RC 14 2811 36960
Melicuccà RC 17 930 37890
Gioia Tauro RC 17 19864 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 17 4120 61874
Fiumara RC 18 1018 62892
San Roberto RC 18 1750 64642
Campo Calabro RC 18 4536 69178
San Procopio RC 18 534 69712
Villa San Giovanni RC 18 13784 83496
Sinopoli RC 19 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 1.3 2018-10-02
03:35:18		 38.374 15.7142 11 2019-06-04
09:16:12		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 67708931
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2018-10-02
03:35:18		 38.374 15.7142 11 2018-10-02
03:47:12		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61541571
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-02 03:35:18 ± 0.26
Latitude 38.3740 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.7142 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 11 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 67708931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 605
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 188
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 146
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 154
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.57197
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67708931
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-18 10:03:56

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61541571
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-02 03:47:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:36:17.08 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.18 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:39.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 63.492 50 0.71 58
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:35.34 3.0 undecidable manual P -3.11 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:33.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 138 44.622 50 -0.02 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:32.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 40.3263 50 0.08 72
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:32.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 182 41.1255 50 -0.03 73
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:30.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 63.492 50 0.19 67
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:29.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 30 29.8479 50 -0.4 68
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:28.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 156 24.9528 50 -0.1 74
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:27.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 44.622 50 -0.34 90
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:27.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 21.6672 50 0.08 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:26.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 40.3263 50 -0.26 69
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:26.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 182 41.1255 50 -0.03 73
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:26.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 20.0688 50 -0.19 73
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:25.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 29.8479 50 -0.02 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:24.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 21.6672 50 0.25 96
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:24.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 24.9528 50 0.14 73
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-02T03:35:23.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 20.0688 50 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.0 0.00008164828499999999 1.7008 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:26.96
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.0 0.00006259708 0.16 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:27.86
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000084099585 0.1408 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:27.78
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00026396454999999997 0.28 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:27.80
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000092579805 0.3808 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:28.16
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.4 0.001319286 0.2 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:28.64
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.1 0.0008218670999999999 0.24 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:28.74
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00021799815 0.28 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:28.99
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00009038990999999999 0.2 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:29.82
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00012670725 1.64 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:29.12
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000055136045 1.5392 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:33.81
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00013042345 0.28 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:34.44
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.2 0.000047358415 0.3792 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:34.59
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00008006743499999999 0.3792 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:34.62
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000223 0.26 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:34.65
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.1 0.000041535799999999996 0.6208 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:34.59
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000034390764999999994 0.28 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:42.20
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000030457739999999997 1.4 AML other m 2018-10-02T03:35:43.83
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