Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 07-01-2023 and time 15:56:32 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 07-01-2023 15:56:32 (UTC)
  • 07-01-2023 16:56:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2330, 15.6280 at 23 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
Villa San Giovanni RC 2 13784 13784
Campo Calabro RC 3 4536 18320
Fiumara RC 6 1018 19338
Messina ME 8 238439 257777
Scilla RC 8 4964 262741
San Roberto RC 10 1750 264491
Calanna RC 10 934 265425
Laganadi RC 12 413 265838
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 13 343 266181
Reggio di Calabria RC 14 183035 449216
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 16 1263 450479
Bagnara Calabra RC 16 10255 460734
Villafranca Tirrena ME 17 8584 469318
Saponara ME 17 3988 473306
Rometta ME 20 6650 479956

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
14 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.3 2023-01-07
15:56:32
38.2333 15.6283 23 2023-01-07
16:04:24
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113376311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-07 15:56:32 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.2333 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.6283 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113376311

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 815
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 417
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 14
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 184
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09263
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40829
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113376311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-07 16:04:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2023-01-07T15:56:47.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 133 45.3213 110 0.25 67
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-01-07T15:56:42.88 0.1 undecidable manual S 248 25.8519 125 0.03 97
TV.GMB1.HHE. 2023-01-07T15:56:41.08 0.1 undecidable manual S 112 17.871 137 -0.16 96
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-01-07T15:56:40.03 0.1 undecidable manual S 141 10.2786 153 -0.04 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-07T15:56:40.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 288 10.9779 151 0.04 100
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2023-01-07T15:56:40.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 45.3213 110 -0.19 90
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-01-07T15:56:38.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 248 25.8519 125 -0.05 96
TV.GMB1.HHE. 2023-01-07T15:56:37.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 112 17.871 137 0.21 95
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-01-07T15:56:36.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 10.2786 153 -0.01 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-07T15:56:36.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 288 10.9779 151 0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000814 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-07T15:56:42.53
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008535000000000001 1.66 AML other m 2023-01-07T15:56:42.04
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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