Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 15-09-2020 and time 19:15:04 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 15-09-2020 17:15:04 (UTC)
  • 15-09-2020 19:15:04 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2900, 14.8250 at 118 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
Gioiosa Marea ME 14 7074 7074
Piraino ME 15 3962 11036
Brolo ME 15 5783 16819
Capo d'Orlando ME 16 13254 30073
Naso ME 19 3813 33886
Ficarra ME 20 1469 35355

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
65 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
90 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 2.0 2020-09-15
17:15:04
38.2898 14.8248 118 2021-02-26
14:55:58
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83755321
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2020-09-15
17:15:03
38.3382 14.875 126 2020-09-15
17:37:52
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 82935091
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-15 17:15:04 ± 0.19
Latitude 38.2898 ± 0.0153
Longitude 14.8248 ± 0.0149
Depth (km) 118 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83755321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1795
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 746
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 148
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1790.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 64
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 56
Number of defining phases 31
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.65475
Number of stations at which the event was observed 47
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82935091
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-15 17:37:52

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83755321
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-30 09:30:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:16:56.57 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
IV.RMP.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:16:56.45 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 9.14 0
AC.VLO.HHN. 2020-09-15T17:16:56.11 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.26 0
RD.PGF.BHZ. 2020-09-15T17:16:48.12 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 17.870001 0
IT.RMMM.HGE. 2020-09-15T17:16:44.26 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -7.25 0
IT.FIE.HGZ. 2020-09-15T17:16:41.58 3.0 positive manual Pg 10.9 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2020-09-15T17:16:37.90 3.0 negative manual Pn 2.04 0
IV.PE3.EHE. 2020-09-15T17:16:34.44 3.0 negative manual Pg 9.45 0
IV.SNTG.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:16:32.19 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 14.11 0
IV.COR1.EHZ. 2020-09-15T17:16:32.06 3.0 positive manual Pg 9.21 0
IV.AGLI.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:16:27.60 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.68 0
CR.STON.BHN. 2020-09-15T17:16:23.70 3.0 negative manual Pn 5.69 0
IV.FIR.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:16:21.79 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -8.65 0
IT.CSO1.HGZ. 2020-09-15T17:16:16.24 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.37 0
IT.RMMM.HGE. 2020-09-15T17:16:11.26 3.0 positive manual Pg 8.31 0
IV.GUMA.HHN. 2020-09-15T17:16:10.15 3.0 negative manual Pn -4.51 0
IV.VIVA.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:16:09.31 3.0 negative manual Pg 9.72 0
IV.OFFI.HHN. 2020-09-15T17:16:05.56 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -6.79 0
IV.ERC.EHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:57.10 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.37 0
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:47.10 3.0 positive manual Pg 3.13 0
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:47.00 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -8.56 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:40.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 69 98.6235 136 -0.12 66
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:39.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 92 93.1401 138 -0.23 66
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:37.42 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -6.4 0
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:35.43 3.0 positive manual Pn 2.47 0
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2020-09-15T17:15:34.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 183.6828 118 0.38 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:34.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 135 50.2164 155 0.23 71
IV.NOV.HHN. 2020-09-15T17:15:34.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 137 39.8268 160 0.41 47
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:34.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 48.7179 155 -0.2 72
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:32.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 35.4423 162 -0.57 45
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:32.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 35 168.5091 120 0.43 34
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:32.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 16.5723 171 0.31 50
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:31.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 160.617 122 -0.16 56
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:30.22 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.12 0
IV.FERC.HNN. 2020-09-15T17:15:26.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 114.7962 132 0.09 65
IV.SOI.EHN. 2020-09-15T17:15:25.76 0.6 undecidable manual P 102 109.8123 133 -0.4 41
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:24.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 92 93.1401 138 -0.32 86
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:24.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 69 98.6235 136 -0.21 65
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:23.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 82.6506 142 0.11 69
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:23.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 245 77.2671 144 -0.44 65
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2020-09-15T17:15:23.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 80.0643 143 -0.26 89
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:22.00 0.6 undecidable manual P 109 48.7179 155 0.35 47
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:22.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 77.5668 144 -0.61 61
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:22.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 177 51.7038 154 0.34 69
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2020-09-15T17:15:22.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 168 53.2023 153 0.7 62
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2020-09-15T17:15:21.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 325 37.3293 161 0.41 71
IV.NOV.HHN. 2020-09-15T17:15:21.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 39.8268 160 0.22 73
IV.IACL.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:21.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 304 48.9177 155 0.08 74
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:21.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 216 34.9428 162 0.07 51
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:21.19 3.0 positive manual Pn -2.71 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:21.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 50.2164 155 0 75
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:21.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 52.1034 154 0.15 96
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:20.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 16.5723 171 -0.1 78
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:20.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 171 27.75 166 -0.25 49
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-09-15T17:15:20.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 18.2706 170 0.27 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-09-15T17:15:20.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 93 35.4423 162 -0.56 67
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00016753655 0.2432 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:22.41
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000072522185 0.2048 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:22.81
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00004840217500000001 0.2176 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:23.64
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00003368867 1.6032 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:23.87
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000032400650000000006 0.4864 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:24.46
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001465417 0.1408 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:25.47
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006649587 1.2192 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:25.09
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000042137615 0.4 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:26.44
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000030421185 0.2304 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:27.00
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00027988045000000003 0.4736 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:33.13
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00009514763500000001 0.4992 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:34.00
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001814837 0.3456 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:35.89
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00020048684999999998 0.3456 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:36.11
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00004710142 0.5248 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:37.31
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00005101522 0.384 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:39.96
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00004314395 0.32 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:41.30
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000043014905 0.4224 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:41.87
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00004328761 0.704 AML other m 2020-09-15T17:15:42.42
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