Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 06-06-2019 and time 15:26:18 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 06-06-2019 13:26:18 (UTC)
  • 06-06-2019 15:26:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1020, 15.5430 at 16 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
Reggio di Calabria RC 9 183035 183035
Scaletta Zanclea ME 10 2140 185175
Messina ME 10 238439 423614
Itala ME 11 1640 425254
Rometta ME 14 6650 431904
Alì ME 14 768 432672
Saponara ME 14 3988 436660
Alì Terme ME 15 2539 439199
Monforte San Giorgio ME 15 2777 441976
Villa San Giovanni RC 16 13784 455760
Campo Calabro RC 16 4536 460296
Fiumedinisi ME 16 1409 461705
Nizza di Sicilia ME 17 3667 465372
Roccavaldina ME 17 1133 466505
Motta San Giovanni RC 18 6208 472713
Villafranca Tirrena ME 18 8584 481297
Fiumara RC 18 1018 482315
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 485152
Valdina ME 18 1355 486507
Calanna RC 18 934 487441
Roccalumera ME 19 4141 491582
Laganadi RC 19 413 491995
Torregrotta ME 19 7431 499426
Cardeto RC 20 1641 501067
Spadafora ME 20 5021 506088

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
10 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.4 2019-06-06
13:26:18
38.1023 15.5432 16 2019-11-13
14:31:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 72950551
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2019-06-06
13:26:17
38.0977 15.537 18 2019-06-06
13:34:12
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 69257961
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-06-06 13:26:18 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.1023 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.5432 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 72950551

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 378
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 363
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 19
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 158
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.11
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15558
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40290
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 72950551
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-01 10:56:26

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69257961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-06 13:34:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:30.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 60 35.2425 103 0.08 72
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:26.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 94 44.7219 99 0 72
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:26.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 41 22.6551 114 -0.37 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:25.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 17.2716 123 0.01 76
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:25.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 17.5713 122 -0.03 76
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:25.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 350 18.1707 121 0.07 75
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:24.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 60 35.2425 103 0 73
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:23.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 22.6551 114 -0.02 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:22.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 17.2716 123 -0.04 100
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:22.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 129 17.5713 122 0.01 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-06-06T13:26:22.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 350 18.1707 121 0.1 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000338 0.22 AML other m 2019-06-06T13:26:25.72
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00019700000000000002 1.4 AML other m 2019-06-06T13:26:25.81
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000174 1.78 AML other m 2019-06-06T13:26:26.04
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001248 1.4 AML other m 2019-06-06T13:26:26.80
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002545 1.62 AML other m 2019-06-06T13:26:26.93
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00027100000000000003 0.62 AML other m 2019-06-06T13:26:26.92
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000331 0.14 AML other m 2019-06-06T13:26:30.43
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000041099999999999996 0.36 AML other m 2019-06-06T13:26:30.27
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