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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 11-04-2020 and time 18:23:04 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 11-04-2020 18:23:04 (UTC)
  • 11-04-2020 20:23:04 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3750, 15.3910 at 118 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 17 5021 13605
Venetico ME 17 3911 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.3 2020-04-11
18:23:04		 38.3753 15.3907 119 2020-07-18
21:08:37		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79439241
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2020-04-11
18:23:03		 38.4255 15.4663 123 2020-04-11
18:31:19		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 78118371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-04-11 18:23:04 ± 0.21
Latitude 38.3753 ± 0.0162
Longitude 15.3907 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 119 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79439241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1677
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 758
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 168
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 41
Number of defining phases 35
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.23297
Number of stations at which the event was observed 28
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79439241
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-09 22:22:31

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78118371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-11 18:31:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:24:45.11 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 14.87 0
IV.ATTE.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:24:43.05 3.0 negative manual Pg 18.48 0
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:24:19.13 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.93 0
IV.ERC.EHZ. 2020-04-11T18:24:15.27 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.89 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:24:12.18 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.41 0
IV.ROSPO.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:24:10.27 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.9 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:40.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 85 91.4418 139 0.29 64
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:36.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 120 66.8775 148 -0.4 44
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:35.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 147 49.3173 155 0.56 64
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:35.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 121 44.5221 158 0.65 63
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:35.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 58.1973 152 0.06 72
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-04-11T18:23:34.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 274 37.4292 161 0.24 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:34.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 270 35.742 162 0.84 39
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:34.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 197 46.9197 157 0.23 70
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:34.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 59 50.1165 155 -0.32 46
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:34.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 106 45.621 157 -0.14 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:32.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 16.0728 172 -0.32 74
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:32.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 115 31.1466 164 -0.64 66
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2020-04-11T18:23:32.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 18.0708 171 -0.42 48
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:29.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 136.863 127 0.18 61
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:28.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 57 126.5733 129 0.32 60
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:28.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 134.1657 127 0.2 61
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:27.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 120.4905 131 -0.27 60
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:26.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 122.5884 130 -1.03 62
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:24.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 281 91.6416 139 -0.19 87
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:24.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 79.2651 143 0.29 88
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:24.85 0.1 positive manual P 85 91.4418 139 0.11 89
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:23.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 203 59.5959 151 0.66 41
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:23.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 287 73.8705 145 0.1 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:22.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 46.9197 157 0.38 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:22.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 58.1973 152 -0.01 73
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:22.81 0.3 positive manual P 120 66.8775 148 -0.1 70
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:22.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 49.3173 155 0.13 96
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:22.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 121 44.5221 158 0.51 45
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:21.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 50.1165 155 -0.2 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:21.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 106 45.621 157 0.2 95
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-04-11T18:23:21.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 274 37.4292 161 -0.05 75
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:21.20 0.1 negative manual P 270 35.742 162 -0.06 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:20.23 0.1 negative manual P 140 16.0728 172 -0.47 95
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-04-11T18:23:20.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 115 31.1466 164 -0.31 96
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2020-04-11T18:23:20.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 18.0708 171 -0.3 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000156 0.16 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:22.45
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000142 0.14 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:22.91
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00021349999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:24.82
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008025 0.7 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:25.03
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0002845 0.96 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:32.32
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0002845 1.1 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:33.29
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00011760000000000001 0.54 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:35.56
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000186 1.46 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:36.07
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:3.2 0.0010435000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:36.69
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00021050000000000002 0.42 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:36.97
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00014500000000000003 1.52 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:36.77
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00016 1.48 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:37.07
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00013800000000000002 0.84 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:37.07
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.5 0.00022250000000000004 1.54 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:37.97
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:3.1 0.0008420000000000001 0.4 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:37.45
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00009214999999999999 1.22 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:37.32
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00010585 0.24 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:37.45
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.3 0.00011099999999999999 1.3 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:37.12
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.1 0.00007545 0.76 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:38.52
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00018449999999999999 0.36 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:38.80
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00006850000000000001 0.34 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:40.19
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00007805000000000001 0.5 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:40.53
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00013800000000000002 0.38 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:41.01
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001029 1.18 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:41.06
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00004495 0.8 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:45.95
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00006214999999999999 0.78 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:47.45
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00007980000000000002 1.2 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:49.06
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0000479 1.58 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:49.19
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000018599999999999998 1.16 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:49.90
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000162 1.58 AML other m 2020-04-11T18:23:49.98
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