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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 04-10-2019 and time 04:49:56 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Basicò (ME), on

  • 04-10-2019 02:49:56 (UTC)
  • 04-10-2019 04:49:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0830, 15.0840 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
Basicò ME 3 612 612
Tripi ME 4 873 1485
Falcone ME 4 2808 4293
Furnari ME 5 3784 8077
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 5 1531 9608
Oliveri ME 5 2181 11789
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 13845
Novara di Sicilia ME 8 1337 15182
Montalbano Elicona ME 9 2287 17469
Terme Vigliatore ME 9 7395 24864
San Piero Patti ME 11 2915 27779
Librizzi ME 11 1660 29439
Castroreale ME 11 2504 31943
Patti ME 12 13431 45374
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 46989
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 13 1019 48008
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 14 41583 89591
Raccuja ME 15 1041 90632
Merì ME 17 2338 92970
Roccella Valdemone ME 18 666 93636
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 96726
Ucria ME 18 1058 97784
Malvagna ME 18 733 98517
Antillo ME 18 919 99436
Floresta ME 19 485 99921
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 19 4650 104571
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 111686
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 118760

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
64 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 1.9 2019-10-04
02:49:56		 38.0827 15.0842 8 2020-02-28
16:41:58		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73446011
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2019-10-04
02:49:56		 38.0762 15.0833 8 2019-10-04
02:56:45		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73030331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-04 02:49:56 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0827 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0842 ± 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 73446011

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 485
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 262
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 278
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) 60
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 31
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) 0.06835
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.72755
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73446011
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-25 20:12:22

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73030331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-04 02:56:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:20.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 74 73.2711 50 0.7 38
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:11.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 308 80.7636 50 -0.18 87
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:11.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 263 43.3233 50 -0.23 46
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:11.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 42.1245 50 -0.16 47
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2019-10-04T02:50:09.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 36.4413 102 -0.09 48
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:09.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 74 73.2711 50 -0.54 81
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:09.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 320 69.375 50 0.26 87
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2019-10-04T02:50:09.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 344 33.8439 102 0.84 38
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:09.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 34.9428 102 0.59 43
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:08.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 202 31.3464 103 0.39 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:06.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 73 24.4533 107 0.4 46
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2019-10-04T02:50:06.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 31 24.5532 107 0.43 46
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2019-10-04T02:50:06.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 174 43.9227 50 1.14 66
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:05.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 42.1245 50 -0.25 92
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2019-10-04T02:50:04.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 36.4413 102 -0.18 71
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:04.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 263 43.3233 50 -0.65 82
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:04.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 22.4553 108 -0.48 45
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:03.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 215 34.9428 102 -0.05 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:03.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 134 17.9709 113 -0.34 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:03.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 18.87 112 -0.24 48
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:03.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 31.3464 103 0.06 97
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2019-10-04T02:50:03.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 185 30.2475 104 0.45 90
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2019-10-04T02:50:03.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 33.8439 102 0.08 72
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2019-10-04T02:50:03.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 188 32.6451 103 0.29 93
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2019-10-04T02:50:02.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 31 24.5532 107 -0.01 100
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:01.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 22.4553 108 -0.16 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:01.96 0.1 positive manual P 73 24.4533 107 -0.05 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:00.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 143 7.5813 134 -0.12 50
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:00.53 0.1 positive manual P 134 17.9709 113 -0.25 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:50:00.73 0.1 negative manual P 257 18.87 112 -0.22 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-04T02:49:58.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 7.5813 134 -0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0051838985 0.2384 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:00.49
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0090965655 0.2608 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:01.40
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00085419315 0.1792 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:03.88
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0007983287000000001 0.12 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:04.42
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0019138739999999999 0.24 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:04.47
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00050312965 0.1792 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:04.64
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00044724779999999996 0.24 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:05.34
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00071573305 0.24 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:05.79
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00054916965 0.12 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:06.90
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000774892 0.3008 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:07.47
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00103548165 1.56 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:08.85
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00026637929999999996 0.2608 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:11.70
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00021006006 0.1792 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:11.94
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00030162509999999995 0.3408 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:12.39
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000045154575 0.28 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:23.41
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005396004 1.8608 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:08.75
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00026108304999999997 1.5408 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:12.16
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00006288563499999999 2 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:12.50
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00015009535 0.8 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:13.78
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00006611032 2.0208 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:20.67
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00006255293 1.8208 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:22.63
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00004572296150000001 1.16 AML other m 2019-10-04T02:50:20.77
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