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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 06-06-2019 and time 16:10:59 (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 14:10:59 (UTC)
  • 06-06-2019 16:10:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1000, 15.5480 at 17 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
Reggio di Calabria RC 9 183035 183035
Scaletta Zanclea ME 10 2140 185175
Messina ME 11 238439 423614
Itala ME 11 1640 425254
Alì ME 14 768 426022
Rometta ME 14 6650 432672
Saponara ME 15 3988 436660
Alì Terme ME 15 2539 439199
Villa San Giovanni RC 16 13784 452983
Monforte San Giorgio ME 16 2777 455760
Campo Calabro RC 16 4536 460296
Fiumedinisi ME 17 1409 461705
Motta San Giovanni RC 17 6208 467913
Nizza di Sicilia ME 17 3667 471580
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 472713
Fiumara RC 18 1018 473731
Calanna RC 18 934 474665
Villafranca Tirrena ME 18 8584 483249
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 486086
Valdina ME 19 1355 487441
Laganadi RC 19 413 487854
Roccalumera ME 19 4141 491995
Cardeto RC 19 1641 493636
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 501067

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
11 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
14:10:59		 38.1002 15.5482 17 2019-11-13
14:30:52		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69921721
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2019-06-06
14:10:59		 38.1003 15.5422 17 2019-06-06
14:16:00		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 69258961
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-06-06 14:10:59 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1002 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.5482 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 17 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69921721

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 510
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 39
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 165
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 114
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09533
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39930
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69921721
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-26 06:52:17

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69258961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-06 14:16:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHE. 2019-06-06T14:11:13.42 0.1 undecidable manual S 94 44.3223 100 -0.81 75
IV.NOV.HHE. 2019-06-06T14:11:12.25 0.1 undecidable manual S 258 36.8298 103 -0.03 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:11.18 0.1 undecidable manual S 305 33.5442 105 -0.24 93
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:11.76 0.1 undecidable manual S 59 35.0427 104 -0.04 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:10.59 0.1 undecidable manual S 243 31.0467 107 -0.19 94
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:09.53 0.1 undecidable manual S 73 25.6521 112 0.11 98
IV.SOI.EHE. 2019-06-06T14:11:08.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 94 44.3223 100 -0.1 93
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:08.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 40 22.5552 116 -0.18 95
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:07.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 129 17.0718 125 0.09 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:07.45 0.1 undecidable manual S 287 17.7711 124 -0.12 97
IV.NOV.HHE. 2019-06-06T14:11:07.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 258 36.8298 103 0.12 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:07.75 0.1 undecidable manual S 349 18.4704 122 0.03 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:06.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 33.5442 105 0.05 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:06.87 0.1 negative manual P 59 35.0427 104 0.14 95
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:06.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 77 10.5783 142 -0.14 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:06.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 31.0467 107 0.1 96
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:05.04 0.1 negative manual P 40 22.5552 116 0.11 98
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:05.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 73 25.6521 112 0.32 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:04.54 0.1 negative manual P 349 18.4704 122 0.16 97
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:04.40 0.1 positive manual P 129 17.0718 125 0.2 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:04.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 17.7711 124 0.09 99
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2019-06-06T14:11:03.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 77 10.5783 142 0.11 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00020308029999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2019-06-06T14:11:08.90
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00017413235 0.2176 AML other m 2019-06-06T14:11:08.89
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000107095655 0.1984 AML other m 2019-06-06T14:11:12.29
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000093147385 0.1792 AML other m 2019-06-06T14:11:11.77
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000254345 0.2816 AML other m 2019-06-06T14:11:11.62
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001073606 0.32 AML other m 2019-06-06T14:11:12.10
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.4 0.000086774395 0.384 AML other m 2019-06-06T14:11:12.40
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000071436295 0.1856 AML other m 2019-06-06T14:11:12.93
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009556296 0.384 AML other m 2019-06-06T14:11:12.21
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.3 0.000077665875 0.16 AML other m 2019-06-06T14:11:12.86
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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