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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 12-10-2019 and time 21:30:03 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 12-10-2019 19:30:03 (UTC)
  • 12-10-2019 21:30:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3640, 15.4250 at 123 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 14 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 16 5021 13605
Venetico ME 17 3911 17516
Saponara ME 19 3988 21504
Valdina ME 19 1355 22859
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 30290

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
34 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 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 2019-10-12
19:30:03		 38.3638 15.4248 123 2020-02-28
16:41:56		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73318571
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2019-10-12
19:30:03		 38.321 15.436 122 2019-10-12
19:45:42		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73223031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-12 19:30:03 ± 0.23
Latitude 38.3638 ± 0.0108
Longitude 15.4248 ± 0.0138
Depth (km) 123 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73318571

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1086
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1034
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 298
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1090.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 44
Number of defining phases 38
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.47669
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 34
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73223031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-12 19:45:42

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 31
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73318571
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-18 06:33:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:31:18.59 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.12 0
IV.TDS.HHE. 2019-10-12T19:30:52.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 28 163.9137 123 0.36 51
IV.GRIS.EHE. 2019-10-12T19:30:50.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 13 157.1205 124 0.07 56
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:49.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 39 148.4403 126 0.68 49
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:46.79 0.1 undecidable manual S 19 137.0628 128 -0.29 77
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:45.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 37 129.6702 130 0.16 60
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:44.34 0.1 undecidable manual S 34 119.7912 132 0.11 82
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:41.45 0.1 undecidable manual S 59 100.122 138 0.23 83
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:39.55 0.1 undecidable manual S 84 88.6446 141 -0.06 89
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:36.73 0.1 undecidable manual S 234 59.7957 152 0.55 84
IV.ILLI.HNN. 2019-10-12T19:30:35.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 282 42.4242 159 0.73 60
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:35.75 0.1 undecidable manual S 201 46.7199 157 0.79 78
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:35.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 149 46.62 157 0.08 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:34.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 272 38.7279 161 -0.06 97
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:34.42 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.27 0
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:34.75 0.1 undecidable manual S 214 44.9217 158 -0.08 96
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:34.01 0.1 undecidable manual S 106 42.4242 159 -0.62 85
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:32.76 0.1 undecidable manual S 195 24.9528 168 -0.8 81
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:32.97 0.1 undecidable manual S 147 13.2756 173 -0.17 100
IV.TDS.HHE. 2019-10-12T19:30:31.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 28 163.9137 123 0.12 54
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:30.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 39 148.4403 126 0.4 73
IV.GRIS.EHE. 2019-10-12T19:30:30.84 0.1 positive manual P 13 157.1205 124 0.11 75
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:28.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 137.0628 128 -0.06 80
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:27.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 129.6702 130 -0.04 61
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:26.38 0.1 positive manual P 226 104.3178 136 0.69 74
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:26.75 0.1 positive manual P 34 119.7912 132 -0.32 79
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:25.45 0.1 positive manual P 59 100.122 138 0.12 86
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:24.57 0.1 positive manual P 84 88.6446 141 0.17 87
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:23.17 0.1 negative manual P 287 77.0673 145 -0.37 84
IV.FERC.HNE. 2019-10-12T19:30:23.14 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.67 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:22.09 0.1 positive manual P 234 59.7957 152 -0.33 88
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:21.72 0.1 positive manual P 149 46.62 157 0 97
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:21.83 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.56 0
IV.ILLI.HNN. 2019-10-12T19:30:21.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 282 42.4242 159 0.05 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:21.08 0.1 positive manual P 195 24.9528 168 0.17 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:21.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 214 44.9217 158 0.19 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:21.56 0.1 positive manual P 106 42.4242 159 0.03 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:21.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 201 46.7199 157 0.23 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:20.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 13.2756 173 -0.66 87
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:20.96 0.1 negative manual P 272 38.7279 161 -0.41 90
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-10-12T19:30:20.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 40.5261 160 -0.55 64
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2019-10-12T19:30:20.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 27.8499 166 -0.52 67
IV.ISTR.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:06.22 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2019-10-12T19:30:03.00 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00008905367 0.512 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:39.99
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0002825 1.1 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:33.55
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000085031025 0.3456 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:39.90
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0002593162 0.2944 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:33.01
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0001495045 0.6144 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:36.29
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.4 0.00017010647499999997 0.4608 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:36.68
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00011089075000000002 0.2432 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:37.80
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00015168815499999998 0.4224 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:37.59
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001804483 0.4352 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:36.68
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001624377 0.3584 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:38.52
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00011534424999999999 0.4608 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:36.71
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:3.1 0.0008667446999999999 0.3584 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:36.40
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:3.0 0.00060733835 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:36.34
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0004441855 0.3712 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:36.79
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00045170169999999996 0.6528 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:38.05
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000093634045 0.2432 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:37.15
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00009019110999999998 0.4608 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:37.01
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0002456135 0.4352 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:32.72
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00012466575 0.5376 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:34.08
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00007564470500000001 0.2048 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:40.83
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.3 0.00010010194 0.3328 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:40.89
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000075803505 0.2304 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:40.82
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00011786565 0.384 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:40.71
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:2.2 0.000067044625 0.3584 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:42.72
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000048101485 0.3712 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:45.09
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000057770459999999996 0.2304 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:46.76
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00001578369 0.3584 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:46.74
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000165173 0.2048 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:49.36
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000045720735 0.2304 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:48.67
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00008095487 0.1536 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:48.75
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00003103979 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-12T19:30:51.35
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