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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 30-09-2019 and time 06:39:03 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 30-09-2019 06:39:03 (UTC)
  • 30-09-2019 08:39:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2090, 15.2690 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.

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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
Milazzo ME 3 31646 31646
San Filippo del Mela ME 4 7115 38761
Pace del Mela ME 5 6239 45000
Merì ME 5 2338 47338
Condrò ME 6 493 47831
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 7 1807 49638
Torregrotta ME 8 7431 57069
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 8 4650 61719
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 8 41583 103302
Venetico ME 9 3911 107213
Valdina ME 9 1355 108568
San Pier Niceto ME 9 2837 111405
Spadafora ME 9 5021 116426
Roccavaldina ME 10 1133 117559
Monforte San Giorgio ME 12 2777 120336
Terme Vigliatore ME 12 7395 127731
Castroreale ME 13 2504 130235
Rometta ME 13 6650 136885
Rodì Milici ME 14 2056 138941
Villafranca Tirrena ME 15 8584 147525
Saponara ME 15 3988 151513
Furnari ME 17 3784 155297
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 18 1531 156828
Falcone ME 19 2808 159636

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
35 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 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 1.6 2019-09-30
06:39:03		 38.2092 15.2693 13 2020-02-28
16:42:20		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75830091
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2019-09-30
06:39:03		 38.2097 15.2667 14 2019-09-30
06:51:18		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 72914621
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-09-30 06:39:03 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.2092 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.2693 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 13 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75830091

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 670
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 27
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 360
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 670.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 121
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 36
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.78601
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75830091
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-25 08:48:46

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 72914621
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-30 06:51:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:40:50.29 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.39 0
IT.ORP.HGZ. 2019-09-30T06:40:31.09 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 2.14 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2019-09-30T06:40:27.22 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.15 0
IV.MOMA.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:40:19.53 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.16 0
IV.VENT.EHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:57.55 3.0 positive manual Pg 7.69 0
IV.IOCA.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:50.52 3.0 negative manual Pn 3.5 0
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:45.71 3.0 negative manual Pn 1.42 0
IV.MBFT.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:36.73 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 1.94 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:26.97 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.17 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:20.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 84 54.7008 92 0.21 69
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:17.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 295 87.246 91 -0.66 38
IV.ILLI.HNN. 2019-09-30T06:39:17.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 313 38.3283 93 1.29 30
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:16.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 39.1275 93 -0.05 49
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:16.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 242 39.1275 93 -0.14 72
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:15.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 102 70.0743 91 -0.15 90
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-09-30T06:39:14.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 308 33.9438 94 -0.49 45
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2019-09-30T06:39:14.40 1.0 undecidable manual P 213 51.3153 92 1.36 15
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:14.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 220 55.8996 92 1.05 34
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:14.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 31.2465 95 -0.23 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:14.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 62.2932 92 -0.05 93
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:13.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 187 26.5512 96 -0.11 49
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:13.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 54.7008 92 -0.35 89
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:12.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 23.1546 98 -0.14 73
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-09-30T06:39:12.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 74 21.6672 99 0.04 75
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:11.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 44.0226 93 0.01 97
IV.ILLI.HNN. 2019-09-30T06:39:11.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 38.3283 93 0.77 59
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:11.03 0.1 positive manual P 242 39.1275 93 -0.14 96
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:11.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 200 38.5281 93 0.34 69
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:10.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 82 39.1275 93 -0.29 93
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-09-30T06:39:10.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 308 33.9438 94 -0.26 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:09.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 187 26.5512 96 0.03 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:09.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 306 31.2465 95 -0.16 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:09.24 0.1 undecidable manual S 134 10.0788 129 0.12 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:08.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 210 23.1546 98 -0.12 98
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-09-30T06:39:08.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 74 21.6672 99 0.12 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-09-30T06:39:06.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 134 10.0788 129 0.15 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0029654375 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:09.40
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0016539505000000001 0.1792 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:09.49
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00040546260000000003 0.1824 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:12.81
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000136157755 1.7792 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:13.97
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00014888205 0.3008 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:15.68
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0004654985 0.4224 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:15.90
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007126686 1.6384 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:15.92
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0010598725999999999 0.3968 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:16.60
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00012750735 0.32 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:16.86
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000156857 0.3008 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:18.16
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00010774529 0.2784 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:18.19
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.6 0.0001273552 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:18.18
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000074684445 0.1792 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:22.76
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006195339 0.1984 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:23.92
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00007915354999999999 0.3776 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:24.57
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00003190249 0.1984 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:26.18
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000021249364999999998 0.1824 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:26.71
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00002326088 1.6224 AML other m 2019-09-30T06:39:28.88
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