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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 10-08-2019 and time 02:15:10 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 10-08-2019 02:15:10 (UTC)
  • 10-08-2019 04:15:10 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2480, 15.0330 at 10 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
Patti ME 13 13431 13431
Oliveri ME 14 2181 15612
Montagnareale ME 15 1615 17227
Gioiosa Marea ME 15 7074 24301
Falcone ME 15 2808 27109
Terme Vigliatore ME 17 7395 34504
Piraino ME 18 3962 38466
Librizzi ME 18 1660 40126
Furnari ME 18 3784 43910
Milazzo ME 19 31646 75556
Rodì Milici ME 19 2056 77612
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 20 41583 119195
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 20 1531 120726
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 20 3090 123816

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
46 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
72 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
83 Km N 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 1.5 2019-08-10
02:15:10		 38.2478 15.0328 10 2019-11-13
14:31:08		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73531141
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2019-08-10
02:15:10		 38.237 15.0365 9 2019-08-10
02:22:06		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 71324671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-08-10 02:15:10 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.2478 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.0328 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73531141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 954
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 668
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 351
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 950.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 105
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) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13490
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60255
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73531141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-30 09:35:31

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71324671
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-10 02:22:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHE. 2019-08-10T02:15:31.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 298 66.8775 50 0.53 41
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:27.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 198 49.5171 50 0.56 63
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:25.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 238 45.2214 50 -0.07 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:24.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 87 41.4252 50 -0.09 71
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:24.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 41.3253 50 0.46 66
IV.IACL.HHE. 2019-08-10T02:15:22.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 298 66.8775 50 -0.32 43
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-08-10T02:15:22.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 150 35.3424 50 -0.35 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:21.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 112 30.0477 50 0.1 73
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:20.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 49.5171 50 0.56 63
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:19.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 342 23.1546 113 0.61 65
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:19.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 211 26.6511 50 -0.68 63
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:18.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 238 45.2214 50 -0.37 67
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:18.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 41.3253 50 0.46 66
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:18.37 0.1 positive manual P 87 41.4252 50 -0.14 94
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-08-10T02:15:17.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 35.3424 50 0.01 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:17.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 342 14.9739 124 0.24 72
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:17.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 339 17.6712 120 -0.54 67
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:16.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 30.0477 50 -0.12 72
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:15.82 1.0 undecidable manual P 342 23.1546 113 0.21 24
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:15.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 26.6511 50 -0.4 69
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:14.24 0.1 negative manual P 342 14.9739 124 0.07 100
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2019-08-10T02:15:14.33 0.1 negative manual P 339 17.6712 120 -0.3 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00060218255 0.12 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:17.32
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00043179525000000004 0.16 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:17.26
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00014041295 0.1408 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:21.09
IV.ILLI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00042449474000000006 0.32 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:20.66
IV.ILLI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004069237 0.3616 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:21.53
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00037789275 0.3408 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:20.91
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00018518645 0.2192 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:22.30
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001464584 0.16 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:22.59
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000055978310000000006 0.1392 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:25.39
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000071668435 0.16 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:25.08
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:1.2 0.000052795834999999996 0.2992 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:25.33
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:1.1 0.000046930550000000004 0.1792 AML other m 2019-08-10T02:15:25.16
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