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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 22-10-2019 and time 08:56:27 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 22-10-2019 06:56:27 (UTC)
  • 22-10-2019 08:56:27 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1440, 15.0880 at 9 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
Falcone ME 3 2808 2808
Oliveri ME 3 2181 4989
Furnari ME 5 3784 8773
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 16168
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 7 1531 17699
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 19755
Basicò ME 9 612 20367
Tripi ME 10 873 21240
Patti ME 11 13431 34671
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 11 41583 76254
Castroreale ME 12 2504 78758
Montagnareale ME 12 1615 80373
Librizzi ME 12 1660 82033
Merì ME 14 2338 84371
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 85708
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 87995
San Piero Patti ME 15 2915 90910
Milazzo ME 16 31646 122556
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 129671
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 134321
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 141395
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 144485
Raccuja ME 18 1041 145526
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 146545
Pace del Mela ME 20 6239 152784
Piraino ME 20 3962 156746

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
71 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 1.4 2019-10-22
06:56:27		 38.1435 15.0885 9 2020-02-28
16:42:04		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73815811
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2019-10-22
06:56:27		 38.1398 15.0915 9 2019-10-22
07:02:46		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73385811
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-22 06:56:27 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1435 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0885 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73815811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 389
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 314
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) 390.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 90
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12141
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64302
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73815811
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-11-13 16:08:57

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73385811
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-22 07:02:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:50.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 79 71.373 50 0.31 43
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:42.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 255 45.0216 50 -0.45 44
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:42.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 236 41.7249 50 0.25 46
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:40.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 79 71.373 50 -0.31 43
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:40.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 70 38.9277 50 -0.53 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:37.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 340 27.4503 108 0.06 50
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:36.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 45.0216 50 -0.06 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:36.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 89 23.0547 111 -0.09 74
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:36.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 41.7249 50 0.44 67
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:35.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 147 22.8549 111 -0.34 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:35.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 70 38.9277 50 0.09 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:35.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 239 21.7671 112 -0.28 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:33.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 340 27.4503 108 -0.09 74
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:33.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 162 13.4754 124 -0.03 77
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:32.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 21.7671 112 0.06 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:32.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 22.8549 111 0.09 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:32.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 23.0547 111 0.18 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-22T06:56:31.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 162 13.4754 124 0.26 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0007358354499999999 0.2592 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:34.03
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0011960237 0.2208 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:33.47
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001132793 0.1184 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:36.06
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00021470845 0.3424 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:36.43
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00018393559999999997 0.16 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:36.76
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001508468 0.16 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:37.67
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00021802849 0.1792 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:37.33
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00026917259999999996 0.1376 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:37.44
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000293 0.52 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:40.48
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000352 0.72 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:40.40
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000058857430000000005 0.1184 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:42.06
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00005486652 0.1824 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:42.16
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.000085482125 0.2816 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:43.89
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00009069874 0.2816 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:44.27
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000021227265000000004 0.2592 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:43.18
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00002356973 0.2208 AML other m 2019-10-22T06:56:43.56
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