Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 23-12-2020 and time 07:16:30 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 23-12-2020 06:16:30 (UTC)
  • 23-12-2020 07:16:30 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5690, 14.9520 at 233 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Santa Marina Salina ME 7 903 903
Malfa ME 10 982 1885
Lipari ME 11 12753 14638
Leni ME 11 696 15334

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
67 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2.4 2020-12-23
06:16:30
38.5692 14.9515 233 2021-02-26
14:56:14
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86206501
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.4 2020-12-23
06:16:29
38.713 14.9565 236 2020-12-23
06:28:34
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85642961
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-23 06:16:30 ± 0.31
Latitude 38.5692 ± 0.0216
Longitude 14.9515 ± 0.0230
Depth (km) 233 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86206501

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2451
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1338
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 141
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 100
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 38
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.76897
Number of stations at which the event was observed 30
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86206501
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-27 18:13:21

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85642961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-23 06:28:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:18:21.97 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.91 0
IV.NARO.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:18:15.62 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 3.89 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2020-12-23T06:18:13.65 3.0 negative manual Pn -9.99 0
IV.FIR.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:18:12.48 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -7.74 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2020-12-23T06:18:04.81 3.0 positive manual Pg 5.01 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2020-12-23T06:18:04.84 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 6.42 0
IV.PE3.EHZ. 2020-12-23T06:18:00.10 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -9.99 0
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:57.67 3.0 positive manual Pg 13.78 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:54.06 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.27 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:40.80 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.57 0
IV.LAV9.HNZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:35.47 3.0 negative manual Pn -9.99 0
IV.SERS.HNN. 2020-12-23T06:17:34.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 70 158.8188 144 -0.28 42
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:31.60 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 0.04 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:30.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 129.7701 150 -0.08 48
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:29.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 119 110.6004 154 0.05 50
IV.ERC.EHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:29.90 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 0.98 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:27.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 112 88.7445 158 0.41 48
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:25.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 81.0522 160 -0.98 39
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:25.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 125 59.0964 165 0.44 51
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2020-12-23T06:17:24.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 144 41.0256 170 0.25 55
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:10.17 0.6 undecidable manual P 9 196.359 138 -0.14 36
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:10.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 188.1672 139 0.48 52
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:09.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 57 190.0653 139 0.1 56
IV.BULG.HHN. 2020-12-23T06:17:08.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 171.3951 142 0.19 60
IV.SERS.HNN. 2020-12-23T06:17:07.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 70 158.8188 144 0.14 65
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:05.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 95 129.7701 150 -0.11 71
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:04.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 119 110.6004 154 -0.05 100
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-12-23T06:17:03.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 103.0191 155 -0.17 74
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:03.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 88.7445 158 0.3 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:03.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 160 70.6737 162 0.63 70
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:03.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 104.7174 155 -0.2 73
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:02.31 0.1 negative manual P 87 81.0522 160 -0.51 96
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2020-12-23T06:17:02.45 0.6 undecidable manual P 143 58.497 165 0.47 51
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-23T06:17:01.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 59.0964 165 -0.19 81
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2020-12-23T06:17:01.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 269 32.6451 172 0.02 88
IV.IACL.HHE. 2020-12-23T06:17:01.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 51.9036 167 0.1 83
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2020-12-23T06:17:01.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 21.5673 174 -0.02 89
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2020-12-23T06:17:00.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 144 41.0256 170 -0.59 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000026896945 0.3424 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:05.19
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.5 0.00006699763 0.9792 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:11.50
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.6 0.00008201041000000001 0.7776 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:24.70
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000029754425000000003 0.4416 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:27.63
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000038240750000000005 0.4384 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:29.70
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00006501863 0.32 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:29.74
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000042012759999999996 0.3392 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:29.77
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.2 0.000022681555 1.3184 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:30.04
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000028164660000000002 1.6416 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:30.05
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00006027298 0.3616 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:31.14
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.2 0.00002376998 0.3808 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:31.57
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000051431605 0.3808 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:31.23
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.6 0.00006755915999999999 0.6016 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:31.61
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000246364435 1.6416 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:33.04
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000025393785000000003 0.72 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:34.42
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.6 0.00006329528000000002 1.1808 AML other m 2020-12-23T06:17:34.96
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