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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 29-11-2018 and time 09:32:43 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 29-11-2018 08:32:43 (UTC)
  • 29-11-2018 09:32:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3920, 15.4170 at 118 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 17 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 19 5021 13605
Venetico ME 20 3911 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km N 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 2.4 2018-11-29
08:32:43		 38.392 15.4168 118 2019-06-04
09:16:14		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 68056451
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2018-11-29
08:32:43		 38.3503 15.4225 119 2018-11-29
08:40:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 63470221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-11-29 08:32:43 ± 0.34
Latitude 38.3920 ± 0.0225
Longitude 15.4168 ± 0.0241
Depth (km) 118 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 68056451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2321
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1769
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 160
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2320.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.21049
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68056451
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-28 13:34:57

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63470221
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-29 08:40:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:34:42.75 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 13.56 0
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:34:40.02 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.61 0
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:34:39.73 3.0 positive manual Pg 16.219999 0
IV.SAMA.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:34:32.72 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.16 0
IV.CAVE.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:34:24.93 3.0 positive manual Pn -4.54 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2018-11-29T08:34:13.90 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 18.41 0
IV.PANTE.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:34:11.98 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.14 0
IV.PE3.EHZ. 2018-11-29T08:34:08.77 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.17 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:56.90 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.62 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:52.39 3.0 negative manual Pn -3.02 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:19.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 86 89.0442 140 0.37 65
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:15.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 199 49.3173 155 1.25 32
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:14.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 49.7169 155 0.74 41
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:13.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 268 38.0286 161 0.24 73
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:13.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 59 47.1195 156 -0.08 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:12.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 192 27.75 166 -0.42 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:11.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 151 16.2726 171 -0.59 69
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:08.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 134.3655 127 0.24 61
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:06.21 0.1 negative manual P 35 117.6933 131 -0.14 85
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:03.96 0.1 negative manual P 86 89.0442 140 0.12 91
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:01.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 49.7169 155 0 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:01.73 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.43 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:01.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 49.3173 155 0.11 74
IV.IST3.HHE. 2018-11-29T08:33:01.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 340 48.0186 156 0.61 43
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:01.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 61.1943 150 -0.08 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:00.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 27.75 166 -0.07 77
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:00.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 268 38.0286 161 -0.02 77
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:33:00.85 0.1 negative manual P 59 47.1195 156 -0.22 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-11-29T08:32:59.49 0.1 negative manual P 151 16.2726 171 -0.5 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000129992905 0.3808 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:12.92
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00018508455000000002 0.2944 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:13.21
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001655 0.64 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:14.83
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000104 1.52 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:14.86
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.8 0.000382 1.1 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:16.95
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00009884999999999999 1.12 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:17.31
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00010195 0.78 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:17.17
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001875 0.44 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:17.61
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000151 1.46 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:17.82
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00029000000000000006 0.74 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:18.37
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.7 0.00024745109999999997 1.68 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:19.94
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.7 0.000259 1.68 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:19.10
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00016800000000000002 0.8 AML other m 2018-11-29T08:33:20.97
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