Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 10-10-2019 and time 11:58:33 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 10-10-2019 09:58:33 (UTC)
  • 10-10-2019 11:58:33 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8390, 15.4580 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 13 1554 1554
Forza d'Agrò ME 14 911 2465
Letojanni ME 14 2861 5326
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 14 9377 14703
Furci Siculo ME 15 3382 18085
Taormina ME 15 10960 29045
Giardini-Naxos ME 16 9415 38460
Gallodoro ME 16 367 38827
Castelmola ME 16 1088 39915
Roccalumera ME 16 4141 44056
Savoca ME 17 1732 45788
Nizza di Sicilia ME 17 3667 49455
Mongiuffi Melia ME 18 600 50055
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 18 842 50897
Alì Terme ME 19 2539 53436
Pagliara ME 19 1170 54606
Roccafiorita ME 20 197 54803
Limina ME 20 836 55639

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
36 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
41 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 2019-10-10
09:58:33
37.8388 15.4583 8 2020-02-28
16:42:12
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74475691
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2019-10-10
09:58:33
37.8463 15.4505 8 2019-10-10
10:07:45
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73178351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-10 09:58:33 ± 0.2
Latitude 37.8388 ± 0.0117
Longitude 15.4583 ± 0.0068
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 74475691

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1329
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 125
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 165
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 216
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.22123
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54319
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73178351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-10 10:07:45

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74475691
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-09 09:29:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:49.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 5 47.3193 50 0.26 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:46.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 345 35.3424 50 0.39 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:46.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 307 35.0427 50 -0.2 48
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:45.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 29.9478 106 0.48 45
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:45.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 39 60.2952 50 0.15 92
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:44.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 49 27.9498 107 0.16 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:44.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 294 55.8996 50 -0.03 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:42.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 5 47.3193 50 -0.3 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:42.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 307 24.5532 109 -0.09 50
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:41.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 265 35.3424 50 0.48 67
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:40.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 35.0427 50 -0.39 69
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:40.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 279 29.9478 106 0 50
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:40.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 35.3424 50 -0.52 67
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:39.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 27.9498 107 -0.04 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-10T09:58:38.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 307 24.5532 109 -0.12 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00017471205 0.2624 AML other m 2019-10-10T09:58:44.70
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00019966820000000003 0.4416 AML other m 2019-10-10T09:58:43.78
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010671017 0.6208 AML other m 2019-10-10T09:58:46.42
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000135578325 1.1968 AML other m 2019-10-10T09:58:50.20
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001761106 0.8832 AML other m 2019-10-10T09:58:46.58
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001982725 0.3392 AML other m 2019-10-10T09:58:49.10
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000111197915 0.3008 AML other m 2019-10-10T09:58:49.99
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