Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 18-11-2019 and time 09:13:50 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 18-11-2019 09:13:50 (UTC)
  • 18-11-2019 10:13:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3190, 14.7410 at 116 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
Capo d'Orlando ME 18 13254 13254
Brolo ME 19 5783 19037

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
73 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
96 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.3 2019-11-18
09:13:50
38.3187 14.7413 116 2020-02-28
16:42:09
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74072161
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.4 2019-11-18
09:13:50
38.3283 14.741 119 2019-11-18
09:42:36
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73904881
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-11-18 09:13:50 ± 0.26
Latitude 38.3187 ± 0.0252
Longitude 14.7413 ± 0.0149
Depth (km) 116 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74072161

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2878
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 468
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 164
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2880.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 127
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.94069
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74072161
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-11-27 13:23:25

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73904881
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-11-18 09:42:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:27.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 72 104.4177 134 0.33 55
MN.CEL.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:27.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 100.5216 135 0.01 59
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:24.23 1.0 undecidable manual S 226 76.7676 143 0.59 27
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:23.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 240 72.2721 145 -0.04 62
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:23.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 73.0713 145 -0.14 61
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:22.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 132 57.6978 151 0.72 54
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:21.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 110 56.5989 152 -0.28 61
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:21.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 67.0773 147 -0.6 54
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:21.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 63.492 149 -0.51 57
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:19.41 1.0 undecidable manual S 203 34.1436 162 0.02 34
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:19.90 1.0 undecidable manual S 159 32.745 163 0.6 30
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:18.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 73 21.7671 168 0.19 67
MN.CEL.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:11.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 93 100.5216 135 -0.41 82
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:11.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 104.4177 134 -0.14 86
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:11.14 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.1 0
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:10.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 195 80.1642 142 0.54 82
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:09.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 76.7676 143 0.03 93
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:08.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 235 73.0713 145 -0.69 53
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:08.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 95 67.0773 147 -0.6 55
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:08.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 235 63.492 149 -0.32 60
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:08.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 57.6978 151 -0.11 95
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:08.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 72.2721 145 -0.41 87
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:08.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 58.6968 151 0 96
IV.IACL.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:08.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 305 41.1255 159 0.84 78
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:08.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 133 47.2194 156 0.26 93
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:08.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 110 56.5989 152 0.11 63
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:07.19 0.6 undecidable manual P 159 32.745 163 0.06 67
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:07.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 203 34.1436 162 0.03 67
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2019-11-18T09:14:06.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 73 21.7671 168 0.16 100
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-11-18T09:14:00.54 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.01 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00021702975 0.5376 AML other m 2019-11-18T09:14:23.99
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00009056942499999999 0.72 AML other m 2019-11-18T09:14:25.73
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000067456995 0.5376 AML other m 2019-11-18T09:14:28.12
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