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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 26-12-2019 and time 13:33:23 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 26-12-2019 12:33:23 (UTC)
  • 26-12-2019 13:33:23 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3200, 15.1860 at 111 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 12 31646 31646
Merì ME 18 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 41099
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 47338
Venetico ME 19 3911 51249
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 19 41583 92832
Spadafora ME 20 5021 97853

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
46 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
91 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 2.0 2019-12-26
12:33:23		 38.3197 15.1857 111 2020-02-28
16:42:22		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76188451
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2019-12-26
12:33:21		 38.3777 15.2277 125 2019-12-26
12:41:38		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 74994701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-26 12:33:23 ± 0.28
Latitude 38.3197 ± 0.0189
Longitude 15.1857 ± 0.0172
Depth (km) 111 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76188451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1983
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 964
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 162
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1980.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 101
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 18
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) 1.79774
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76188451
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-04 07:17:07

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74994701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-26 12:41:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ZONE.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:35:23.60 3.0 negative manual Pn 2.11 0
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:35:06.78 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.86 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2019-12-26T12:35:03.05 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 15.15 0
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:34:43.84 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 12.28 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:34:38.60 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.49 0
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:34:32.46 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.12 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2019-12-26T12:34:21.45 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 11.06 0
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:34:17.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 30 199.5447 114 0.44 41
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:34:09.50 3.0 negative manual Pg 8.29 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:34:00.45 0.1 undecidable manual S 82 109.9122 131 0.13 83
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:55.70 0.1 undecidable manual S 110 80.4639 141 -0.21 86
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:54.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 199.5447 114 0.31 57
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:54.34 0.1 undecidable manual S 62 68.5758 145 -0.02 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:51.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 143 24.0537 167 0.67 62
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:51.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 174 38.8278 159 0.29 68
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:50.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 166.1115 119 0.18 69
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:50.44 0.1 undecidable manual S 102 28.749 164 -0.2 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:49.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 289 18.9699 169 -0.56 67
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:44.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 82 109.9122 131 -0.12 82
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:41.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 80.4639 141 -0.28 84
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:40.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 62 68.5758 145 -0.16 89
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:39.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 174 38.8278 159 0.37 90
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-12-26T12:33:39.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 222 41.0256 158 0.13 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:38.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 102 28.749 164 -0.35 92
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:38.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 289 18.9699 169 0 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-26T12:33:38.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 24.0537 167 -0.08 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000114657385 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:33:51.37
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00017909295 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:33:50.75
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00003115706 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:33:54.51
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000038946085 0.224 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:33:53.89
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00005831424 0.2624 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:33:56.13
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008752027500000001 0.1344 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:33:55.23
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.7 0.000029879559999999998 0.5632 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:33:57.68
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00006316485 0.5632 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:34:02.29
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000058556495 0.6784 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:34:01.77
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00007468281999999999 0.576 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:34:02.81
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00007638837500000001 0.704 AML other m 2019-12-26T12:34:01.96
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