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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 22-03-2019 and time 06:33:59 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 22-03-2019 06:33:59 (UTC)
  • 22-03-2019 07:33:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3870, 15.4120 at 125 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 19 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
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.3 2019-03-22
06:33:59		 38.3868 15.4118 125 2019-08-22
08:24:58		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 68309021
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2019-03-22
06:33:58		 38.4158 15.3337 124 2019-03-22
06:55:58		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66788561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-22 06:33:59 ± 0.31
Latitude 38.3868 ± 0.0234
Longitude 15.4118 ± 0.0252
Depth (km) 125 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 68309021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2694
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1555
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 152
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2690.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 25
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) 1.63587
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68309021
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-06 14:47:46

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66788561
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-22 06:55:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:39.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 35 118.3926 133 0.17 63
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:35.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 85 89.4438 141 0.41 64
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:32.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 65.8896 150 -0.17 47
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-03-22T06:34:32.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 60.3951 152 0.11 72
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:31.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 149 49.4172 157 0.93 38
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:31.25 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.66 0
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-03-22T06:34:31.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 0.48 44
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:30.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 44.2224 159 0.09 50
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:30.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 268 37.5291 162 0.88 40
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-03-22T06:34:30.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 199 48.7179 157 -0.28 71
MN.CUC.HHE. 2019-03-22T06:34:29.07 1.0 undecidable manual P 11 181.5849 120 0.15 17
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:29.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 119 30.0477 165 -0.55 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:28.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 148 15.9729 172 -0.44 48
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2019-03-22T06:34:28.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 27.1506 167 -0.72 43
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:22.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 118.3926 133 -0.21 63
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:20.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 89.4438 141 0.12 91
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:18.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 65.8896 150 -0.26 92
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-03-22T06:34:18.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 60.3951 152 0.73 60
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-03-22T06:34:17.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 0.35 91
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:17.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 268 37.5291 162 0.08 50
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-03-22T06:34:17.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 199 48.7179 157 0.25 95
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:17.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 44.2224 159 -0.01 76
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:17.54 0.1 negative manual P 149 49.4172 157 0 100
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:16.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 30.0477 165 -0.44 71
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2019-03-22T06:34:16.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 191 27.1506 167 -0.34 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-03-22T06:34:15.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 148 15.9729 172 -0.63 68
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00026152605 0.32 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:29.83
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0002089337 0.32 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:29.87
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.3 0.000145785 0.7584 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:51.42
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.4 0.0001908536 0.2432 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:30.03
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.3 0.000124956485 0.3392 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:32.88
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000081264325 0.2816 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:34.23
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001531798 0.3424 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:32.87
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00009264707999999999 0.4384 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:32.00
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00015458395 1.52 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:51.64
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000097089465 0.4576 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:35.20
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.1 0.0000669781 1.2224 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:32.43
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.1 0.000068665415 0.4992 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:36.15
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.5 0.00011978425 0.7616 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:33.85
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.6 0.0001727487 0.752 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:27.04
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00010140433000000002 0.3616 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:41.68
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000086435765 0.2208 AML other m 2019-03-22T06:34:41.80
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