Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 24-09-2020 and time 13:22:12 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 24-09-2020 11:22:12 (UTC)
  • 24-09-2020 13:22:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1750, 14.5650 at 8 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
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 13 12624 12624
Acquedolci ME 13 5744 18368
Torrenova ME 14 4386 22754
Capri Leone ME 15 4515 27269
Capo d'Orlando ME 16 13254 40523
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 16 1996 42519
Militello Rosmarino ME 17 1324 43843
San Fratello ME 18 3707 47550
Mirto ME 19 974 48524
Frazzanò ME 19 711 49235
Caronia ME 20 3364 52599

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
82 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
87 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
88 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.1 2020-09-24
11:22:12
38.1752 14.5653 8 2021-02-26
14:56:09
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 85318721
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.1 2020-09-24
11:22:12
38.1692 14.5462 9 2020-09-24
11:45:31
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83196101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-24 11:22:12 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.1752 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.5653 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85318721

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 556
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 385
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 167
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 31
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14299
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.04681
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85318721
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-09 14:08:43

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83196101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-24 11:45:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:50.50 3.0 undecidable manual S 190 106.8153 50 5.61 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:38.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 83 82.7505 50 0.16 65
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:36.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 75.8685 50 0.31 64
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:34.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 92 68.7756 50 0 69
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:33.14 3.0 undecidable manual P 190 106.8153 50 1.8 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:32.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 111 62.5929 50 -0.24 67
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:32.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 116.1948 50 -0.45 76
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:32.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 79 58.9965 50 0.6 81
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:30.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 247 51.4152 50 0.75 58
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:29.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 52.503 50 -0.25 68
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:29.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 239 51.6039 50 -0.21 69
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:28.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 48 44.8218 50 0.82 38
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:28.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 335 43.7229 50 0.29 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:27.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 82.7505 50 -0.41 82
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:27.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 1 43.1235 50 -0.07 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:27.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 58 42.4242 50 -0.08 72
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:27.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 241 42.0246 50 0.49 44
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:26.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 75.8685 50 0.2 87
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:25.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 92 68.7756 50 -0.17 89
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:24.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 79 58.9965 50 0.63 81
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:24.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 118 30.6471 104 0.43 68
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:24.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 62.5929 50 -0.16 90
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:22.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 51.4152 50 -0.16 92
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:22.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 108 52.503 50 -0.23 91
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:22.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 51.6039 50 -0.6 82
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:21.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 1 43.1235 50 -0.23 92
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:21.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 44.8218 50 0.35 90
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:21.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 43.7229 50 0.06 72
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:20.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 42.0246 50 -0.51 87
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:20.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 42.4242 50 -0.42 89
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:19.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 172 15.873 116 0.3 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:18.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 118 30.6471 104 -0.18 95
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-24T11:22:16.40 0.1 positive manual P 172 15.873 116 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00038726735 0.2176 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:19.52
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00033377365 0.1984 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:20.32
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00032924189999999996 0.2816 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:25.72
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00046557520000000004 0.32 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:27.18
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:0.0 0.0002477971 0.3392 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:28.76
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00054286435 0.1664 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:29.50
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0006847384000000001 0.224 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:29.61
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0023156115 0.2368 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:32.74
IV.ILOS.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0019893885 0.2624 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:29.85
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0020130415 0.2432 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:29.86
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:0.0 0.00042257285 0.32 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:29.87
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0018624485 0.16 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:29.95
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0005676033000000001 0.4032 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:28.77
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000089173745 0.2624 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:30.92
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00010491921 0.2816 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:31.54
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0005963187000000001 0.2432 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:31.79
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0007425624499999999 0.3584 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:32.26
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0001996756 0.416 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:32.34
IV.ILOS.HNE. ML:0.0 0.001698453 0.3008 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:33.39
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0017996975000000002 0.2816 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:33.40
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00020236545 0.576 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:33.58
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0010604587999999999 0.5824 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:33.12
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:0.0 0.001748288 0.5248 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:33.23
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0006018015999999999 0.416 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:33.89
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0001759341 0.4608 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:34.34
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00009275575 0.2624 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:35.93
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00008564273 0.4544 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:37.37
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00023323315 0.4032 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:38.11
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0003134338 0.6208 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:38.29
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00016993485 0.3008 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:39.51
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0001694513 0.256 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:41.60
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00006699643499999999 0.3968 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:42.43
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00008385 0.46 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:48.45
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00010865 0.9 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:48.88
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0000649 1.06 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:49.20
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000053150000000000004 0.42 AML other m 2020-09-24T11:22:51.90
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