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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 05-12-2019 and time 01:53:17 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 05-12-2019 01:53:17 (UTC)
  • 05-12-2019 02:53:17 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1950, 15.1640 at 10 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
Terme Vigliatore ME 6 7395 7395
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 7 41583 48978
Milazzo ME 8 31646 80624
Merì ME 8 2338 82962
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 85018
San Filippo del Mela ME 10 7115 92133
Furnari ME 10 3784 95917
Falcone ME 11 2808 98725
Castroreale ME 11 2504 101229
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 12 1531 102760
Oliveri ME 12 2181 104941
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 12 4650 109591
Pace del Mela ME 13 6239 115830
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 14 1807 117637
Condrò ME 14 493 118130
Torregrotta ME 17 7431 125561
San Pier Niceto ME 17 2837 128398
Tripi ME 17 873 129271
Basicò ME 17 612 129883
Venetico ME 18 3911 133794
Valdina ME 18 1355 135149
Patti ME 18 13431 148580
Roccavaldina ME 19 1133 149713
Spadafora ME 19 5021 154734
Monforte San Giorgio ME 20 2777 157511
Novara di Sicilia ME 20 1337 158848

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
43 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
65 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.7 2019-12-05
01:53:17		 38.1948 15.1638 11 2020-02-28
16:42:21		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75943261
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2019-12-05
01:53:17		 38.2092 15.1493 11 2019-12-05
01:58:26		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 74325551
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-05 01:53:17 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.1948 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1638 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75943261

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 428
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 379
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 119
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 430.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 73
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.09263
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.69967
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74325551
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-05 01:58:26

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75943261
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-28 10:58:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2019-12-05T01:53:31.11 0.6 undecidable manual P 54 77.6667 50 0.27 42
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-12-05T01:53:28.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 322 28.5492 50 0.46 65
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:28.41 0.6 undecidable manual P 83 63.9915 50 -0.33 43
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-12-05T01:53:28.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 30.9468 50 -0.13 72
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-12-05T01:53:27.68 0.6 undecidable manual P 93 58.0974 50 -0.14 45
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:27.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 30.3474 50 -0.27 69
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:26.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 322 25.752 50 -0.4 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:26.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 25.5522 50 0.14 48
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2019-12-05T01:53:26.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 82 48.5181 50 -0.31 44
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:26.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 53.0025 50 -0.07 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:24.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 17.3715 121 0.31 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:24.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 187 18.6702 119 0.14 74
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:24.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 186 34.9428 50 0.24 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:23.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 30.3474 50 -0.11 71
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-12-05T01:53:23.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 76 30.9468 50 -0.11 72
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-12-05T01:53:23.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 322 28.5492 50 0.53 65
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:22.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 35 10.2786 136 -0.15 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:22.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 322 25.752 50 -0.38 68
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:22.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 166 25.5522 50 0.13 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:21.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 108 17.3715 121 0.21 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:21.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 18.6702 119 0.06 74
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-12-05T01:53:20.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 35 10.2786 136 0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0007565612000000001 0.2 AML other m 2019-12-05T01:53:23.50
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0015792346500000001 0.2992 AML other m 2019-12-05T01:53:22.79
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0004477942499999999 0.1408 AML other m 2019-12-05T01:53:25.35
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00024616190000000004 0.28 AML other m 2019-12-05T01:53:27.34
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00069139945 0.16 AML other m 2019-12-05T01:53:25.52
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006447219 0.24 AML other m 2019-12-05T01:53:25.97
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00029722434999999997 0.3408 AML other m 2019-12-05T01:53:29.30
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001994958 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-05T01:53:27.50
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000236823 0.16 AML other m 2019-12-05T01:53:27.57
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006450495 0.2992 AML other m 2019-12-05T01:53:28.57
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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