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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 04-02-2019 and time 06:10:49 (Italy) 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

  • 04-02-2019 05:10:49 (UTC)
  • 04-02-2019 06:10:49 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3710, 15.6940 at 15 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
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 18 13784 50744
Campo Calabro RC 18 4536 55280
Fiumara RC 18 1018 56298
San Roberto RC 18 1750 58048
Melicuccà RC 18 930 58978
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 19 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
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 0.9 2019-02-04
05:10:49		 38.3708 15.6943 15 2019-08-22
08:24:58		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 68182451
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2019-02-04
05:10:49		 38.3698 15.6953 15 2019-06-20
06:27:36		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 65197301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-02-04 05:10:49 ± 0.16
Latitude 38.3708 ± 0.0108
Longitude 15.6943 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 68182451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1142
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 614
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 195
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1140.0
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 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11601
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41009
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 65197301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-02-04 05:19:38

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68182451
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-20 06:26:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-02-04T05:11:02.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 40.8258 98 -0.22 71
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-02-04T05:10:58.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 25.3524 106 0.21 48
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-02-04T05:10:57.35 0.3 positive manual P 136 45.5211 97 -0.33 69
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-02-04T05:10:57.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 234 20.0688 113 -0.05 76
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-02-04T05:10:57.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 125 21.2676 111 -0.14 75
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-02-04T05:10:57.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 179 40.8258 98 0.09 48
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2019-02-04T05:10:56.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 41.8248 97 -0.13 72
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-02-04T05:10:55.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 12.876 129 -0.08 76
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-02-04T05:10:54.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 152 25.3524 106 0.22 97
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-02-04T05:10:54.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 234 20.0688 113 0.16 74
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-02-04T05:10:54.08 0.3 positive manual P 125 21.2676 111 0.06 75
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-02-04T05:10:53.06 0.1 positive manual P 172 12.876 129 0.17 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.3 0.0001893803 0.2816 AML other m 2019-02-04T05:10:55.76
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.5 0.0002580734 0.2784 AML other m 2019-02-04T05:10:55.79
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000036633765 0.1792 AML other m 2019-02-04T05:10:57.92
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:0.5 0.000022101000000000004 0.1824 AML other m 2019-02-04T05:10:58.78
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000036001561000000004 0.1792 AML other m 2019-02-04T05:10:58.88
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:0.7 0.000028513364999999998 0.2016 AML other m 2019-02-04T05:10:58.99
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.3 0.000055192754999999995 1.0016 AML other m 2019-02-04T05:11:01.88
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000018861524999999997 0.1408 AML other m 2019-02-04T05:11:03.01
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000015759274999999998 0.1408 AML other m 2019-02-04T05:11:03.15
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00009357957 1.1616 AML other m 2019-02-04T05:11:12.72
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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