Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 14-10-2018 and time 01:14:53 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 13-10-2018 23:14:53 (UTC)
  • 14-10-2018 01:14:53 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4670, 15.4940 at 132 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
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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 1.9 2018-10-13
23:14:53
38.4672 15.4938 133 2019-06-04
09:16:09
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 65331121
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2018-10-13
23:14:53
38.4992 15.4753 133 2018-10-13
23:27:06
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61923311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-13 23:14:53 ± 0.19
Latitude 38.4672 ± 0.0126
Longitude 15.4938 ± 0.0138
Depth (km) 133 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 65331121

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1426
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 836
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) 1430.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 138
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.22308
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61923311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-13 23:27:06

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 65331121
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-06 11:50:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MODR.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:16:27.83 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.06 0
IV.ORI.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:53.83 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.04 0
MN.TIP.HHN. 2018-10-13T23:15:38.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 134.865 131 0.42 39
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:30.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 91 82.0512 146 0.03 47
IV.SOI.EHE. 2018-10-13T23:15:28.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 132 65.49 152 0.05 49
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:26.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 65 37.3293 163 -0.16 51
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:26.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 123 41.7249 161 0.05 51
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:25.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 226 31.5462 166 -0.03 52
MN.TIP.HHN. 2018-10-13T23:15:19.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 134.865 131 0.04 85
IV.CELI.HHE. 2018-10-13T23:15:19.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 135.7641 131 0.34 80
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2018-10-13T23:15:17.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 116.994 135 -0.19 86
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:16.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 107.0151 138 -0.23 65
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2018-10-13T23:15:14.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 71.6727 149 0.26 70
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:14.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 91 82.0512 146 0.03 95
IV.SOI.EHE. 2018-10-13T23:15:13.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 65.49 152 -0.15 95
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2018-10-13T23:15:13.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 54.501 156 0.24 96
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:13.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 45.7209 159 0.16 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:12.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 31.5462 166 -0.21 100
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:12.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 65 37.3293 163 -0.22 99
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-13T23:15:12.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 123 41.7249 161 -0.16 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.1 0.000055276785 1.04 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:18.26
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000043641624499999996 1.2832 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:19.29
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00006631593999999999 0.9856 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:20.66
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00002391161 0.8576 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:21.54
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000043262865 1.1168 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:23.67
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00002622784 0.1536 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:26.66
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000032212055000000006 0.1152 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:27.26
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000059268379999999995 0.7456 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:31.58
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000028415955 0.5376 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:33.52
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00015325085 1.0016 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:37.29
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0001889278 1.1296 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:42.82
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00002853277 1.2288 AML other m 2018-10-13T23:15:48.38
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