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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 16-01-2020 and time 11:46:16 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-01-2020 10:46:16 (UTC)
  • 16-01-2020 11:46:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1280, 15.0810 at 7 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
Falcone ME 1 2808 2808
Oliveri ME 2 2181 4989
Furnari ME 5 3784 8773
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 10304
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 17699
Basicò ME 7 612 18311
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 20367
Tripi ME 9 873 21240
Patti ME 10 13431 34671
Librizzi ME 11 1660 36331
Montagnareale ME 12 1615 37946
Castroreale ME 12 2504 40450
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 82033
Montalbano Elicona ME 13 2287 84320
San Piero Patti ME 13 2915 87235
Novara di Sicilia ME 13 1337 88572
Merì ME 15 2338 90910
Raccuja ME 17 1041 91951
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 99025
San Filippo del Mela ME 17 7115 106140
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 17 3090 109230
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 110249
Milazzo ME 18 31646 141895
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 146545
Piraino ME 19 3962 150507
Ucria ME 20 1058 151565

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
58 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 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 1.9 2020-01-16
10:46:16		 38.1278 15.081 7 2020-07-18
21:08:20		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76461021
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2020-01-16
10:46:16		 38.1273 15.0793 8 2020-01-16
10:50:39		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75584361
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-16 10:46:16 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1278 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0810 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76461021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 470
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 39
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 121
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 81
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18346
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.81568
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76461021
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-05 14:36:04

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75584361
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-16 10:50:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:32.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 249 90.5427 50 0.54 59
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:31.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 87.8454 50 0.09 65
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:31.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 83.25 50 0.21 64
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:29.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 68 40.2264 50 -0.64 62
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:28.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 35.1426 102 -0.67 62
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:27.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 341 31.6461 103 -0.5 66
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:26.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 28.9488 104 -0.13 48
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:24.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 39 20.6682 110 0.37 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:24.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 143 21.867 109 -0.09 74
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:24.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 38.9277 50 0.19 70
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:24.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 85 23.754 107 -0.08 74
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:24.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 35.9418 102 0.5 66
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:24.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 40.2264 50 -0.2 93
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:23.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 35.1426 102 0.11 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:23.66 0.1 undecidable manual S 243 20.3685 110 -0.27 95
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:22.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 31.6461 103 -0.18 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:22.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 28.9488 104 0.14 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:21.56 0.1 positive manual P 85 23.754 107 0.16 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:21.04 0.1 negative manual P 39 20.6682 110 0.24 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:21.11 0.1 positive manual P 143 21.867 109 0.08 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-16T10:46:20.74 0.1 negative manual P 243 20.3685 110 -0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0007755 0.32 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:24.02
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000486 0.32 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:24.13
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00135 1.7 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:25.02
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0007995 1.7 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:25.02
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00047599999999999997 0.28 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:25.79
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000755 1.2 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:25.28
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000366 0.26 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:27.23
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0004905 1.32 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:27.77
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0006295 1.54 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:28.84
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0004525 0.9 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:30.82
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001315 0.6 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:30.93
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00015900000000000002 1.38 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:31.90
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00008979999999999999 1.58 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:43.96
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.9 0.00011399999999999999 0.68 AML other m 2020-01-16T10:46:43.95
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