Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 13-11-2020 and time 03:33:50 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 13-11-2020 02:33:50 (UTC)
  • 13-11-2020 03:33:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1460, 15.0690 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 2 2181 2181
Falcone ME 3 2808 4989
Furnari ME 7 3784 8773
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 16168
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 17699
Patti ME 9 13431 31130
Basicò ME 9 612 31742
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 33798
Montagnareale ME 11 1615 35413
Tripi ME 11 873 36286
Librizzi ME 11 1660 37946
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 13 41583 79529
Castroreale ME 14 2504 82033
San Piero Patti ME 14 2915 84948
Montalbano Elicona ME 14 2287 87235
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 88572
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 95646
Merì ME 16 2338 97984
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 17 3090 101074
Raccuja ME 17 1041 102115
Milazzo ME 18 31646 133761
Piraino ME 18 3962 137723
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 144838
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 19 4650 149488
Ucria ME 20 1058 150546
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 20 1019 151565

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 1.2 2020-11-13
02:33:50
38.1457 15.0687 9 2020-11-13
02:38:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 84681291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-11-13 02:33:50 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1457 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0687 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 84681291

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 294
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 199
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 328
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 107
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.11
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12950
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36512
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84681291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-13 02:38:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:34:04.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 71 40.5261 50 -0.14 63
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:34:00.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 26.751 109 0.07 66
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:33:59.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 90 24.753 110 -0.15 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:33:58.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 236 20.4684 114 -0.22 65
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:33:58.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 71 40.5261 50 0.12 96
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:33:56.32 1.0 negative manual P 343 26.751 109 0.03 33
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:33:56.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 156 14.3745 122 0.09 67
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:33:55.96 0.3 positive manual P 90 24.753 110 0.04 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:33:55.12 0.6 negative manual P 236 20.4684 114 0 68
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:33:54.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 45 19.869 115 -0.03 67
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-11-13T02:33:54.24 0.6 negative manual P 156 14.3745 122 0.2 66
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0002395 1.5 AML other m 2020-11-13T02:33:56.86
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000155 0.28 AML other m 2020-11-13T02:33:57.60
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000955 0.44 AML other m 2020-11-13T02:33:59.86
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00007035 0.72 AML other m 2020-11-13T02:34:00.64
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006409999999999999 0.48 AML other m 2020-11-13T02:34:02.03
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006555 0.72 AML other m 2020-11-13T02:34:02.62
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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