Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 04-04-2020 and time 18:47:07 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 04-04-2020 16:47:07 (UTC)
  • 04-04-2020 18:47:07 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8840, 15.6840 at 34 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
Roghudi RC 9 1104 1104
Melito di Porto Salvo RC 10 11355 12459
Montebello Ionico RC 13 6214 18673
Motta San Giovanni RC 13 6208 24881
San Lorenzo RC 19 2640 27521
Bagaladi RC 20 1039 28560

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
36 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
55 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 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 1.6 2020-04-04
16:47:07
37.8838 15.6837 34 2020-07-18
21:08:36
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79104091
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2020-04-04
16:47:07
37.8895 15.6798 32 2020-04-04
16:58:33
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77887291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-04-04 16:47:07 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8838 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.6837 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 34 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79104091

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1023
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 956
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 21
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1020.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 164
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.02703
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79104091
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-13 13:54:03

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77887291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-04 16:58:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ROSPO.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:49:16.85 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 14.04 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:49:16.44 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 11.93 0
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:49:14.74 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.04 0
IV.FIU.EHZ. 2020-04-04T16:48:59.49 3.0 negative manual Pn 4.88 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2020-04-04T16:48:55.00 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 11.76 0
IV.MCIV.CHZ. 2020-04-04T16:48:47.15 3.0 negative manual Pg 15.69 0
MN.KEK.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:48:47.44 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.57 0
IV.SRES.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:48:36.47 3.0 positive manual Pg 15.78 0
IV.MURB.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:48:32.64 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.48 0
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:48:25.20 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.03 0
IV.ROSPO.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:48:14.04 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.42 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2020-04-04T16:48:10.18 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 8.55 0
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:48:08.48 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.26 0
IV.MTMR.HNZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:54.28 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.35 0
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:37.55 3.0 undecidable manual S -1.45 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:35.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 230 92.8404 54 -0.5 60
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:35.61 3.0 negative manual Pn 0.33 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:33.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 12 82.1511 108 0.57 40
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:31.94 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:26.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 221 113.997 54 0.01 83
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:24.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 24 45.621 122 0.24 46
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:23.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 340 44.8218 123 0.02 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:23.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 284 40.626 126 0.28 69
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:23.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 92.8404 54 0.21 83
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:22.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 57 38.628 127 0.26 70
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:22.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 12 82.1511 108 -0.16 87
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-04-04T16:47:21.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 22 34.0437 131 -0.32 68
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:18.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 6 13.2756 157 -0.28 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:16.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 284 40.626 126 0.32 91
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:16.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 24 45.621 122 -0.16 93
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:16.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 38.628 127 0.28 92
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:16.85 0.1 negative manual P 340 44.8218 123 -0.17 93
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-04-04T16:47:15.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 34.0437 131 0.04 98
IT.RCU.HGE. 2020-04-04T16:47:14.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 26.4513 139 -0.28 94
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-04-04T16:47:13.70 0.1 negative manual P 6 13.2756 157 -0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00006385016 1.1424 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:17.32
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00025534345000000004 0.3584 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:18.18
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014147330000000003 0.2048 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:18.46
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00010758486 0.8352 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:22.06
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.4 0.000066727905 0.5248 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:23.34
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001967323 1.0144 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:23.03
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000045656224 0.2432 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:23.84
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00004868741 0.1792 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:25.24
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00005293403 0.3328 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:25.56
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00005697957 0.4992 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:26.70
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00008160486999999999 1.0368 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:30.68
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00013225434999999998 1.1648 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:34.82
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000051509875 1.0528 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:38.58
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000062447695 1.2032 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:41.67
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00006228772 1.0784 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:44.69
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0002127441 0.0864 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:49.94
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00019909089999999997 0.5728 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:47:56.70
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00006197111 0.976 AML other m 2020-04-04T16:48:03.78
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