Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 23-02-2020 and time 12:12:36 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 23-02-2020 11:12:36 (UTC)
  • 23-02-2020 12:12:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1410, 15.5930 at 10 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
Reggio di Calabria RC 6 183035 183035
Messina ME 7 238439 421474
Villa San Giovanni RC 10 13784 435258
Campo Calabro RC 10 4536 439794
Fiumara RC 12 1018 440812
Calanna RC 12 934 441746
Laganadi RC 14 413 442159
San Roberto RC 15 1750 443909
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 15 343 444252
Saponara ME 15 3988 448240
Rometta ME 16 6650 454890
Scaletta Zanclea ME 16 2140 457030
Cardeto RC 16 1641 458671
Scilla RC 17 4964 463635
Itala ME 17 1640 465275
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 18 1263 466538
Villafranca Tirrena ME 18 8584 475122
Motta San Giovanni RC 18 6208 481330
Monforte San Giorgio ME 18 2777 484107
Roccavaldina ME 20 1133 485240
Alì ME 20 768 486008

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
7 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
70 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.5 2020-02-23
11:12:36
38.1408 15.5932 10 2020-07-18
21:08:32
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 78189251
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.5 2020-02-23
11:12:36
38.1413 15.5932 10 2020-02-23
11:23:28
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76748951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-23 11:12:36 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1408 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.5932 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 78189251

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 522
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 229
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 174
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 520.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 83
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 55
Number of defining phases 35
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) 1.37956
Number of stations at which the event was observed 41
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 34
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78189251
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-14 07:44:47

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76748951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-23 11:23:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ROSPO.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:14:41.96 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 14.37 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2020-02-23T11:14:34.36 3.0 negative manual Pg 17.76 0
IV.LAV9.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:14:31.83 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 2.86 0
IT.VNF1.HGZ. 2020-02-23T11:14:23.12 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 9.7 0
IV.LINA.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:14:15.95 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.94 0
MN.PDG.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:14:11.48 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 18.65 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:14:11.39 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 11.36 0
IV.IFOR.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:14:08.60 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.83 0
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2020-02-23T11:14:05.52 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 12.96 0
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2020-02-23T11:14:04.92 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.13 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:13:59.48 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 2.17 0
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:13:48.91 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.93 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2020-02-23T11:13:48.96 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.02 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:13:39.21 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.04 0
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:13:38.19 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.16 0
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:13:12.39 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.07 0
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:13:09.16 3.0 undecidable manual P 4.37 0
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:13:08.64 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.67 0
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:13:08.18 3.0 undecidable manual P 4.56 0
MN.TIP.HHN. 2020-02-23T11:13:01.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 153.1356 50 -0.12 56
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:13:00.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 65 81.1521 50 -0.27 64
IV.SERS.HNN. 2020-02-23T11:13:00.23 1.0 undecidable manual P 43 137.3625 50 0.83 16
IT.GALF.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:58.32 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:58.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 23 134.5653 50 -0.94 61
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:57.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 63.6918 50 0.8 56
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:55.25 0.1 undecidable manual S 26 57.5979 50 0.53 84
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:55.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 296 59.3961 50 0.05 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:52.33 0.1 positive manual P 263 88.245 50 0.5 80
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:51.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 65 81.1521 50 0.3 42
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:49.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 238 66.4779 50 0.9 53
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:49.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 73.371 50 0.4 63
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:49.92 0.1 undecidable manual S 100 40.9257 50 -0.35 90
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:48.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 63.6918 50 -0.01 70
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:48.31 0.1 undecidable manual S 295 34.743 50 -0.29 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:48.48 0.1 undecidable manual S 239 36.6411 50 -0.64 83
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:47.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 63 29.3484 50 -0.16 72
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:47.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 57.5979 50 0.19 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:47.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 296 59.3961 50 0.04 93
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-02-23T11:12:47.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 59.496 50 -0.27 89
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:44.49 0.1 positive manual P 100 40.9257 50 -0.05 96
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:44.69 0.1 undecidable manual S 82 20.7681 116 -0.05 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:44.37 0.1 undecidable manual S 272 20.9679 116 -0.43 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:43.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 36.6411 50 -0.03 97
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:43.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 16.5723 122 -0.22 48
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:43.72 0.1 undecidable manual S 149 17.871 120 -0.14 98
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:43.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 295 34.743 50 -0.19 94
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:43.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 332 15.5733 123 -0.12 99
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:42.73 0.1 positive manual P 63 29.3484 50 -0.02 99
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:41.59 0.1 positive manual P 82 20.7681 116 0.25 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:41.35 0.1 positive manual P 272 20.9679 116 -0.03 100
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:41.14 0.1 positive manual P 149 17.871 120 0.31 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:40.61 0.1 positive manual P 332 15.5733 123 0.18 98
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:40.75 0.1 positive manual P 40 16.5723 122 0.14 98
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:40.81 0.1 undecidable manual S 109 6.6933 147 -0.15 100
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2020-02-23T11:12:39.38 0.1 positive manual P 109 6.6933 147 0.22 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00507 0.3 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:43.30
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:3.0 0.009089999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:43.41
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.5 0.002585 0.86 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:43.48
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.8 0.0053 0.3 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:43.59
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0018 1.26 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:44.24
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.6 0.002945 0.62 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:44.49
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:3.5 0.021450000000000004 0.76 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:45.02
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00817 0.86 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:45.09
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.8 0.004900000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:45.67
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:3.1 0.008785 0.2 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:45.78
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.6 0.001825 0.18 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:47.85
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0018900000000000002 0.18 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:47.85
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.5 0.00145 1.02 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:48.43
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0014299999999999998 1 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:48.43
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00047250000000000005 1.42 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:48.16
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.7 0.002285 0.3 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:49.29
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.9 0.003415 0.34 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:49.31
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0007704999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:50.22
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.4 0.0008449999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:51.21
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.4 0.0007475 0.44 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:52.67
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000361 0.48 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:57.35
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.9 0.001835 0.42 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:57.35
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0005024999999999999 0.66 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:57.88
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:3.0 0.002 0.52 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:12:58.73
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000245 1.34 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:13:00.31
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00028849999999999997 0.3 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:13:01.42
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0002585 0.68 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:13:05.33
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0002785 0.7 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:13:07.63
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001055 1.5 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:13:09.22
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00006714999999999999 1.46 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:13:11.80
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00016099999999999998 0.36 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:13:20.27
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0001225 0.6 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:13:20.52
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0000367 0.42 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:13:36.65
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000031849999999999995 0.92 AML other m 2020-02-23T11:13:38.64
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