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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 14-10-2019 and time 02:43:05 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 14-10-2019 00:43:05 (UTC)
  • 14-10-2019 02:43:05 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8700, 15.6630 at 28 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
Roghudi RC 11 1104 1104
Melito di Porto Salvo RC 12 11355 12459
Montebello Ionico RC 15 6214 18673
Motta San Giovanni RC 15 6208 24881

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
37 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
96 Km NE 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 1.3 2019-10-14
00:43:05		 37.8698 15.6627 28 2020-02-28
16:42:15		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75017281
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2019-10-14
00:43:05		 37.8732 15.66 29 2019-10-14
00:55:06		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73241431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-14 00:43:05 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8698 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.6627 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 28 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75017281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 648
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 128
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 133
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 650.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 154
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13670
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.81479
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75017281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-27 09:41:37

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73241431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-14 00:55:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:32.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 230 90.4428 102 -0.24 63
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:29.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 215 78.7656 104 -0.05 67
IV.AGST.EHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:29.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 78.0663 104 0.02 68
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:22.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 291 49.2174 113 0.11 69
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:21.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 343 45.7209 115 0 71
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:21.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 25 47.8188 114 -0.11 70
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:21.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 90.4428 102 0.17 85
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:20.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 319 40.9257 118 -0.12 72
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:20.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 39.2274 119 0.22 69
IV.SOI.EHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:20.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 56 41.0256 118 0.55 65
IV.AGST.EHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:19.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 78.0663 104 -0.15 65
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:19.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 24 36.1416 122 -0.08 72
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:19.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 215 78.7656 104 -0.08 66
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:15.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 47.4192 114 0.75 58
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:15.02 0.1 undecidable manual S 12 15.1737 148 -0.07 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:15.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 47.8188 114 -0.04 94
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:15.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 291 49.2174 113 0.06 94
IV.SOI.EHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:14.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 41.0256 118 0.21 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:14.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 45.7209 115 -0.41 88
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:14.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 43.1235 117 0 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-14T00:43:13.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 319 40.9257 118 -0.49 87
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:13.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 36.1416 122 0.27 69
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:13.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 39.2274 119 0.04 72
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-10-14T00:43:10.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 12 15.1737 148 -0.16 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006335 1 AML other m 2019-10-14T00:43:20.71
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00009525 0.24 AML other m 2019-10-14T00:43:20.96
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000040831610000000005 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-14T00:43:21.00
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000313 0.56 AML other m 2019-10-14T00:43:22.58
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000030600000000000005 0.54 AML other m 2019-10-14T00:43:22.61
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000054734535 0.28 AML other m 2019-10-14T00:43:23.25
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000095132185 0.34 AML other m 2019-10-14T00:43:25.15
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000033104355000000005 0.5 AML other m 2019-10-14T00:43:26.30
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00002535 0.14 AML other m 2019-10-14T00:43:33.80
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00002435 0.82 AML other m 2019-10-14T00:43:33.58
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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