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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 02-10-2018 and time 09:24:43 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 02-10-2018 07:24:43 (UTC)
  • 02-10-2018 09:24:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3800, 15.7210 at 18 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
Seminara RC 14 2811 31996
Scilla RC 14 4964 36960
Melicuccà RC 17 930 37890
Gioia Tauro RC 17 19864 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 18 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 18 534 62408
San Roberto RC 19 1750 64158
Sinopoli RC 19 2089 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)
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 1.8 2018-10-02
07:24:43		 38.3798 15.7207 19 2019-06-04
09:16:02		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 63497041
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2018-10-02
07:24:43		 38.3817 15.7082 18 2018-10-02
07:30:50		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61550961
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-02 07:24:43 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.3798 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.7207 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 19 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 63497041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 577
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 143
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 283
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 129
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) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18076
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.95328
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61550961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-02 07:30:50

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63497041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-18 10:05:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:25:00.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 23 105.8163 95 -0.66 75
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:57.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 139 44.7219 103 -0.1 73
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:57.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 254 44.2224 103 0.04 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:56.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 41.2254 104 0.15 73
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:56.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 182 41.8248 104 -0.07 73
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:54.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 83 62.8926 98 0.56 62
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:53.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 30 28.9488 112 -0.11 74
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:52.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 25.3524 116 -0.09 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:51.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 235 22.4553 120 -0.29 71
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:51.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 20.0688 124 -0.29 48
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:51.44 0.1 positive manual P 139 44.7219 103 -0.12 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:51.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 254 44.2224 103 0.22 71
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:51.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 41.8248 104 0.14 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:50.86 0.1 negative manual P 231 41.2254 104 -0.17 95
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:49.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 28.9488 112 0.32 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:48.51 0.1 negative manual P 235 22.4553 120 0.16 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:48.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 20.0688 124 0.17 99
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-02T07:24:48.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 158 25.3524 116 0.14 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003555 0.28 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:52.20
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.6 0.0017900000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:53.06
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.4 0.00126 0.44 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:53.38
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000377 0.82 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:53.40
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001375 1.16 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:54.34
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00023449999999999998 0.52 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:55.28
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001135 0.62 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:57.33
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.3 0.000060650000000000004 0.82 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:58.42
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002035 0.36 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:58.74
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001835 1.68 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:58.04
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.3 0.00006085 0.44 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:58.77
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00028100000000000005 0.32 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:59.04
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00019250000000000002 0.5 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:59.72
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001154 1.52 AML other m 2018-10-02T07:24:59.95
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