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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 30-10-2019 and time 14:39:46 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 30-10-2019 13:39:46 (UTC)
  • 30-10-2019 14:39:46 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3700, 15.3560 at 138 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 16 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 17 5021 13605
Venetico ME 17 3911 17516
Milazzo ME 19 31646 49162
Valdina ME 20 1355 50517
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 57948

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
38 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.1 2019-10-30
13:39:46		 38.3705 15.3557 138 2020-02-28
16:42:21		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75920761
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2019-10-30
13:39:47		 38.6668 15.2463 120 2019-10-30
14:03:31		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73534691
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-30 13:39:46 ± 0.53
Latitude 38.3705 ± 0.0639
Longitude 15.3557 ± 0.0482
Depth (km) 138 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75920761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 7595
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1717
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 155
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 7590.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 172
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.44
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.35977
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75920761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-05 09:04:57

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.6
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73534691
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-30 14:03:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
RD.PGF.BHZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:53.64 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 15.65 0
IV.NDIM.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:49.30 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.12 0
IV.CRE.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:44.99 3.0 positive manual Pg 14.86 0
IV.MOMA.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:35.80 3.0 negative manual Pg 18.469999 0
IT.ORP.HGZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:34.59 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 4.39 0
IV.ASSB.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:30.80 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.97 0
IV.IOCA.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:29.19 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 3.44 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:26.22 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.76 0
AC.KBN.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:20.34 3.0 negative manual Pg 14.6 0
IV.TRTR.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:13.31 3.0 positive manual Pn 1.24 0
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:41:04.27 3.0 positive manual Pg 7.34 0
HL.VLS.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:54.38 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.01 0
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:52.94 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.81 0
MN.TIP.HHN. 2019-10-30T13:40:35.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 150.9378 129 0.92 40
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:26.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 94.5387 143 0.33 55
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:22.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 42.5241 162 1.44 36
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:22.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 118 69.2751 151 -0.22 59
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-10-30T13:40:21.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 144 50.616 158 0.4 59
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-10-30T13:40:21.71 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.57 0
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-10-30T13:40:21.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 194 45.5211 160 0.88 49
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:20.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 48.4182 159 -0.73 53
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:18.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 132 17.7711 172 -1.28 44
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2019-10-30T13:40:18.76 1.0 undecidable manual S 112 33.744 165 -1.3 21
MN.TIP.HHN. 2019-10-30T13:40:14.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 53 150.9378 129 0.24 100
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:09.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 94.5387 143 0.18 86
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-10-30T13:40:07.27 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.32 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:07.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 118 69.2751 151 -0.02 92
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:07.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 241 76.368 149 -0.11 90
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-10-30T13:40:06.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 55.5 156 -0.51 86
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-10-30T13:40:06.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 144 50.616 158 0.33 60
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-10-30T13:40:06.77 0.6 undecidable manual P 194 45.5211 160 0.38 60
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:06.37 0.6 undecidable manual P 104 48.4182 159 -0.14 62
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:06.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 207 42.5241 162 0.47 59
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-30T13:40:04.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 17.7711 172 -0.69 85
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2019-10-30T13:40:04.88 1.0 undecidable manual P 112 33.744 165 -1.07 23
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00013735144999999998 0.3584 AML other m 2019-10-30T13:40:18.73
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00013099116 0.3392 AML other m 2019-10-30T13:40:19.39
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00004316736 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-30T13:40:22.47
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000050237119999999995 0.3584 AML other m 2019-10-30T13:40:22.47
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001485 1.64 AML other m 2019-10-30T13:40:22.10
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00014050000000000003 0.68 AML other m 2019-10-30T13:40:23.47
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0000312 0.42 AML other m 2019-10-30T13:40:26.56
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00004145 0.42 AML other m 2019-10-30T13:40:27.28
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000019849999999999998 0.36 AML other m 2019-10-30T13:40:35.40
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00002075 0.8 AML other m 2019-10-30T13:40:57.27
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