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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 01-03-2023 and time 19:50:42 (UTC) in region 2 km NW Furnari (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Furnari (ME), on

  • 01-03-2023 19:50:42 (UTC)
  • 01-03-2023 20:50:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1230, 15.1130 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Furnari ME 2 3784 3784
Falcone ME 3 2808 6592
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 4 1531 8123
Oliveri ME 5 2181 10304
Terme Vigliatore ME 5 7395 17699
Rodì Milici ME 5 2056 19755
Basicò ME 8 612 20367
Tripi ME 8 873 21240
Castroreale ME 9 2504 23744
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 10 41583 65327
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 66664
Merì ME 13 2338 69002
Patti ME 13 13431 82433
Librizzi ME 14 1660 84093
Montalbano Elicona ME 14 2287 86380
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 87995
San Filippo del Mela ME 15 7115 95110
San Piero Patti ME 15 2915 98025
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 15 4650 102675
Milazzo ME 16 31646 134321
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 16 1019 135340
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 141579
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 19 1807 143386
Raccuja ME 19 1041 144427
Condrò ME 20 493 144920
Antillo ME 20 919 145839

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
47 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.4 2023-03-01
19:50:42		 38.1227 15.1128 8 2024-03-01
17:17:57		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 115001051
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2023-03-01
19:50:42		 38.1257 15.115 8 2023-03-01
19:54:31		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114923151
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-01 19:50:42 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1227 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1128 ± 0.0046
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 115001051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 417
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 168
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 59
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
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) 0.15019
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.46585
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115001051
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-18 15:34:55

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114923151
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-01 19:54:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2023-03-01T19:51:00.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 85 51.7038 50 0.58 42
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:57.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 46.62 50 -0.13 46
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:55.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 65 37.8288 50 -0.57 42
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2023-03-01T19:50:54.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 340 31.2465 105 0.56 43
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:54.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 340 32.2455 104 0.46 44
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2023-03-01T19:50:53.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 33.1446 104 -0.51 44
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2023-03-01T19:50:52.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 85 51.7038 50 -0.27 67
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:52.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 178 26.6511 107 -0.09 49
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:51.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 258 46.62 50 -0.28 89
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2023-03-01T19:50:51.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 38.0286 50 0.84 58
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:50.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 21.0678 111 -0.11 49
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:50.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 188 34.8429 50 0.58 43
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:50.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 22.6551 110 -0.32 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:49.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 30.4473 105 0.28 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:49.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 65 37.8288 50 -0.26 69
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2023-03-01T19:50:49.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 31.2465 105 -0.03 98
IV.IVLT.HHN. 2023-03-01T19:50:49.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 33.5442 104 -0.04 73
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2023-03-01T19:50:49.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 33.1446 104 -0.16 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:49.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 148 19.7691 112 -0.38 70
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:49.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 340 32.2455 104 0 73
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2023-03-01T19:50:49.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 170 34.0437 103 0.09 72
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:48.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 26.6511 107 0.27 70
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:48.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 255 16.6722 116 -0.25 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:47.18 0.1 positive manual P 83 21.0678 111 0.07 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:47.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 247 22.6551 110 -0.06 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:46.85 0.1 positive manual P 148 19.7691 112 -0.02 100
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-03-01T19:50:46.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 16.6722 116 0.09 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001565 1 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:48.43
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00044750000000000004 0.96 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:49.65
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00013555000000000002 0.48 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:49.43
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000603 0.2 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:49.58
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00008745159999999999 0.1792 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:49.89
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00022802695000000001 0.1792 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:49.99
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00019501505 0.384 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:50.34
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00012235000000000002 0.12 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:50.83
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000141 0.4 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:50.69
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000129035 1.2416 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:54.11
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00007720693 0.7424 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:55.21
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000096828835 0.1792 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:56.28
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000059773980000000006 0.2048 AML other m 2023-03-01T19:50:57.06
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