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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 06-12-2019 and time 20:10:06 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 06-12-2019 19:10:06 (UTC)
  • 06-12-2019 20:10:06 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2480, 15.1560 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 8 31646 31646
Merì ME 12 2338 33984
Terme Vigliatore ME 12 7395 41379
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 82962
San Filippo del Mela ME 13 7115 90077
Pace del Mela ME 15 6239 96316
Rodì Milici ME 15 2056 98372
Falcone ME 16 2808 101180
Furnari ME 16 3784 104964
Oliveri ME 16 2181 107145
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 16 4650 111795
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 17 1807 113602
Condrò ME 17 493 114095
Castroreale ME 17 2504 116599
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 18 1531 118130
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 125561
Venetico ME 19 3911 129472
Spadafora ME 19 5021 134493
Valdina ME 20 1355 135848
San Pier Niceto ME 20 2837 138685

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
83 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 2.3 2019-12-06
19:10:06		 38.248 15.1562 118 2020-02-28
16:42:20		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75909791
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2019-12-06
19:10:05		 38.2227 15.1877 128 2019-12-06
19:19:58		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 74384671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-06 19:10:06 ± 0.24
Latitude 38.2480 ± 0.0162
Longitude 15.1562 ± 0.0183
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 75909791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1702
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1423
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 153
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06385
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.56212
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 21
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75909791
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-27 10:57:22

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74384671
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-06 19:19:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:54.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 172.8936 120 -0.39 37
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:50.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 39 144.1446 125 0.56 39
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:45.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 78 113.7972 132 0.26 45
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:40.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 80.6637 143 0.04 50
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:39.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 74.8695 145 -0.07 51
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:38.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 89 64.2912 149 0.48 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:35.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 168 31.4463 164 -0.2 53
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:35.01 1.0 undecidable manual S 87 30.747 164 -0.29 26
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:35.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 123 20.4684 169 0.46 51
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:34.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 7.0929 176 -0.35 54
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:34.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 172.8936 120 0.15 57
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:34.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 42 173.3931 120 0.32 55
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:33.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 157.9197 122 0.29 60
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:31.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 144.1446 125 -0.12 65
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:28.49 0.1 negative manual P 78 113.7972 132 -0.06 94
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:25.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 80.6637 143 -0.09 99
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:25.08 0.1 negative manual P 58 74.8695 145 -0.26 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:24.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 89 64.2912 149 -0.43 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:23.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 168 31.4463 164 0.51 100
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2019-12-06T19:10:23.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 89 48.618 156 -0.28 51
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-12-06T19:10:23.47 1.0 undecidable manual P 227 33.5442 163 0.42 25
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:23.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 40.7259 159 0.52 73
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:22.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 184 24.4533 167 0.17 54
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:22.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 87 30.747 164 -0.49 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:22.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 123 20.4684 169 -0.01 85
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:22.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 20.9679 169 -0.05 84
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-12-06T19:10:21.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 68 7.0929 176 -0.45 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000052072855000000004 0.384 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:38.23
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000282 0.4 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:38.63
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000069046 1.5904 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:38.99
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00021115585 1.5776 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:39.98
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000095999815 0.8448 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:39.83
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00010572354500000001 0.128 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:40.03
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000118208925 0.2048 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:40.01
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000060297984999999997 0.3712 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:40.06
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00008738979 0.384 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:40.06
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000043846974999999994 0.576 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:40.40
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00019471175 0.2944 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:46.64
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.6 0.0001934507 0.2944 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:46.64
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00010592343499999999 0.256 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:46.51
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00012528129999999998 0.256 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:46.51
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.6 0.00013509448000000002 1.36 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:50.96
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000058694335 0.5248 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:51.28
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000061482355 1.7696 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:51.02
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000038611605 0.2816 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:55.46
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000055966375 0.2304 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:57.10
MN.TIP.HNE. ML:2.3 0.000058632905 0.7168 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:55.86
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00002836513 1.1264 AML other m 2019-12-06T19:10:58.65
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