Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 14-01-2019 and time 01:20:58 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 14-01-2019 00:20:58 (UTC)
  • 14-01-2019 01:20:58 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3410, 15.6920 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
Scilla RC 10 4964 4964
Bagnara Calabra RC 11 10255 15219
Palmi RC 14 18930 34149
Villa San Giovanni RC 14 13784 47933
Campo Calabro RC 14 4536 52469
Fiumara RC 14 1018 53487
San Roberto RC 15 1750 55237
Seminara RC 16 2811 58048
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 17 4120 62168
MelicuccĂ  RC 17 930 63098
Calanna RC 18 934 64032
Sinopoli RC 18 2089 66121
San Procopio RC 19 534 66655
Laganadi RC 19 413 67068
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 20 343 67411

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
26 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
93 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 1.4 2019-01-14
00:20:58
38.3412 15.6923 16 2019-08-22
08:25:11
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 70679081
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2019-01-14
00:20:58
38.3278 15.6962 17 2019-01-14
00:35:09
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 64666951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-01-14 00:20:58 ± 0.11
Latitude 38.3412 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.6923 ± 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 70679081

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 740
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 462
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 343
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 139
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08633
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.23657
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70679081
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-18 10:48:42

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 64666951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-01-14 00:35:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CELI.HNE. 2019-01-14T00:21:21.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 31 137.2626 92 0.6 51
IV.CAR1.HHE. 2019-01-14T00:21:16.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 24 110.7003 93 -0.71 35
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:11.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 179 37.5291 101 0.21 46
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-01-14T00:21:11.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 245 78.6657 94 0.02 66
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:10.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 234 36.6411 102 0.21 46
IV.PLAC.HNE. 2019-01-14T00:21:10.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 79 65.9895 95 0.06 67
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:07.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 148 22.5552 113 0.22 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:06.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 18.1707 120 -0.01 49
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:06.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 117 19.6692 118 -0.25 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:05.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 234 36.6411 102 -0.4 88
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:05.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 37.5291 101 0.1 94
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:04.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 168 9.5793 143 0.02 50
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:03.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 148 22.5552 113 0.07 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:02.84 0.1 negative manual P 242 18.1707 120 0.01 99
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:02.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 117 19.6692 118 -0.17 96
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-01-14T00:21:01.85 0.1 positive manual P 168 9.5793 143 0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.4 0.00020754275 0.28 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:04.70
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.5 0.00028077375 0.28 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:04.73
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000053063155 0.22 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:06.60
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000489295 0.18 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:06.72
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:0.9 0.00005042658 0.56 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:06.54
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002805 0.22 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:07.48
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:1.9 0.00045599999999999997 0.16 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:07.84
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:1.9 0.000454 0.84 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:08.48
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:0.9 0.000051366355 0.52 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:08.67
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001815 1.46 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:11.24
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00005766405 0.62 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:12.59
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00009368919499999998 0.24 AML other m 2019-01-14T00:21:13.23
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