Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 01-12-2020 and time 19:11:18 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 01-12-2020 19:11:18 (UTC)
  • 01-12-2020 20:11:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1640, 15.0630 at 6 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
Oliveri ME 4 2181 2181
Falcone ME 6 2808 4989
Furnari ME 9 3784 8773
Patti ME 9 13431 22204
Terme Vigliatore ME 9 7395 29599
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 31130
Montagnareale ME 11 1615 32745
Rodì Milici ME 11 2056 34801
Basicò ME 11 612 35413
Librizzi ME 12 1660 37073
Tripi ME 13 873 37946
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 14 41583 79529
Gioiosa Marea ME 15 7074 86603
Castroreale ME 15 2504 89107
San Piero Patti ME 15 2915 92022
Merì ME 16 2338 94360
Montalbano Elicona ME 16 2287 96647
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 17 3090 99737
Milazzo ME 17 31646 131383
Novara di Sicilia ME 17 1337 132720
Piraino ME 17 3962 136682
Raccuja ME 18 1041 137723
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 144838
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 20 4650 149488

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)
62 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
74 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.0 2020-12-01
19:11:18
38.1643 15.063 6 2021-02-26
14:56:11
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 85780841
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2020-12-01
19:11:18
38.1348 15.0612 10 2020-12-01
19:18:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85134121
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-01 19:11:18 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.1643 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0630 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85780841

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 575
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 355
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 337
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 70
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16997
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.09178
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
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 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85780841
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-28 14:38:19

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85134121
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-01 19:18:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:49.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 175 97.9242 50 1.09 32
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:45.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 86.7465 50 0.26 44
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:40.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 73.1712 50 -0.44 43
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:39.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 61.3941 50 1.23 31
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:39.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 211 121.1898 50 0.76 35
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:37.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 58.3971 50 0.51 44
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:37.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 180 111.6993 50 -0.11 43
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:35.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 175 97.9242 50 -0.29 42
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:34.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 246 90.6426 50 0.06 45
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:34.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 191 92.0412 50 -0.12 44
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:33.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 55 86.7465 50 0.08 45
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:33.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 254 91.3419 50 -0.65 39
IV.SOI.EHN. 2020-12-01T19:11:33.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 96 87.0462 50 -0.12 45
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:32.83 0.6 undecidable manual P 257 82.5507 50 -0.26 44
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:31.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 74 40.3263 98 -0.47 45
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:31.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 221 66.4779 50 0.43 44
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:31.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 304 73.9704 50 -0.4 43
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:30.90 0.6 undecidable manual P 81 73.1712 50 -0.75 39
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:29.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 316 61.3941 50 -0.18 47
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:28.85 0.6 undecidable manual P 108 58.3971 50 -0.52 43
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:27.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 26.0517 103 -0.2 49
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:27.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 206 41.8248 98 0.46 45
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:27.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 41.4252 98 0.48 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:27.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 94 25.3524 103 0.08 51
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:26.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 40.3263 98 -0.34 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:26.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 43.623 50 -0.78 60
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:26.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 195 39.3273 98 0.28 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:25.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 21.2676 105 -0.19 50
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:25.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 18.87 107 0.64 45
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-12-01T19:11:23.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 27.2505 102 0.09 76
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:23.42 0.1 positive manual P 145 26.0517 103 -0.21 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:23.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 94 25.3524 103 0.14 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:22.77 0.6 undecidable manual P 51 18.87 107 0.53 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-12-01T19:11:22.52 0.1 negative manual P 231 21.2676 105 -0.18 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00071267465 0.1536 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:26.32
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0016374755000000002 0.2304 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:26.25
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001247352 0.3712 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:26.46
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0021596325 0.2944 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:26.50
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0014951329 0.1536 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:28.51
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005695170000000001 0.2688 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:28.75
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0006554383500000001 0.2688 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:28.77
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.002059118 0.3584 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:29.16
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002900723 0.256 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:32.71
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00007249209 0.2048 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:33.04
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00028009709999999996 0.2304 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:33.37
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000832982 0.1792 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:33.65
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000076842485 0.3712 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:39.27
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00011860831499999999 0.4352 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:39.75
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00037173859999999997 0.256 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:42.20
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0007929243500000001 0.2176 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:42.50
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000058439150000000004 0.32 AML other m 2020-12-01T19:11:43.57
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