Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 24-05-2020 and time 12:53:32 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Santa Lucia del Mela (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Santa Lucia del Mela (ME), on

  • 24-05-2020 12:53:32 (UTC)
  • 24-05-2020 14:53:32 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1220, 15.2580 at 10 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
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 3 4650 4650
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 5 41583 46233
Castroreale ME 5 2504 48737
Merì ME 5 2338 51075
San Filippo del Mela ME 6 7115 58190
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 7 1807 59997
Pace del Mela ME 8 6239 66236
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 68292
Terme Vigliatore ME 9 7395 75687
Condrò ME 9 493 76180
San Pier Niceto ME 9 2837 79017
Milazzo ME 11 31646 110663
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 112194
Torregrotta ME 11 7431 119625
Monforte San Giorgio ME 12 2777 122402
Furnari ME 12 3784 126186
Roccavaldina ME 12 1133 127319
Valdina ME 13 1355 128674
Mandanici ME 14 601 129275
Venetico ME 14 3911 133186
Rometta ME 15 6650 139836
Spadafora ME 15 5021 144857
Fiumedinisi ME 15 1409 146266
Falcone ME 15 2808 149074
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 150411
Tripi ME 16 873 151284
Antillo ME 16 919 152203
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 17 1019 153222
Oliveri ME 17 2181 155403
Saponara ME 17 3988 159391
Pagliara ME 17 1170 160561
Alì ME 18 768 161329
Itala ME 18 1640 162969
Basicò ME 18 612 163581
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 19 842 164423
Alì Terme ME 20 2539 166962
Scaletta Zanclea ME 20 2140 169102
Nizza di Sicilia ME 20 3667 172769
Savoca ME 20 1732 174501
Villafranca Tirrena ME 20 8584 183085
Limina ME 20 836 183921

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
34 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.8 2020-05-24
12:53:32
38.1222 15.2583 10 2020-11-19
12:37:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83770541
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2020-05-24
12:53:32
38.1155 15.2598 11 2020-05-24
12:58:36
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 79516331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-05-24 12:53:32 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1222 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.2583 ± 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 83770541

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 501
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 140
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 141
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.69428
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79516331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-24 12:58:36

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83770541
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-14 08:52:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:51.30 1.0 undecidable manual S 261 58.9965 50 0.29 22
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:50.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 74 57.498 50 -0.1 69
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:48.51 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:46.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 310 77.0673 50 0.48 61
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2020-05-24T12:53:46.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 69 42.4242 50 -0.29 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:45.50 1.0 undecidable manual S 319 37.1295 50 0.32 23
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:44.36 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:44.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 255 34.743 50 -0.44 67
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:43.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 204 29.2485 50 0.65 63
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:43.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 58.9965 50 0.06 92
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:43.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 57.498 50 -0.01 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:42.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 26.8509 50 -0.13 72
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-05-24T12:53:41.23 3.0 undecidable manual P 207 38.8278 50 1.08 0
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:41.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 227 48.2184 50 -0.03 47
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2020-05-24T12:53:40.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 40.7259 50 -0.01 72
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2020-05-24T12:53:40.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 69 42.4242 50 -0.08 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:39.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 319 37.1295 50 0 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:39.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 352 16.6722 122 -0.28 71
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2020-05-24T12:53:39.03 3.0 undecidable manual P 219 43.0236 50 -1.76 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:39.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 34.743 50 -0.22 93
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:39.10 0.1 undecidable manual S 188 16.872 122 -0.43 92
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:38.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 26.8509 50 0.01 74
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:38.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 204 29.2485 50 0.27 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:37.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 8.6802 140 0.35 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:36.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 188 16.872 122 -0.02 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:36.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 16.6722 122 -0.01 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-05-24T12:53:35.67 0.1 negative manual P 72 8.6802 140 0.31 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.002115 0.24 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:37.82
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0021950000000000003 1.58 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:38.83
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001325 0.2 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:39.34
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000263 0.24 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:39.43
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00216 0.26 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:39.46
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001875 1.5 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:40.89
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003975 0.38 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:42.69
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000427 0.44 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:42.74
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000162 0.64 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:44.37
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010025000000000001 1.88 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:45.98
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001565 0.4 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:46.42
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00019350000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:47.90
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00004405 1.38 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:51.17
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000046399999999999996 0.44 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:51.34
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00011929999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:58.81
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001985 1.1 AML other m 2020-05-24T12:53:58.82
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