Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 15-02-2020 and time 05:01:09 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 15-02-2020 04:01:09 (UTC)
  • 15-02-2020 05:01:09 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2980, 15.7420 at 13 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Bagnara Calabra RC 5 10255 10255
Scilla RC 5 4964 15219
San Roberto RC 10 1750 16969
Fiumara RC 10 1018 17987
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 11 4120 22107
Palmi RC 12 18930 41037
Campo Calabro RC 12 4536 45573
Seminara RC 12 2811 48384
MelicuccĂ  RC 12 930 49314
Sinopoli RC 12 2089 51403
Villa San Giovanni RC 13 13784 65187
Calanna RC 13 934 66121
San Procopio RC 13 534 66655
Laganadi RC 14 413 67068
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 14 343 67411
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 15 1263 68674
Cosoleto RC 17 859 69533
Delianuova RC 17 3352 72885
Scido RC 18 931 73816
Messina ME 20 238439 312255

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
23 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
91 Km NE 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.3 2020-02-15
04:01:09
38.2975 15.742 13 2020-02-15
04:08:51
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76529741
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-15 04:01:09 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.2975 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.7420 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 13 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76529741

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 356
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 150
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 147
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 120
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.13
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04676
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32915
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76529741
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-15 04:08:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-02-15T04:01:21.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 20 36.5412 95 -0.24 46
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-02-15T04:01:20.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 186 32.8449 96 -0.23 69
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-02-15T04:01:17.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 20.6682 104 -0.06 74
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-02-15T04:01:16.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 16.2726 113 0.11 74
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-02-15T04:01:16.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 36.5412 95 0.08 96
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-02-15T04:01:15.53 0.1 positive manual P 186 32.8449 96 -0.01 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-15T04:01:15.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 13.875 119 -0.19 73
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-02-15T04:01:13.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 208 5.1948 153 -0.03 77
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-02-15T04:01:13.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 152 16.2726 113 0.06 75
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-02-15T04:01:13.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 260 20.6682 104 0.12 98
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-15T04:01:12.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 13.875 119 0.1 99
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-02-15T04:01:11.90 0.1 negative manual P 208 5.1948 153 0.12 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.3 0.00027167015500000004 0.1376 AML other m 2020-02-15T04:01:13.87
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00023895985 0.1408 AML other m 2020-02-15T04:01:13.85
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00014760865 3.0016 AML other m 2020-02-15T04:01:13.74
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.0 0.00009202513000000001 0.4 AML other m 2020-02-15T04:01:15.24
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000091743615 0.6592 AML other m 2020-02-15T04:01:15.24
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000083853755 0.2592 AML other m 2020-02-15T04:01:15.37
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008048390999999999 0.9984 AML other m 2020-02-15T04:01:19.60
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00013526475 1.9392 AML other m 2020-02-15T04:01:22.58
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008081743499999999 1.9424 AML other m 2020-02-15T04:01:22.48
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00011776704 1.8784 AML other m 2020-02-15T04:01:25.09
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