Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 14-01-2023 and time 11:55:01 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 14-01-2023 11:55:01 (UTC)
  • 14-01-2023 12:55:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9250, 15.4590 at 6 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
Roccalumera ME 8 4141 4141
Furci Siculo ME 8 3382 7523
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 8 9377 16900
Nizza di Sicilia ME 8 3667 20567
Alì Terme ME 9 2539 23106
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 10 1554 24660
Forza d'Agrò ME 11 911 25571
Savoca ME 11 1732 27303
Pagliara ME 11 1170 28473
Alì ME 12 768 29241
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 12 842 30083
Fiumedinisi ME 13 1409 31492
Scaletta Zanclea ME 13 2140 33632
Letojanni ME 14 2861 36493
Itala ME 14 1640 38133
Gallodoro ME 15 367 38500
Mandanici ME 15 601 39101
Mongiuffi Melia ME 16 600 39701
Limina ME 16 836 40537
Roccafiorita ME 17 197 40734
Taormina ME 17 10960 51694
Castelmola ME 18 1088 52782
Giardini-Naxos ME 18 9415 62197
Antillo ME 20 919 63116

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
31 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
43 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 1.4 2023-01-14
11:55:01
37.9253 15.4588 6 2024-03-01
17:18:12
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 118992281
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2023-01-14
11:55:01
37.9397 15.4322 11 2023-01-14
12:00:30
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113535241
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-14 11:55:01 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.9253 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.4588 ± 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 118992281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 707
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 465
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 164
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 159
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) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18346
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47574
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118992281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-07-05 13:09:54

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113535241
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-14 12:00:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2023-01-14T11:55:19.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 291 49.5171 50 0.88 37
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:18.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 48.0186 50 0.49 43
IY.CNDF.HHN. 2023-01-14T11:55:14.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 35.9418 99 0.07 48
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:14.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 7 37.8288 98 -0.25 46
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:13.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 39 33.8439 99 0.44 45
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:11.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 245 27.2505 102 0.14 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:11.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 284 52.8027 50 -0.49 64
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:10.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 339 26.2515 102 -0.06 49
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:10.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 86 48.0186 50 -0.3 67
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2023-01-14T11:55:10.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 291 49.5171 50 -0.45 65
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2023-01-14T11:55:09.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 250 37.4292 99 0.77 59
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:08.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 284 20.3685 105 0.12 49
IY.CNDF.HHN. 2023-01-14T11:55:08.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 35.9418 99 -0.2 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:08.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 37.8288 98 -0.21 70
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:08.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 33.8439 99 0.28 69
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:07.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 29.9478 101 -0.18 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:06.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 26.2515 102 0.1 73
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:06.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 245 27.2505 102 -0.27 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-14T11:55:05.64 0.1 positive manual P 284 20.3685 105 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00019600000000000002 0.32 AML other m 2023-01-14T11:55:09.68
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00024349999999999998 0.72 AML other m 2023-01-14T11:55:09.59
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00020600000000000002 0.92 AML other m 2023-01-14T11:55:12.47
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00016199999999999998 0.3 AML other m 2023-01-14T11:55:12.17
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007085 0.82 AML other m 2023-01-14T11:55:22.53
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000565 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-14T11:55:23.52
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