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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 15-11-2018 and time 10:59:39 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 15-11-2018 09:59:39 (UTC)
  • 15-11-2018 10:59:39 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3700, 15.7640 at 17 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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 8 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 10 10255 29185
Seminara RC 10 2811 31996
Melicuccà RC 13 930 32926
Gioia Tauro RC 14 19864 52790
Scilla RC 14 4964 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 14 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 15 534 62408
Sinopoli RC 15 2089 64497
Rizziconi RC 18 7829 72326
San Roberto RC 18 1750 74076
Cosoleto RC 18 859 74935
San Ferdinando RC 18 4490 79425
Fiumara RC 19 1018 80443
Campo Calabro RC 19 4536 84979
Delianuova RC 20 3352 88331
Villa San Giovanni RC 20 13784 102115

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
31 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
99 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.0 2018-11-15
09:59:39		 38.3698 15.7643 17 2018-11-15
10:13:51		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 63088321
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-11-15 09:59:39 ± 0.21
Latitude 38.3698 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.7643 ± 0.0149
Depth (km) 17 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 63088321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1335
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 499
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 297
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1340.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 115
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14929
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61424
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63088321
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-15 10:13:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2018-11-15T09:59:53.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 271 68.1762 96 1.35 29
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-11-15T09:59:53.78 1.0 undecidable manual S 142 41.5251 101 0.31 24
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-11-15T09:59:49.13 1.0 undecidable manual S 166 23.0547 114 0.37 24
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2018-11-15T09:59:49.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 22 28.3494 108 -0.39 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-11-15T09:59:48.00 0.6 undecidable manual P 235 43.5231 100 -0.02 49
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-11-15T09:59:48.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 242 25.1526 112 -0.71 63
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2018-11-15T09:59:48.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 47.619 99 0.01 74
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-11-15T09:59:47.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 188 41.0256 101 -0.01 49
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-11-15T09:59:47.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 137 16.5723 125 0.18 51
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-11-15T09:59:47.66 0.3 positive manual P 142 41.5251 101 -0.04 73
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2018-11-15T09:59:45.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 28.3494 108 -0.05 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-11-15T09:59:45.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 25.1526 112 0.17 75
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-11-15T09:59:44.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 23.0547 114 -0.34 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-11-15T09:59:44.39 0.1 positive manual P 137 16.5723 125 0.28 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:0.9 0.00005049399 0.2816 AML other m 2018-11-15T09:59:48.84
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000053627705 0.2368 AML other m 2018-11-15T09:59:48.69
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00006778237 0.1792 AML other m 2018-11-15T09:59:47.55
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:0.9 0.000061877055 0.16 AML other m 2018-11-15T09:59:47.56
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.0 0.0005666689000000001 0.0832 AML other m 2018-11-15T09:59:54.15
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.0 0.00052135235 0.0768 AML other m 2018-11-15T09:59:54.53
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000035567404999999995 0.8192 AML other m 2018-11-15T09:59:47.60
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000027908034999999997 0.4224 AML other m 2018-11-15T09:59:50.97
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.9 0.000023642179999999997 0.4224 AML other m 2018-11-15T09:59:54.66
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.9 0.000025789470000000002 0.5184 AML other m 2018-11-15T09:59:56.59
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