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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 15-09-2019 and time 03:01:35 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 15-09-2019 03:01:35 (UTC)
  • 15-09-2019 05:01:35 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2050, 14.9900 at 8 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 8 13431 13431
Montagnareale ME 9 1615 15046
Gioiosa Marea ME 9 7074 22120
Oliveri ME 11 2181 24301
Piraino ME 12 3962 28263
Librizzi ME 12 1660 29923
Falcone ME 13 2808 32731
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 14 3090 35821
Brolo ME 15 5783 41604
Furnari ME 16 3784 45388
Terme Vigliatore ME 17 7395 52783
Basicò ME 17 612 53395
San Piero Patti ME 17 2915 56310
Ficarra ME 18 1469 57779
Raccuja ME 18 1041 58820
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 18 1531 60351
Sinagra ME 18 2705 63056
Rodì Milici ME 19 2056 65112
Tripi ME 20 873 65985
Naso ME 20 3813 69798
Ucria ME 20 1058 70856

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
58 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.3 2019-09-15
03:01:35		 38.2053 14.9897 8 2020-02-28
16:41:55		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73182611
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2019-09-15
03:01:35		 38.2 14.994 8 2019-09-15
03:15:04		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 72423961
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-09-15 03:01:35 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.2053 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.9897 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73182611

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 491
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 187
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 241
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 48
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 53
Number of defining phases 53
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.43
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17087
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.62238
Number of stations at which the event was observed 35
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 35
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73182611
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-10 15:23:45

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 72423961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-15 03:15:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CRJA.HHN. 2019-09-15T03:02:04.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 256 179.1873 38 -0.02 34
IV.MBFT.HHN. 2019-09-15T03:02:02.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 180.0864 38 -1.69 25
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:02:01.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 86.6466 50 -0.23 64
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:02:00.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 151.2375 50 0.09 58
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:02:00.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 168.8088 50 -2.12 19
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:59.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 85 79.0653 50 -0.26 65
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:59.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 253 77.5668 50 0.06 45
IV.USI.HHE. 2019-09-15T03:01:59.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 166.8108 50 -2.85 5
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:57.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 207 122.1888 50 1.57 45
IV.MPG.HHE. 2019-09-15T03:01:57.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 269 142.1466 50 -0.93 30
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:57.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 110 65.9895 50 1.24 45
IV.GMB.BHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:57.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 93 73.2711 50 0.14 67
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2019-09-15T03:01:56.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 128.9709 50 -0.14 80
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:56.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 304 66.0894 50 0.39 43
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:55.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 116.4945 50 0.69 53
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2019-09-15T03:01:55.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 265 127.6722 50 -0.77 50
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:54.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 85 63.3921 50 -0.29 67
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:52.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 318 53.7018 50 0.29 68
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:52.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 186 95.6376 50 0.68 74
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:51.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 86.8464 50 0.74 74
IV.SOI.EHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:51.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 94.0392 50 -0.07 66
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:50.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 45.621 50 -0.39 67
IV.GIB.HHE. 2019-09-15T03:01:50.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 254 87.4458 50 0.31 63
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:50.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 86.6466 50 -0.19 87
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:48.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 162 37.629 50 -0.19 47
IV.GMB.BHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:48.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 93 73.2711 50 0.56 61
IV.MNO.SHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:48.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 220 39.8268 50 -0.18 71
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:48.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 79.0653 50 -0.25 87
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:48.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 253 77.5668 50 0.12 67
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:47.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 214 66.1893 50 0.62 60
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:47.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 39.627 50 -1.12 51
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:46.94 0.1 positive manual P 110 65.9895 50 -0.1 92
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:46.81 0.1 positive manual P 304 66.0894 50 -0.25 89
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:46.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 63.3921 50 -0.17 91
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:46.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 33.5442 103 -0.6 65
IV.ILLI.HHE. 2019-09-15T03:01:45.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 352 26.8509 106 0.65 64
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:44.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 185 42.8238 50 1.06 69
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2019-09-15T03:01:44.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 195 43.8228 50 0.37 68
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:44.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 318 53.7018 50 -0.29 68
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:43.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 147 23.5542 108 -0.23 72
IV.MNO.SHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:43.00 0.1 negative manual P 220 39.8268 50 -0.02 98
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:43.68 0.1 positive manual P 82 45.621 50 -0.24 93
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:42.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 39.627 50 -0.45 89
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:42.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 353 21.3675 110 -0.47 69
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:42.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 162 37.629 50 0.16 96
IV.MUCR.HHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:42.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 209 20.6682 110 -0.34 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:42.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 358 18.9699 112 0.35 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:41.75 0.1 negative manual P 141 33.5442 103 -0.16 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:40.04 0.1 positive manual P 147 23.5542 108 0.08 100
IV.ILLI.HHE. 2019-09-15T03:01:40.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 26.8509 106 0.38 70
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-09-15T03:01:39.33 0.1 negative manual P 358 18.9699 112 0.22 97
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:39.48 0.1 negative manual P 353 21.3675 110 -0.08 100
IV.MUCR.HHN. 2019-09-15T03:01:39.29 0.1 negative manual P 209 20.6682 110 -0.13 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.9 0.006679999999999999 0.38 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:43.50
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0009535 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:43.76
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.005885 0.24 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:44.35
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00113 0.36 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:44.36
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0056500000000000005 0.32 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:45.03
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.8 0.004064999999999999 0.64 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:45.49
IV.ILLI.HHE. ML:2.9 0.00462 0.8 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:47.90
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00030000000000000003 1.58 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:48.83
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005505 0.42 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:48.36
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:2.1 0.0005214999999999999 1.26 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:48.95
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0006285 0.92 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:49.53
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:2.1 0.000496 0.6 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:49.97
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000372 0.62 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:50.66
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0007365 0.84 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:51.69
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.000791 0.36 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:51.42
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0005845000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:52.25
IV.ILLI.HHN. ML:3.0 0.005755 0.38 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:52.54
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.8 0.001385 0.62 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:53.76
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0007435 1.52 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:53.08
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0003415 0.78 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:56.37
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0025800000000000003 0.74 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:56.61
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.3 0.0003885 0.36 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:57.03
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001865 1.54 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:57.21
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001339 0.6 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:58.60
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0003695 0.38 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:59.14
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.6 0.0007239999999999999 0.6 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:59.46
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.6 0.000734 1.52 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:01:59.76
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000406 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:00.68
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00016749999999999998 1.02 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:01.34
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00017250000000000002 1.04 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:01.34
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00012009999999999999 1.24 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:01.28
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000535 0.72 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:03.44
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0002565 1.62 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:04.86
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001585 0.38 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:04.50
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0002215 0.4 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:05.32
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00016299999999999998 0.32 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:05.40
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.3 0.0002945 0.68 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:05.77
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000041800000000000006 0.36 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:09.41
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00011897808 1.3008 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:04.08
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.3 0.00027037469999999995 0.5392 AML other m 2019-09-15T03:02:07.06
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