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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 26-05-2019 and time 07:27:24 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 26-05-2019 05:27:24 (UTC)
  • 26-05-2019 07:27:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1550, 15.1380 at 7 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Terme Vigliatore ME 3 7395 7395
Furnari ME 6 3784 11179
Rodì Milici ME 6 2056 13235
Falcone ME 6 2808 16043
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 7 41583 57626
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 7 1531 59157
Oliveri ME 8 2181 61338
Castroreale ME 9 2504 63842
Merì ME 10 2338 66180
Milazzo ME 12 31646 97826
San Filippo del Mela ME 12 7115 104941
Tripi ME 12 873 105814
Basicò ME 12 612 106426
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 13 4650 111076
Pace del Mela ME 15 6239 117315
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 118652
Patti ME 15 13431 132083
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 16 1807 133890
Condrò ME 17 493 134383
Montagnareale ME 17 1615 135998
Librizzi ME 17 1660 137658
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 139945
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 142782
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 143801
San Piero Patti ME 19 2915 146716
Torregrotta ME 19 7431 154147

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
73 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 2019-05-26
05:27:24		 38.1547 15.1385 7 2019-11-13
14:30:50		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 68993241
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2019-05-26
05:27:24		 38.1463 15.123 7 2019-05-26
05:33:42		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 68901341
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-26 05:27:24 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1547 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1385 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 68993241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 392
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 194
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 319
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 390.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 59
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 46
Number of defining phases 46
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12680
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.62687
Number of stations at which the event was observed 32
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 32
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 48
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68993241
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-29 15:03:11

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68901341
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-26 05:33:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.TIP.HHN. 2019-05-26T05:27:53.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 50 180.5859 38 -0.29 32
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:50.40 1.0 undecidable manual S 52 82.0512 50 0.65 19
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:49.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 96 80.4639 50 0.29 42
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:48.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 37 153.2355 50 -1.65 20
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2019-05-26T05:27:47.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 268 140.3484 50 -0.34 37
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:47.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 193 136.2636 50 0.5 36
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:46.30 1.0 undecidable manual S 313 66.7776 50 0.63 20
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:45.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 80 66.8775 50 -0.19 44
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:44.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 73 117.7932 50 0.22 60
IV.AGST.EHE. 2019-05-26T05:27:42.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 99.9222 50 0.45 59
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:41.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 195 92.4408 50 0.49 59
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:41.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 77 51.4152 50 -0.37 44
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:41.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 256 97.4247 50 -0.35 61
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:40.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 259 88.7445 50 -0.08 44
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:40.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 254 49.617 50 -0.28 68
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:39.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 82.0512 50 0.19 86
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:38.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 80.0643 50 0.01 67
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:38.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 96 80.4639 50 -0.63 58
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:37.74 1.0 undecidable manual P 226 70.1742 50 0.48 21
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:36.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 66.8775 50 -0.47 84
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:36.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 69 34.4433 102 -0.53 44
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:36.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 66.7776 50 0.15 67
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:35.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 183 30.2475 103 -0.02 49
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:34.70 1.0 undecidable manual S 331 28.1496 104 0.09 24
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:34.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 51.8037 50 -0.18 69
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:33.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 40.5261 50 0.57 85
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2019-05-26T05:27:33.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 193 41.3253 50 0.86 38
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-05-26T05:27:33.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 191 38.7279 50 0.66 41
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:33.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 214 44.2224 50 0.25 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:33.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 26.2515 105 -0.65 42
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:33.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 49.617 50 -0.55 84
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:33.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 77 51.4152 50 -0.47 64
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:32.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 36.2415 101 0.62 84
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:32.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 158 21.9669 108 -0.44 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:31.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 93 18.6702 111 0.22 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:31.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 69 34.4433 102 -0.04 97
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:30.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 30.2475 103 0.08 73
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2019-05-26T05:27:30.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 330 30.9468 103 -0.32 92
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:30.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 32 15.2736 115 0.23 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:30.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 28.1496 104 0.03 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:29.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 181 14.0748 117 -0.1 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:29.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 26.2515 105 -0.29 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:29.13 0.1 positive manual P 158 21.9669 108 -0.02 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:28.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 93 18.6702 111 0.33 94
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:28.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 32 15.2736 115 0.25 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-05-26T05:27:27.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 14.0748 117 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00007277685500000001 0.32 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:28:14.17
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00011783344999999999 0.7616 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:28:15.69
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.9 0.009918119000000001 0.3008 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:31.56
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:3.1 0.013348727 0.24 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:30.01
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0014308650000000001 0.1408 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:32.04
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0046881715 0.24 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:31.67
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0045850443 0.16 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:32.48
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:3.2 0.013797196500000001 0.3584 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:32.16
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001233579 0.2016 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:32.54
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0015003104999999999 0.16 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:32.74
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0017522585 0.2784 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:33.79
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0018305934999999999 0.32 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:34.01
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0023427825 0.4 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:37.93
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0020580470000000003 0.1408 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:36.72
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:2.0 0.0004427573 0.5024 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:37.01
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:2.1 0.0006353569 0.2592 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:36.82
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0014097489999999999 0.2784 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:37.98
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0010534757 0.1792 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:37.92
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00080535525 0.4832 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:45.65
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005390003 0.4384 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:45.14
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0004813983 0.4192 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:45.63
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00053512015 0.4 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:44.05
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00023740534999999998 0.2592 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:42.53
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00032474495 0.3008 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:42.39
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.3 0.0004604064 0.4224 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:42.01
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.4 0.0006081397500000001 0.4192 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:41.42
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002860511 0.5184 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:44.82
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00032475265 0.6208 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:47.76
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00022169695 0.1984 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:47.99
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00018911440000000002 0.2784 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:48.51
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00018194345 0.24 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:47.51
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00022073604999999999 0.2592 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:48.50
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00105036075 0.32 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:49.96
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0028349315 0.2976 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:49.48
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.9 0.0001110111 0.2624 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:53.22
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00013010935 0.3008 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:52.92
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0005414428 0.3008 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:53.34
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00046623735 0.2592 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:57.69
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00013850855000000002 0.2176 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:51.90
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000135747285 0.2208 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:51.53
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.2 0.00017683805000000003 0.4416 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:28:01.35
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.3 0.00023783885 0.64 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:28:05.15
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000041953379999999996 0.3392 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:28:00.02
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00002858082 0.2816 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:58.43
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000045565355 0.2208 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:57.37
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000057125114999999994 0.4384 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:57.11
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.5 0.0001489625 0.96 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:27:52.20
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.6 0.00019026555 0.9728 AML other m 2019-05-26T05:28:22.44
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