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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 30-10-2018 and time 16:38:48 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 30-10-2018 16:38:48 (UTC)
  • 30-10-2018 17:38:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3730, 15.7340 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.

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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 10 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 11 10255 29185
Seminara RC 13 2811 31996
Scilla RC 13 4964 36960
Melicuccà RC 15 930 37890
Gioia Tauro RC 16 19864 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 16 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 17 534 62408
Sinopoli RC 17 2089 64497
San Roberto RC 18 1750 66247
Fiumara RC 18 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)
30 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 2.0 2018-10-30
16:38:48		 38.3728 15.7337 16 2019-06-04
09:16:04		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 64445131
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2018-10-30
16:38:48		 38.3777 15.7347 17 2018-10-30
16:46:23		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 62588261
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-30 16:38:48 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.3728 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.7337 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 16 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 64445131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 628
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 334
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 11
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 70
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 19
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) 0.59085
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 62588261
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-30 16:46:23

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 64445131
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-01-02 10:55:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2018-10-30T16:39:28.03 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.05 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:39:08.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 271 65.5899 96 0.36 66
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2018-10-30T16:39:08.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 61.7937 96 0.59 41
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:39:08.52 1.0 undecidable manual S 234 64.5909 96 0.35 22
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-30T16:39:02.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 43.4232 99 -0.35 69
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:39:02.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 184 41.1255 100 0.11 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:39:01.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 233 41.625 100 -0.25 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:39:00.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 65.5899 96 0.13 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:59.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 234 64.5909 96 -0.22 68
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:59.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 317 64.3911 96 -0.13 45
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2018-10-30T16:38:59.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 82 61.7937 96 0.61 41
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:58.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 27 29.1486 107 -0.47 67
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:57.83 1.0 undecidable manual S 0.11 50
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:56.00 0.1 negative manual P 233 41.625 100 -0.29 93
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:56.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 41.1255 100 0.05 72
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:56.47 0.1 positive manual P 140 43.4232 99 -0.1 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:56.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 132 18.7701 120 -0.15 75
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:54.45 0.1 negative manual P 27 29.1486 107 0.03 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:53.11 0.1 positive manual P 132 18.7701 120 0.17 98
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-30T16:38:53.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 0.18 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00036222385 0.1792 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:39:09.91
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00045875345 0.2048 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:38:57.11
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00037325984999999994 0.2048 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:38:57.11
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0005764063 0.2048 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:38:57.68
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00046531100000000004 0.2048 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:38:57.68
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00031255465 0.2304 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:38:58.82
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007491465 0.3072 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:38:59.60
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005854708 0.2816 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:39:04.13
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0007543252 0.3968 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:39:03.21
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00018682655000000001 0.3968 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:39:02.17
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00011576884 0.1536 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:39:02.58
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.00017408285 0.3456 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:39:05.70
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.8 0.0001900169 0.5504 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:39:04.04
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0004060976 0.192 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:39:09.75
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00026404055 0.2688 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:39:11.11
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002322931 0.2944 AML other m 2018-10-30T16:39:11.27
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