Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 25-11-2020 and time 14:26:26 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 25-11-2020 13:26:26 (UTC)
  • 25-11-2020 14:26:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2760, 15.0090 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
Gioiosa Marea ME 15 7074 7074
Patti ME 16 13431 20505
Montagnareale ME 17 1615 22120
Oliveri ME 17 2181 24301
Piraino ME 18 3962 28263
Falcone ME 19 2808 31071

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
59 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.5 2020-11-25
13:26:26
38.2762 15.0087 10 2021-02-26
14:56:11
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 85465451
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2020-11-25
13:26:26
38.2693 15.0122 9 2020-11-25
13:34:32
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85007591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-11-25 13:26:26 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.2762 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.0087 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85465451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1009
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 628
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 346
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1010.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 109
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10252
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.69518
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85465451
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-16 08:30:24

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85007591
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-25 13:34:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HHE. 2020-11-25T13:26:40.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 91 77.1672 50 0.4 62
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:40.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 43.5231 50 -0.35 44
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:39.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 150 39.1275 50 -0.14 70
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:38.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 33.2445 50 0.15 70
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:36.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 29.748 50 -0.44 44
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:36.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 204 28.4493 50 -0.36 45
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2020-11-25T13:26:35.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 234 45.2214 50 0.32 67
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:34.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 39.1275 50 0.33 89
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:34.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 92 43.5231 50 -0.06 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:32.17 0.1 negative manual P 204 28.4493 50 -0.16 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:32.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 158 29.748 50 0.17 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:32.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 33.2445 50 -0.12 95
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-11-25T13:26:31.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 343 13.9749 125 -0.46 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:31.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 347 11.3775 131 0.21 48
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-11-25T13:26:31.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 352 13.4754 126 -0.28 47
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:30.64 0.1 positive manual P 92 19.3695 117 -0.1 97
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-11-25T13:26:29.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 13.4754 126 0.09 98
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-11-25T13:26:29.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 13.9749 125 0.01 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-11-25T13:26:29.64 0.1 negative manual P 347 11.3775 131 0.24 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0001992251 0.3008 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:33.80
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00011891263 0.3392 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:33.79
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0006424320499999999 0.1216 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:32.09
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00055072945 0.1408 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:33.26
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000056483455 0.1408 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:38.13
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000080525895 0.1792 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:38.81
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00036252619999999996 0.3008 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:37.51
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002972302 0.4352 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:39.39
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00015186070000000002 0.16 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:38.61
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014836314999999999 0.1984 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:39.93
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001217165 0.1792 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:39.60
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000063147735 0.224 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:40.62
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00006362424 0.1152 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:42.10
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000797293 0.2624 AML other m 2020-11-25T13:26:42.59
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download