Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 16-12-2019 and time 06:43:02 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 16-12-2019 05:43:02 (UTC)
  • 16-12-2019 06:43:02 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4920, 14.3610 at 21 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
87 Km NE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Palermo (674435 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 1.8 2019-12-16
05:43:02
38.4917 14.3613 21 2020-02-28
16:42:15
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74846271
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2019-12-16
05:43:02
38.4665 14.3818 24 2019-12-16
05:50:53
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 74690041
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-16 05:43:02 ± 0.41
Latitude 38.4917 ± 0.0261
Longitude 14.3613 ± 0.0253
Depth (km) 21 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74846271

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2698
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1960
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 137
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 218
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.55
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.26804
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74846271
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-23 11:30:23

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74690041
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-16 05:50:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSSA.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:44:41.61 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -7.02 0
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:44:35.85 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.75 0
IV.CRMI.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:44:29.86 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -5.35 0
AC.KBN.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:44:29.64 3.0 negative manual Pn 3.15 0
IV.MMUR.HNZ. 2019-12-16T05:44:29.94 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 6.04 0
IV.APEC.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:44:20.22 3.0 positive manual Pn -6.67 0
IV.RM33.HNZ. 2019-12-16T05:44:18.24 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 7.31 0
IV.MESG.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:44:06.34 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 6.48 0
IV.COLB.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:44.63 3.0 undecidable manual Pg -1.89 0
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-12-16T05:43:32.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 102.9192 96 0.59 33
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:26.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 180 140.748 94 0.76 45
IV.GIB.HHE. 2019-12-16T05:43:23.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 208 62.7927 101 1.4 32
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:21.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 138 66.8775 100 -0.79 61
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:21.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 203 66.8775 100 -1.4 24
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-12-16T05:43:19.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 104 102.9192 96 -0.42 41
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-12-16T05:43:18.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 101 53.1024 103 -0.84 40
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:18.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 85.7475 98 1.41 38
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:17.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 127 95.4378 97 -0.57 40
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:16.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 168 88.4448 97 -0.38 41
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:13.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 58.497 102 0.77 61
IV.GIB.HHE. 2019-12-16T05:43:13.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 62.7927 101 0.21 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:13.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 66.8775 100 -0.94 72
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:13.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 203 66.8775 100 -0.55 57
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:12.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 103 55.3002 103 0.07 69
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-12-16T05:43:12.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 101 53.1024 103 0.18 68
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:11.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 66 20.2686 129 0.03 46
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-12-16T05:43:07.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 20.2686 129 0.26 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0020134795 0.2016 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:11.89
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00083070845 1.76 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:11.89
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00015707545 1.6608 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:20.94
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0001385684 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:21.11
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.8 0.0001225 0.54 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:23.37
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000127432355 1.7216 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:23.00
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00012591974 0.4416 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:25.44
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00026750924999999995 0.4224 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:25.29
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00003572687 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:25.96
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00006430532499999999 0.3392 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:26.15
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00004620743 1.4624 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:30.13
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000026794184999999997 1.7216 AML other m 2019-12-16T05:43:32.87
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