Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 01-10-2020 and time 00:55:31 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 01-10-2020 00:55:31 (UTC)
  • 01-10-2020 02:55:31 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2220, 15.0860 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Oliveri ME 11 2181 2181
Terme Vigliatore ME 12 7395 9576
Falcone ME 12 2808 12384
Furnari ME 13 3784 16168
Milazzo ME 14 31646 47814
Patti ME 14 13431 61245
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 14 41583 102828
Rodì Milici ME 14 2056 104884
Merì ME 15 2338 107222
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 15 1531 108753
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 110368
San Filippo del Mela ME 17 7115 117483
Castroreale ME 18 2504 119987
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 127061
Librizzi ME 18 1660 128721
Basicò ME 18 612 129333
Tripi ME 19 873 130206
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 20 4650 134856
Pace del Mela ME 20 6239 141095

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.9 2020-10-01
00:55:31
38.2223 15.0855 9 2020-10-01
01:05:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83403881
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-10-01 00:55:31 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.2223 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0855 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83403881

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 489
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 236
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 243
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 19
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43167
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83403881
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-01 01:05:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:55.01 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:44.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 37.1295 50 -0.08 48
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-10-01T00:55:42.35 0.1 undecidable manual S 155 30.6471 50 -0.49 89
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2020-10-01T00:55:41.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 244 47.9187 50 0.34 89
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:41.41 0.1 undecidable manual S 223 27.1506 109 -0.28 94
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:40.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 168 22.0668 112 0.01 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:40.87 0.1 undecidable manual S 110 24.753 110 -0.05 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:39.13 0.6 positive manual P 83 37.1295 50 -0.02 49
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-10-01T00:55:39.54 0.1 undecidable manual S 331 22.1556 112 -0.54 89
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-10-01T00:55:39.31 0.1 undecidable manual S 336 21.1677 113 -0.43 92
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:39.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 332 19.3695 115 0.21 96
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-10-01T00:55:38.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 155 30.6471 50 0.39 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:37.02 0.1 positive manual P 110 24.753 110 -0.03 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:37.43 0.1 undecidable manual S 67 13.7751 123 -0.07 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:37.64 1.0 positive manual P 223 27.1506 109 0.15 24
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:36.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 332 19.3695 115 0.4 92
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:36.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 168 22.0668 112 0.22 96
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-10-01T00:55:36.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 331 22.1556 112 0.26 71
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-10-01T00:55:36.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 336 21.1677 113 0.23 48
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-10-01T00:55:35.25 0.1 positive manual P 67 13.7751 123 0.18 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00038203019999999996 0.32 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:37.67
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000056200095 0.18 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:38.87
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000064845675 0.22 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:42.83
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000065839845 0.14 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:39.75
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000089074605 0.42 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:40.21
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000059329145 0.36 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:40.42
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.6 0.00002354687 0.26 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:42.90
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000041583425 0.26 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:41.38
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00003312863 0.38 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:41.67
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00004377654 0.36 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:42.57
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000011984025 0.18 AML other m 2020-10-01T00:55:44.83
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