Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 02-10-2018 and time 21:52:54 (Italy) 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 19:52:54 (UTC)
  • 02-10-2018 21:52:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3780, 15.7260 at 16 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 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)
96 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
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
19:52:54
38.3778 15.7262 17 2019-06-04
09:16:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 67709531
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2018-10-02
19:52:54
38.3753 15.7232 11 2018-10-02
19:59:45
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61568951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-02 19:52:54 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.3778 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.7262 ± 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 67709531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 660
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 375
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 281
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 153
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
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) 0.17627
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56208
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
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 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67709531
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-18 10:20:46

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61568951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-02 19:59:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T19:53:08.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 41.4252 101 -0.12 72
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-02T19:53:08.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 44.2224 100 -0.18 70
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-02T19:53:08.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 41.625 101 0.01 73
IV.PLAC.HHN. 2018-10-02T19:53:06.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 82 62.3931 96 0.54 42
IV.GMB.BHE. 2018-10-02T19:53:04.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 159 24.9528 112 0.25 48
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-02T19:53:04.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 29 28.9488 108 -0.21 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-02T19:53:03.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 22.755 114 -0.2 73
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-02T19:53:02.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 132 19.5693 119 -0.27 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-02T19:53:02.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 41.4252 101 -0.25 70
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-02T19:53:02.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 140 44.2224 100 -0.26 92
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-02T19:53:02.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 41.625 101 0.25 70
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-02T19:53:00.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 29 28.9488 108 0.11 99
IV.GMB.BHE. 2018-10-02T19:53:00.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 159 24.9528 112 0.67 43
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-02T19:52:59.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 19.5693 119 0.09 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-02T19:52:59.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 22.755 114 0.14 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000916 0.76 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:02.50
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.1 0.0000794518 1.7312 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:03.89
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00010295000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:03.32
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.1 0.000080189335 0.1536 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:03.41
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00022799999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:03.43
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000227 0.24 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:03.44
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000382147655 0.256 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:05.85
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000053340275 0.192 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:07.11
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00012725 0.52 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:09.52
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.2 0.000045801065 0.32 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:09.40
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.0 0.00003222507 1.4752 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:10.85
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00010965 0.82 AML other m 2018-10-02T19:53:10.72
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