Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 31-05-2019 and time 11:39:47 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 31-05-2019 09:39:47 (UTC)
  • 31-05-2019 11:39:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1320, 15.1050 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Falcone ME 3 2808 2808
Furnari ME 4 3784 6592
Oliveri ME 4 2181 8773
Terme Vigliatore ME 5 7395 16168
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 5 1531 17699
Rodì Milici ME 6 2056 19755
Basicò ME 9 612 20367
Tripi ME 9 873 21240
Castroreale ME 10 2504 23744
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 10 41583 65327
Patti ME 12 13431 78758
Novara di Sicilia ME 13 1337 80095
Merì ME 13 2338 82433
Librizzi ME 13 1660 84093
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 85708
Montalbano Elicona ME 14 2287 87995
San Piero Patti ME 15 2915 90910
San Filippo del Mela ME 15 7115 98025
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 16 4650 102675
Milazzo ME 16 31646 134321
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 17 1019 135340
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 141579
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 19 1807 143386
Raccuja ME 19 1041 144427
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 151501
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 20 3090 154591

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
47 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
58 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Catania (314555 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2019-05-31
09:39:47
38.1325 15.1047 10 2019-05-31
09:47:23
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 69048521
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-31 09:39:47 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1325 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1047 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69048521

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 309
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 269
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 154
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 310.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 82
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.10792
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48563
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69048521
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-31 09:47:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:40:04.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 105 53.9016 50 0.66 40
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:40:02.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 256 46.1205 50 -0.03 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:59.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 67 38.0286 50 -0.31 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:57.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 338 29.1486 50 0.02 74
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:56.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 53.9016 50 -0.06 93
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:55.01 0.1 undecidable manual S 86 21.6672 114 -0.24 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:55.27 0.1 undecidable manual S 244 22.4553 113 -0.22 96
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:55.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 46.1205 50 0.01 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:54.47 0.1 undecidable manual S 36 18.9699 117 0.08 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:54.40 0.1 positive manual P 67 38.0286 50 -0.06 96
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-05-31T09:39:54.88 0.1 undecidable manual S 148 21.0678 115 -0.19 97
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:53.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 29.1486 50 0.03 98
IV.NOV.HHE. 2019-05-31T09:39:52.44 0.1 undecidable manual S 166 11.9769 129 0.1 100
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-05-31T09:39:51.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 148 21.0678 115 0.04 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:51.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 18.9699 117 0.09 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:51.83 0.1 positive manual P 86 21.6672 114 0.06 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-05-31T09:39:51.97 0.1 negative manual P 244 22.4553 113 0.06 99
IV.NOV.HHE. 2019-05-31T09:39:50.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 11.9769 129 0.27 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00014250000000000002 1.32 AML other m 2019-05-31T09:40:02.26
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005075 0.22 AML other m 2019-05-31T09:39:55.94
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00009615 0.64 AML other m 2019-05-31T09:39:56.65
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00007944999999999999 0.12 AML other m 2019-05-31T09:40:00.68
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000849 0.66 AML other m 2019-05-31T09:40:01.54
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001555 0.4 AML other m 2019-05-31T09:40:01.94
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002729671 0.16 AML other m 2019-05-31T09:39:54.65
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00009480774 0.1408 AML other m 2019-05-31T09:39:54.69
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00036113525000000004 0.1984 AML other m 2019-05-31T09:39:55.91
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