Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 09-04-2020 and time 15:36:13 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 09-04-2020 13:36:13 (UTC)
  • 09-04-2020 15:36:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2510, 15.2280 at 12 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Milazzo ME 4 31646 31646
Merì ME 9 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 10 7115 41099
Pace del Mela ME 10 6239 47338
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 88921
Condrò ME 12 493 89414
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 12 1807 91221
Venetico ME 13 3911 95132
Torregrotta ME 13 7431 102563
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 13 4650 107213
Spadafora ME 13 5021 112234
Terme Vigliatore ME 14 7395 119629
Valdina ME 14 1355 120984
San Pier Niceto ME 15 2837 123821
Roccavaldina ME 15 1133 124954
Rodì Milici ME 16 2056 127010
Castroreale ME 17 2504 129514
Monforte San Giorgio ME 17 2777 132291
Villafranca Tirrena ME 18 8584 140875
Furnari ME 19 3784 144659
Rometta ME 19 6650 151309
Saponara ME 19 3988 155297
Falcone ME 20 2808 158105
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 20 1531 159636

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
84 Km N 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 1.7 2020-04-09
13:36:13
38.2512 15.228 12 2020-07-18
21:08:35
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 78829601
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2020-04-09
13:36:13
38.2528 15.2245 12 2020-04-09
13:43:02
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 78044911
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-04-09 13:36:13 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.2512 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.2280 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 78829601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 632
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 147
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 196
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 55
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01979
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.89123
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78829601
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-04 07:13:19

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78044911
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-09 13:43:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:29.11 0.1 undecidable manual S 124 49.5171 91 0.37 86
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:29.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 98.9232 91 0.23 81
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:26.54 0.1 undecidable manual S 89 42.4242 92 -0.29 89
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:25.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 105 74.6697 91 -0.07 65
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:25.74 0.1 undecidable manual S 233 38.5281 92 -0.07 92
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:25.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 69.4749 91 0.22 64
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:24.96 0.1 undecidable manual S 312 32.5452 93 0.76 77
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:24.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 302 66.4779 91 -0.21 86
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:23.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 31.0467 93 0.09 71
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:23.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 60.495 91 -0.12 88
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-04-09T13:36:23.02 0.1 undecidable manual S 305 28.3494 93 -0.06 95
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:23.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 89 57.9975 91 0.03 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:22.02 0.1 undecidable manual S 87 24.4533 94 -0.03 97
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:22.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 49.5171 91 0.21 89
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:21.85 0.1 undecidable manual S 303 25.6521 94 -0.52 87
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:20.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 42.4242 92 -0.14 91
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:20.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 111 40.8258 92 -0.66 60
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:20.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 38.5281 92 -0.01 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:19.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 31.0467 93 0.27 91
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:19.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 312 32.5452 93 0.4 88
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:18.47 0.1 positive manual P 303 25.6521 94 0.04 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:18.28 0.1 positive manual P 87 24.4533 94 0.03 96
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-04-09T13:36:18.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 28.3494 93 -0.41 88
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:17.15 0.1 undecidable manual S 7 2.1978 166 -0.05 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-04-09T13:36:15.44 0.1 negative manual P 7 2.1978 166 -0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0016899999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:17.66
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0017649999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:17.33
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00045999999999999996 0.16 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:22.37
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00045200000000000004 0.76 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:22.71
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00047299999999999995 1.5 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:23.79
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008035 1.14 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:24.85
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000416 0.88 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:24.46
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001305 0.94 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:25.48
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000771 0.32 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:26.25
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00014000000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:27.22
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.6 0.0001365 0.66 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:28.19
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00009934999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:29.46
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00010275 0.18 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:32.15
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00010539999999999999 0.54 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:32.81
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000465 0.2 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:34.77
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00004195 1.4 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:34.94
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000028450000000000004 1.16 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:35.00
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000029 1.24 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:36.65
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000289 0.22 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:37.75
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00014350000000000002 0.16 AML other m 2020-04-09T13:36:37.74
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