Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 17-01-2019 and time 01:59:14 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 17-01-2019 01:59:14 (UTC)
  • 17-01-2019 02:59:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3690, 15.6960 at 11 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 13 4964 4964
Bagnara Calabra RC 13 10255 15219
Palmi RC 14 18930 34149
Seminara RC 16 2811 36960
Villa San Giovanni RC 17 13784 50744
Campo Calabro RC 17 4536 55280
Fiumara RC 18 1018 56298
San Roberto RC 18 1750 58048
MelicuccĂ  RC 18 930 58978
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 18 4120 63098
Gioia Tauro RC 19 19864 82962
San Procopio RC 20 534 83496
Sinopoli RC 20 2089 85585

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
29 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 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 0.9 2019-01-17
01:59:14
38.3693 15.6958 11 2019-08-22
08:25:11
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 70679381
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.9 2019-01-17
01:59:14
38.3803 15.6938 11 2019-01-17
02:08:15
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 64720751
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-01-17 01:59:14 ± 0.19
Latitude 38.3693 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.6958 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 70679381

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1106
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 385
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 185
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1110.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 230
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11421
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55578
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70679381
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-18 11:15:51

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 64720751
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-01-17 02:08:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:33.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 61.6938 50 0.17 68
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:27.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 179 40.626 50 -0.31 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:27.74 0.1 undecidable manual S 231 38.7279 50 0.11 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:25.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 61.6938 50 0.14 68
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:24.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 153 25.1526 50 0.15 48
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:22.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 179 40.626 50 0.23 69
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:22.62 0.1 undecidable manual S 234 20.0688 118 -0.01 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:22.83 0.1 undecidable manual S 125 21.0678 50 -0.07 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:22.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 41.8248 50 -0.12 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:21.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 38.7279 50 -0.48 88
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:20.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 173 12.6762 130 -0.25 72
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:20.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 153 25.1526 50 0.17 72
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:19.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 21.0678 50 -0.06 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:19.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 234 20.0688 118 0.02 100
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-01-17T01:59:18.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 173 12.6762 130 0.28 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.3 0.0000161777 1.2016 AML other m 2019-01-17T01:59:19.22
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.7 0.0000327626345 0.1008 AML other m 2019-01-17T01:59:23.30
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00006756887000000001 1.7792 AML other m 2019-01-17T01:59:24.92
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:0.8 0.000045200389999999994 0.84 AML other m 2019-01-17T01:59:24.71
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000041036370000000004 0.44 AML other m 2019-01-17T01:59:29.20
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00004721694 0.3392 AML other m 2019-01-17T01:59:31.05
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:0.8 0.000044214740000000005 0.96 AML other m 2019-01-17T01:59:32.84
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.2 0.000010844975 0.92 AML other m 2019-01-17T01:59:34.88
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000040404575 1.16 AML other m 2019-01-17T01:59:34.93
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000054255725000000005 1.3792 AML other m 2019-01-17T01:59:36.10
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