Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 30-01-2020 and time 17:35:00 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 30-01-2020 17:35:00 (UTC)
  • 30-01-2020 18:35:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3790, 15.4140 at 119 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 18 5021 13605
Venetico ME 18 3911 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 2.1 2020-01-30
17:35:00
38.3788 15.4138 119 2020-07-18
21:08:22
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76970041
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.2 2020-01-30
17:34:59
38.3983 15.3583 118 2020-01-30
17:44:25
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76038611
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-30 17:35:00 ± 0.27
Latitude 38.3788 ± 0.0117
Longitude 15.4138 ± 0.0195
Depth (km) 119 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76970041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1547
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1148
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 127
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1550.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 67
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 38
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.22398
Number of stations at which the event was observed 27
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76038611
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-30 17:44:25

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76970041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-02 08:53:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:36:59.21 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4 0
IV.CPGN.EHZ. 2020-01-30T17:36:47.31 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 20.889999 0
IV.FIR.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:36:46.90 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 15.78 0
IV.COR1.EHZ. 2020-01-30T17:36:44.87 3.0 negative manual Pg 23.16 0
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:36:40.04 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.08 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:36:21.71 3.0 negative manual Pn 1.51 0
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:36:18.54 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 14.16 0
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:36:13.56 3.0 positive manual Pg 9.46 0
IV.SAP2.EHZ. 2020-01-30T17:36:11.60 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.89 0
OT.OT14.EHZ. 2020-01-30T17:36:06.89 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 12.65 0
IT.VNF1.HGZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:55.15 3.0 negative manual Pn 4.55 0
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:51.01 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.5 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:42.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 20 135.864 127 -0.05 63
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:40.28 0.1 undecidable manual S 35 118.992 131 0.38 81
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:35.75 0.1 undecidable manual S 85 89.3439 140 0.35 86
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:32.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 59.9955 151 0.52 66
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:31.39 0.1 undecidable manual S 149 48.618 156 0.72 83
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:30.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 199 47.9187 156 0.37 70
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:30.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 107 43.8228 158 -0.07 100
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-01-30T17:35:30.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 123 43.0236 158 0.42 70
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:30.37 0.1 undecidable manual S 58 48.1185 156 -0.26 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:28.25 0.1 undecidable manual S 147 15.1737 172 -0.41 97
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2020-01-30T17:35:28.79 0.1 undecidable manual S 117 29.4483 165 -0.49 93
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:24.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 135.864 127 0.26 80
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:22.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 35 118.992 131 -0.09 86
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:20.73 0.1 negative manual P 85 89.3439 140 0.26 88
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:18.09 0.1 negative manual P 199 47.9187 156 0.38 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:18.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 59.9955 151 -0.19 95
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-01-30T17:35:17.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 123 43.0236 158 0.13 74
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:17.57 0.1 negative manual P 58 48.1185 156 -0.15 98
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:17.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 49.3173 155 0.14 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:17.12 0.1 positive manual P 270 37.7289 161 -0.12 100
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:17.83 0.1 positive manual P 149 48.618 156 0.09 99
IV.ISTR.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:17.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 49.2174 155 0.04 75
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:17.36 0.1 positive manual P 107 43.8228 158 -0.15 98
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:16.08 0.1 positive manual P 147 15.1737 172 -0.5 96
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2020-01-30T17:35:16.58 0.1 positive manual P 117 29.4483 165 -0.36 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-30T17:35:16.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 192 26.3514 166 -0.52 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00010855464 0.2048 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:29.14
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000101602005 0.4352 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:32.81
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00006781258 0.384 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:32.13
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000107774845 0.5632 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:34.05
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008998255999999999 0.4608 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:32.80
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006647139 0.1152 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:31.12
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00009219384500000001 0.1792 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:31.90
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00007482705000000001 0.3584 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:34.45
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000066592265 0.6784 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:32.36
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000435781 0.8832 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:37.69
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00008873816500000001 0.4224 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:36.67
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00010343417499999999 0.3456 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:36.83
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000083832035 0.4352 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:36.67
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.3 0.000094247335 0.3456 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:36.83
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00003572696 0.32 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:43.09
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00009492251 0.5248 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:43.49
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000055054415 0.4352 AML other m 2020-01-30T17:35:43.87
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