Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 13-01-2023 and time 05:46:54 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 13-01-2023 05:46:54 (UTC)
  • 13-01-2023 06:46:54 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1510, 15.0540 at 8 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
Oliveri ME 3 2181 2181
Falcone ME 5 2808 4989
Patti ME 8 13431 18420
Furnari ME 8 3784 22204
Montagnareale ME 10 1615 23819
Terme Vigliatore ME 10 7395 31214
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 32745
Basicò ME 10 612 33357
Librizzi ME 10 1660 35017
Rodì Milici ME 11 2056 37073
Tripi ME 12 873 37946
San Piero Patti ME 14 2915 40861
Gioiosa Marea ME 14 7074 47935
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 14 41583 89518
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 91805
Castroreale ME 15 2504 94309
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 16 3090 97399
Raccuja ME 16 1041 98440
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 99777
Piraino ME 17 3962 103739
Merì ME 17 2338 106077
Milazzo ME 18 31646 137723
Ucria ME 19 1058 138781
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 145896
Sinagra ME 19 2705 148601
Brolo ME 20 5783 154384

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 Km N 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.6 2023-01-13
05:46:54
38.1513 15.0545 8 2024-03-01
17:17:58
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 115108551
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2023-01-13
05:46:54
38.1522 15.0607 8 2023-01-13
05:53:10
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113510351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-13 05:46:54 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1513 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0545 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 115108551

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 531
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 226
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 271
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 530.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 93
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11961
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66820
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115108551
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-08 13:08:25

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113510351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-13 05:53:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:08.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 252 42.4242 50 -0.68 61
IV.IACL.HHE. 2023-01-13T05:47:07.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 305 74.1702 50 -0.36 42
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:05.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 30.4473 105 0.06 73
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:05.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 348 27.75 106 0.38 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:04.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 345 25.752 107 0.4 68
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:04.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 341 28.6491 106 -0.34 69
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:04.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 343 28.4493 106 -0.27 70
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:04.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 348 26.8509 107 0.14 72
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:03.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 184 37.2294 50 0.78 39
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:03.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 205 40.2264 50 0.37 67
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:03.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 142 25.3524 107 -0.32 70
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:03.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 194 37.8288 50 0.8 58
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2023-01-13T05:47:02.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 164 38.2284 50 -0.39 45
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:02.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 49 20.3685 111 -0.12 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:02.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 233 19.869 112 -0.22 72
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:02.97 0.1 positive manual P 252 42.4242 50 -0.35 90
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2023-01-13T05:47:02.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 180 37.7289 50 0.28 46
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:01.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 30.4473 105 0.21 71
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:01.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 28.6491 106 0.11 72
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:00.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 13.2756 121 -0.01 76
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:00.24 0.1 positive manual P 142 25.3524 107 -0.04 98
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:00.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 348 27.75 106 0.03 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:00.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 25.752 107 0.31 70
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:00.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 28.4493 106 -0.12 72
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2023-01-13T05:47:00.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 348 26.8509 107 0.16 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:46:59.25 0.1 positive manual P 233 19.869 112 0.01 100
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:46:58.17 0.1 positive manual P 236 13.2756 121 0.1 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-01-13T05:46:58.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 49 20.3685 111 -0.75 61
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00014636545000000002 0.1792 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:01.14
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00010218643999999999 0.1408 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:01.02
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0005208558 0.128 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:01.83
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0006439901 0.1984 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:02.00
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0006355 0.28 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:03.16
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000217 0.14 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:03.04
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002665165 0.16 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:05.62
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:1.5 0.0001933406 0.1312 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:06.09
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00025693579999999997 0.1984 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:05.92
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00035963829999999995 0.1792 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:06.98
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00013838286999999998 0.0288 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:05.00
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00019638265 0.2176 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:06.21
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00019821620000000001 0.16 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:07.44
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00024438694999999997 0.2016 AML other m 2023-01-13T05:47:04.82
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