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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 10-03-2020 and time 00:19:24 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 10-03-2020 00:19:24 (UTC)
  • 10-03-2020 01:19:24 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3940, 15.3240 at 131 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
Spadafora ME 20 5021 5021
Venetico ME 20 3911 8932
Villafranca Tirrena ME 20 8584 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 1.4 2020-03-10
00:19:24		 38.3937 15.3237 131 2020-07-18
21:08:41		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80409591
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2020-03-10
00:19:24		 38.5073 15.2043 124 2020-03-10
00:29:29		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77164371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-10 00:19:24 ± 0.37
Latitude 38.3937 ± 0.0243
Longitude 15.3237 ± 0.0402
Depth (km) 131 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80409591

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3577
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1989
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 126
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 193
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19425
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.36607
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80409591
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-22 15:49:42

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77164371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-10 00:29:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CELI.HHE. 2020-03-10T00:20:12.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 42 151.6371 127 0.89 31
IV.SERS.HNN. 2020-03-10T00:20:09.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 137.9619 130 0.4 39
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-03-10T00:20:08.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 23 137.1627 130 0.04 42
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-03-10T00:20:02.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 97.0251 141 -0.28 44
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-03-10T00:19:58.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 143 54.3012 156 0.22 48
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-03-10T00:19:58.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 119 50.616 157 0.56 45
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-03-10T00:19:58.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 190 47.5191 158 1.27 33
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-03-10T00:19:57.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 54.2013 156 -0.9 38
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-03-10T00:19:55.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 132 21.5673 170 -0.76 43
MN.TIP.HHN. 2020-03-10T00:19:51.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 151.6371 127 0.01 61
IV.CELI.HHE. 2020-03-10T00:19:51.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 42 151.6371 127 0.29 77
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-03-10T00:19:50.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 23 137.1627 130 0.19 81
IV.SERS.HNN. 2020-03-10T00:19:50.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 137.9619 130 0.2 81
XK.SELL.HNE. 2020-03-10T00:19:49.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 130.4694 132 0.23 82
IV.CAR1.HHN. 2020-03-10T00:19:48.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 122.3886 134 -0.35 62
IV.GRI.EHN. 2020-03-10T00:19:47.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 63 106.2159 138 0.1 66
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-03-10T00:19:46.47 0.1 negative manual P 86 97.0251 141 -0.12 90
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-03-10T00:19:44.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 190 47.5191 158 0.61 88
IV.SOI.EHN. 2020-03-10T00:19:44.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 72.8715 149 -0.43 66
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-03-10T00:19:43.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 54.3012 156 0.01 100
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-03-10T00:19:43.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 54.2013 156 -0.52 90
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-03-10T00:19:43.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 50.616 157 0.17 73
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-03-10T00:19:43.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 106 51.8037 157 -0.43 69
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-03-10T00:19:41.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 21.5673 170 -0.63 90
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000009867994 0.22 AML other m 2020-03-10T00:19:57.97
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000209573655 0.6 AML other m 2020-03-10T00:19:58.70
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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