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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 27-04-2019 and time 04:29:04 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 27-04-2019 02:29:04 (UTC)
  • 27-04-2019 04:29:04 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3870, 14.8850 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.

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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
Lipari ME 11 12753 12753
Santa Marina Salina ME 19 903 13656
Leni ME 20 696 14352

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
62 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Catania (314555 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 2019-04-27
02:29:04		 38.3873 14.8853 11 2019-08-22
08:25:12		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71112521
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 2.1 2019-04-27
02:29:04		 38.372 14.88 12 2019-08-02
14:01:38		 Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 68003751
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-04-27 02:29:04 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.3873 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.8853 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 71112521

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 823
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 583
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 25
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 35
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) 0.05936
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.81209
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68003751
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-27 02:52:39

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71112521
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-02 14:01:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:21.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 55.8996 50 -0.05 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:21.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 147 55.2003 50 0.14 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:20.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 123 48.7179 50 0.28 45
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:19.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 90.1431 50 -0.39 61
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:19.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 87.7455 50 0.07 65
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:19.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 289 48.8178 50 -0.35 44
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:19.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 88.8444 50 -0.21 63
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:19.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 46.8198 50 -0.22 46
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:19.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 200 80.0643 50 0.99 33
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:18.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 78.1662 50 0.5 61
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:18.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 151 45.5211 50 -0.16 46
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:17.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 101 73.5708 50 0.04 68
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:16.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 182 38.2284 50 -0.32 45
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:16.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 175 63.0924 50 0.93 52
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:16.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 182 62.5929 50 0.7 58
IV.ISTR.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:15.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 31 51.6039 50 1.78 33
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:15.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 33.3444 50 -0.31 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:15.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 32.745 50 -0.56 43
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:15.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 160 59.6958 50 0.41 64
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:14.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 147 55.2003 50 0.23 67
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:14.57 0.1 positive manual P 104 55.8996 50 0.08 92
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:14.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 53.3022 50 0.16 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:13.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 123 48.7179 50 -0.14 93
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:13.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 289 48.8178 50 -0.22 91
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:12.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 151 45.5211 50 -0.25 91
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:12.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 46.8198 50 -0.35 89
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:11.37 0.1 negative manual P 182 38.2284 50 -0.39 89
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:10.77 0.1 positive manual P 113 32.745 50 -0.15 95
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:10.83 0.1 positive manual P 306 33.3444 50 -0.18 94
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:09.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 40 8.4804 142 0.46 70
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:09.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 98 8.2806 143 -0.21 49
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-04-27T02:29:08.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 6.5934 149 -0.53 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:07.09 0.1 positive manual P 98 8.2806 143 -0.1 100
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2019-04-27T02:29:07.41 0.1 negative manual P 40 8.4804 142 0.2 98
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-04-27T02:29:06.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 81 6.5934 149 -0.25 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ILLI.HHN. ML:4.1 0.177 0.24 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:10.39
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0029749999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:10.40
IV.ILLI.HHE. ML:4.0 0.1265 0.7 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:10.35
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00228 0.42 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:11.29
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001212 0.28 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:16.14
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0028200000000000005 0.4 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:16.19
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.3 0.009385000000000001 0.74 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:16.85
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000468 0.3 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:17.08
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:3.0 0.004275 1.02 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:17.01
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000592 0.34 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:19.18
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002045 1.12 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:19.31
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0004205 0.94 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:20.88
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000701 0.42 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:21.50
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.001355 0.48 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:21.43
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000798 0.8 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:21.48
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0004555 0.2 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:22.62
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0012900000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:23.40
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00038 0.38 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:23.51
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000517 0.26 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:23.68
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00040249999999999997 1.64 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:23.04
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0003555 0.68 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:24.73
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:2.2 0.00036150000000000006 0.26 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:26.12
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:2.2 0.00034550000000000005 1.46 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:27.17
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0004035 0.6 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:28.38
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0007455000000000001 0.48 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:28.13
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0003095 0.64 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:28.56
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.0 0.000165 1.48 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:29.82
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00014350000000000002 0.88 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:29.79
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.4 0.00036050000000000003 0.44 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:31.60
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002585 0.42 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:32.75
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000056800000000000005 1 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:33.39
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0000969 0.18 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:33.89
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.4 0.0003715 0.54 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:34.63
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00008585 1.06 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:34.42
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00006305 0.98 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:35.48
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000381 0.28 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:35.85
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00003925 1.3 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:37.06
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00079 0.8 AML other m 2019-04-27T02:29:37.92
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