Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 05-07-2019 and time 23:47:06 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 05-07-2019 21:47:06 (UTC)
  • 05-07-2019 23:47:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0690, 15.5890 at 12 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 7 183035 183035
Scaletta Zanclea ME 12 2140 185175
Motta San Giovanni RC 12 6208 191383
Itala ME 13 1640 193023
Messina ME 14 238439 431462
Alì ME 16 768 432230
Cardeto RC 16 1641 433871
Alì Terme ME 16 2539 436410
Calanna RC 17 934 437344
Villa San Giovanni RC 17 13784 451128
Campo Calabro RC 18 4536 455664
Montebello Ionico RC 18 6214 461878
Laganadi RC 18 413 462291
Nizza di Sicilia ME 18 3667 465958
Fiumara RC 18 1018 466976
Fiumedinisi ME 19 1409 468385
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 19 343 468728
Rometta ME 19 6650 475378
Saponara ME 19 3988 479366
Roccalumera ME 20 4141 483507

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
14 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
63 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
77 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 1.6 2019-07-05
21:47:06
38.0687 15.5887 12 2019-11-13
14:31:07
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73331241
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2019-07-05
21:47:06
38.0638 15.5817 12 2019-07-05
21:54:06
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 70257271
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-07-05 21:47:06 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.0687 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.5887 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73331241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 418
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 274
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 10
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 77
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.85526
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73331241
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-29 15:49:26

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70257271
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-05 21:54:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IT.VNF1.HGZ. 2019-07-05T21:48:50.21 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.95 0
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:48:30.14 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.31 0
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:45.91 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 2.65 0
IV.CRJA.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:38.39 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.18 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:28.26 3.0 negative manual P -1.98 0
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:22.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 204 94.9383 91 0.51 39
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:21.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 45.8208 92 0.53 43
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:20.82 3.0 negative manual P -1.38 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:18.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 89 40.626 92 -0.71 40
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:18.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 306 38.4282 92 -0.03 72
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:18.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 51 34.0437 93 0.34 68
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:16.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 251 32.9448 93 -0.45 66
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:14.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 28 23.5542 96 -0.25 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:14.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 342 22.755 96 -0.05 73
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:14.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 62 23.6541 96 -0.1 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:14.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 293 22.3554 96 -0.33 69
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:14.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 243 45.8208 92 0.32 67
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:13.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 89 40.626 92 -0.25 69
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:13.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 306 38.4282 92 -0.09 71
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:12.83 0.1 positive manual P 51 34.0437 93 0.05 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:12.53 0.1 positive manual P 251 32.9448 93 -0.06 96
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:11.32 0.1 positive manual P 62 23.6541 96 0.14 96
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:11.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 127 12.1767 118 -0.31 71
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:11.25 0.1 positive manual P 28 23.5542 96 0.09 98
IT.RCU.HGE. 2019-07-05T21:47:11.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 49 8.9799 132 -0.01 76
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:11.19 0.1 positive manual P 342 22.755 96 0.15 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:10.95 0.1 negative manual P 293 22.3554 96 -0.02 99
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-07-05T21:47:09.52 0.1 negative manual P 127 12.1767 118 0.07 100
IT.RCU.HGE. 2019-07-05T21:47:09.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 8.9799 132 0.2 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000399623 0.2432 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:12.13
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003714285 0.1664 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:12.65
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00050999775 0.1408 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:15.13
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00050724705 0.1408 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:15.16
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002917151 0.1408 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:14.97
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00052790515 0.2432 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:14.86
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00021697905 0.2176 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:14.89
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.8 0.0003524191 0.3456 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:14.99
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00020769415000000002 0.1664 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:18.10
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00022497435 0.1792 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:17.70
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00008956522 0.1152 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:18.58
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00013014300000000002 0.1792 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:19.25
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000094194845 0.1152 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:18.58
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.5 0.0001282856 0.2048 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:19.35
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00033454015 0.2432 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:21.22
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013792455000000001 0.256 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:20.84
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.2 0.000056544945 0.32 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:20.13
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00007432791999999999 0.4352 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:21.41
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000034500675 0.4608 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:38.91
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000023239785 0.7168 AML other m 2019-07-05T21:47:43.06
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