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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 07-07-2019 and time 21:33:13 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 07-07-2019 21:33:13 (UTC)
  • 07-07-2019 23:33:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4000, 15.4220 at 122 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 18 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 20 5021 13605

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
38 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 1.8 2019-07-07
21:33:13		 38.3998 15.4223 122 2019-11-13
14:30:55		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 70683271
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2019-07-07
21:33:13		 38.3682 15.4248 119 2019-07-07
21:47:21		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 70343471
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-07-07 21:33:13 ± 0.32
Latitude 38.3998 ± 0.0171
Longitude 15.4223 ± 0.0218
Depth (km) 122 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 70683271

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1718
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1589
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 274
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1720.0
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 25
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15199
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.20149
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70683271
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-18 13:57:36

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70343471
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-07 21:47:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:56.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 20 133.3665 128 0.35 60
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:53.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 36 116.6943 133 -0.07 64
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:46.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 123 65.8896 149 0.34 67
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:46.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 199 50.3163 156 1.18 49
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:45.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 126 43.7229 159 0.63 64
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:45.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 62.0934 151 -0.22 47
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:45.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 151 50.2164 156 0.17 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:44.07 1.0 undecidable manual S 266 38.5281 161 0.06 25
MN.CEL.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:44.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 111 43.8228 158 -0.3 71
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:43.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 229 21.867 169 0.01 52
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:42.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 16.872 171 -0.72 66
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:42.99 1.0 undecidable manual S 192 28.749 166 -0.41 24
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:38.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 133.3665 128 0.56 76
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:36.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 116.6943 133 0.17 85
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:32.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 62.0934 151 0.45 88
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:32.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 123 65.8896 149 -0.07 95
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:32.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 50.3163 156 0.33 69
MN.CEL.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:31.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 43.8228 158 -0.28 95
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:31.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 43.7229 159 -0.03 100
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:31.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 151 50.2164 156 0.03 99
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:30.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 30.0477 165 -0.44 94
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:30.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 28.749 166 -0.09 76
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2019-07-07T21:33:30.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 21.867 169 -0.44 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:30.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 38.5281 161 -0.2 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-07-07T21:33:29.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 154 16.872 171 -0.55 70
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.3 0.0001308307 0.64 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:33:45.55
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000032599865 0.1664 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:33:42.69
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000035876989999999995 0.2304 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:33:43.57
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.2 0.00011538625 0.2048 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:33:46.71
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00002060731 1.2192 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:33:49.86
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.5 0.000019024655 0.8448 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:33:51.48
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000018813896 1.68 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:33:56.99
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000023230125 0.384 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:33:57.27
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000036665475 0.1792 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:33:58.87
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000203537105 1.5776 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:34:00.80
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00004382253 1.1136 AML other m 2019-07-07T21:33:52.87
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