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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 17-01-2020 and time 05:13:07 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 17-01-2020 04:13:07 (UTC)
  • 17-01-2020 05:13:07 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2460, 15.1520 at 140 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 9 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 14 7115 90077
Rodì Milici ME 15 2056 92133
Pace del Mela ME 15 6239 98372
Falcone ME 16 2808 101180
Oliveri ME 16 2181 103361
Furnari ME 16 3784 107145
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 16 4650 111795
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 17 1807 113602
Castroreale ME 17 2504 116106
Condrò ME 17 493 116599
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 17 1531 118130
Torregrotta ME 19 7431 125561
Venetico ME 19 3911 129472
Spadafora ME 20 5021 134493

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
46 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
83 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 2.3 2020-01-17
04:13:07		 38.246 15.1515 140 2020-07-18
21:08:26		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77343281
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2020-01-17
04:13:08		 38.2962 15.1297 129 2020-01-17
04:24:21		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75602661
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-17 04:13:07 ± 0.36
Latitude 38.2460 ± 0.0216
Longitude 15.1515 ± 0.0309
Depth (km) 140 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77343281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2939
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1247
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 129
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2940.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 87
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.42632
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77343281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-18 08:30:09

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75602661
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-17 04:24:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHE. 2020-01-17T04:13:57.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 26 158.3193 128 0.4 58
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:50.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 78 114.1968 138 0.27 45
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:45.15 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 4.26 0
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-01-17T04:13:44.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 98 59.6958 155 0.42 73
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:44.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 75.2691 150 -0.93 37
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:43.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 88 64.6908 153 -0.62 43
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:41.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 314 20.7681 171 0.29 79
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:41.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 86 31.1466 167 0.1 82
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-01-17T04:13:41.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 167 31.3464 166 0.32 77
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:40.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 122 20.7681 171 -0.34 78
IV.CET2.HHE. 2020-01-17T04:13:36.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 26 158.3193 128 0.27 39
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:35.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 39 144.5442 131 0.05 87
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:32.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 78 114.1968 138 0.25 45
IV.FERC.HNE. 2020-01-17T04:13:30.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 87.9453 145 0.34 92
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:29.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 58 75.2691 150 -0.36 47
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:28.34 0.6 negative manual P 88 64.6908 153 -0.41 48
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-01-17T04:13:28.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 98 59.6958 155 0.2 100
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-01-17T04:13:27.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 167 31.3464 166 0.07 81
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:27.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 227 33.0447 166 0.59 93
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:26.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 20.7681 171 -0.53 76
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:26.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 20.7681 171 -0.68 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-17T04:13:26.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 86 31.1466 167 -0.81 44
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000112242975 1.0784 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:41.36
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00007842924500000001 0.4 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:44.99
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000076073405 1.7984 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:45.92
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.3 0.00008823832000000001 0.2816 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:45.50
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00009067676499999999 0.2816 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:45.64
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00011606194 0.0192 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:46.35
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000077527325 0.3008 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:46.35
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000034633655 0.9184 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:49.76
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00009425602 0.3584 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:51.66
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.5 0.000103706045 0.3808 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:51.66
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00008476654 0.6976 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:52.28
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.3 0.000074120135 0.72 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:52.27
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000040397395 0.4192 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:58.17
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.7 0.000152480905 0.8192 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:59.04
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000051372175 0.9792 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:13:59.36
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.7 0.000152726145 1.2704 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:14:03.13
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000040401615000000004 1.0592 AML other m 2020-01-17T04:14:07.14
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