Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 18-05-2019 and time 19:39:08 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 18-05-2019 19:39:08 (UTC)
  • 18-05-2019 21:39:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3820, 15.3920 at 114 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 17 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 18 5021 13605
Venetico ME 18 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)
88 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.1 2019-05-18
19:39:08
38.382 15.3922 114 2019-11-13
14:30:54
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 70597191
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2019-05-18
19:39:08
38.363 15.369 118 2019-05-18
19:54:32
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 68671381
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-18 19:39:08 ± 0.32
Latitude 38.3820 ± 0.0216
Longitude 15.3922 ± 0.0252
Depth (km) 114 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 70597191

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2317
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1827
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 137
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2320.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 112
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.22667
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70597191
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-15 08:56:07

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68671381
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-18 19:54:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:43.89 0.1 undecidable manual S 85 91.242 138 0.47 83
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:38.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 45.7209 156 0.25 47
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:38.56 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.36 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:38.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 60 49.617 154 0.08 73
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:36.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 229 18.6702 170 0.38 48
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2019-05-18T19:39:36.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 31.3464 163 -0.23 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:35.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 142 16.5723 171 -0.28 74
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:33.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 136.1637 125 0.16 81
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:30.46 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.66 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:28.76 0.1 positive manual P 85 91.242 138 0.02 91
IV.NOV.HHE. 2019-05-18T19:39:26.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 210 45.1215 156 0.53 88
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:26.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 47.619 155 0.44 90
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:25.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 49.617 154 -0.09 97
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-05-18T19:39:25.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 49.9167 154 0.08 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:25.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 45.7209 156 -0.25 94
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2019-05-18T19:39:25.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 35.8419 161 0.04 100
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:25.56 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.1 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:24.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 229 18.6702 170 -0.28 99
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2019-05-18T19:39:24.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 31.3464 163 -0.58 89
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-05-18T19:39:24.14 0.1 negative manual P 142 16.5723 171 -0.43 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001024 0.32 AML other m 2019-05-18T19:39:36.73
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000917 0.28 AML other m 2019-05-18T19:39:36.83
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000741 0.56 AML other m 2019-05-18T19:39:39.45
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.7 0.00034750000000000004 1.4 AML other m 2019-05-18T19:39:39.72
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00007515 1 AML other m 2019-05-18T19:39:39.95
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006709999999999999 1.36 AML other m 2019-05-18T19:39:40.85
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.7 0.00036899999999999997 0.52 AML other m 2019-05-18T19:39:40.60
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00005830000000000001 1.12 AML other m 2019-05-18T19:39:40.39
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00006235 0.52 AML other m 2019-05-18T19:39:44.72
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00005065 0.88 AML other m 2019-05-18T19:39:48.08
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