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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 19-11-2019 and time 13:01:43 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 19-11-2019 13:01:43 (UTC)
  • 19-11-2019 14:01:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2900, 15.1850 at 118 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
Milazzo ME 9 31646 31646
Merì ME 15 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 15 7115 41099
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 16 41583 82682
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 88921
Terme Vigliatore ME 17 7395 96316
Venetico ME 18 3911 100227
Condrò ME 18 493 100720
Spadafora ME 18 5021 105741
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 18 1807 107548
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 114979
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 19 4650 119629
Valdina ME 20 1355 120984
Rodì Milici ME 20 2056 123040

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 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 2.2 2019-11-19
13:01:43		 38.2902 15.1847 118 2020-02-28
16:42:11		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74308221
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2019-11-19
13:01:43		 38.2932 15.1857 115 2019-11-19
13:33:33		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73922401
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-11-19 13:01:43 ± 0.3
Latitude 38.2902 ± 0.0252
Longitude 15.1847 ± 0.0241
Depth (km) 118 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74308221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2769
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1758
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 156
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2770.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 191
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
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) 0.19515
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.51446
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74308221
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-04 09:51:23

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73922401
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-11-19 13:33:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-11-19T13:02:21.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 80 110.4006 133 0.31 58
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-11-19T13:02:16.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 79.5648 143 -0.25 63
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-11-19T13:02:15.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 125 55.1004 153 0.82 54
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-11-19T13:02:15.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 60 70.2741 147 -0.38 62
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-11-19T13:02:14.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 61.8936 150 -0.4 63
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2019-11-19T13:02:12.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 137 21.6672 169 0.61 63
MN.TIP.HHN. 2019-11-19T13:02:11.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 168.1095 121 0.35 73
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-11-19T13:02:11.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 96 28.3494 165 -0.38 67
IV.CET2.HHE. 2019-11-19T13:02:09.85 0.6 undecidable manual P 26 152.6361 123 0.4 52
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-11-19T13:02:08.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 138.9609 126 0.02 88
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-11-19T13:02:05.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 80 110.4006 133 0.16 90
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2019-11-19T13:02:04.85 0.6 undecidable manual P 195 108.0141 134 -0.25 59
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-11-19T13:02:02.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 107 79.5648 143 -0.14 96
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-11-19T13:02:01.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 93 61.8936 150 -0.37 95
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-11-19T13:02:01.41 0.6 undecidable manual P 125 55.1004 153 0.28 65
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-11-19T13:02:01.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 60 70.2741 147 -0.16 97
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-11-19T13:02:00.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 173 35.6421 162 0.51 64
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-11-19T13:01:59.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 96 28.3494 165 -0.39 100
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2019-11-19T13:01:59.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 137 21.6672 169 -0.06 72
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00016495325 0.48 AML other m 2019-11-19T13:02:16.65
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.4 0.00016367229999999998 0.4992 AML other m 2019-11-19T13:02:16.64
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00013240869999999998 0.3392 AML other m 2019-11-19T13:02:16.76
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.3 0.00012691412 0.3584 AML other m 2019-11-19T13:02:16.77
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000055146890000000005 0.1984 AML other m 2019-11-19T13:02:16.09
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.0 0.000057992169999999995 0.3776 AML other m 2019-11-19T13:02:18.18
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.1 0.00006434395500000001 0.64 AML other m 2019-11-19T13:02:18.79
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00007167633 0.6016 AML other m 2019-11-19T13:02:22.98
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00003896721 0.7424 AML other m 2019-11-19T13:02:23.15
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00006799331 0.4416 AML other m 2019-11-19T13:02:22.98
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