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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 06-06-2023 and time 19:12:12 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 06-06-2023 19:12:12 (UTC)
  • 06-06-2023 21:12:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3070, 14.8510 at 121 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.

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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
Gioiosa Marea ME 15 7074 7074
Piraino ME 16 3962 11036
Brolo ME 17 5783 16819
Capo d'Orlando ME 19 13254 30073

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
63 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2023-06-06
19:12:12		 38.3068 14.8507 121 2023-06-06
19:30:18		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 118159711
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-06-06 19:12:12 ± 0.34
Latitude 38.3068 ± 0.0288
Longitude 14.8507 ± 0.0321
Depth (km) 121 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118159711

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3238
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2727
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 162
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3240.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.97397
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118159711
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-06 19:30:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:44.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 138 50.0166 156 0.42 46
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:44.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 95 57.498 152 -0.3 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:43.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 176 29.3484 165 0.54 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:42.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 217 37.7289 161 -0.54 46
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-06-06T19:12:41.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 15.3735 172 -0.19 51
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:38.66 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:35.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 103 108.114 135 0.2 65
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:31.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 54.6009 154 0.15 73
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:31.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 53.502 154 0.39 92
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:31.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 162 57.7977 152 -0.18 48
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:31.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 152 60.9945 151 -0.15 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:30.92 0.6 positive manual P 95 57.498 152 -0.26 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:30.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 50.0166 156 0.19 97
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:30.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 320 37.2294 161 0.53 70
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-06-06T19:12:30.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 15.3735 172 0.65 69
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2023-06-06T19:12:29.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 13.6752 173 -0.11 79
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:29.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 176 29.3484 165 -0.25 100
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2023-06-06T19:12:29.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 97 33.3444 163 -0.37 72
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:29.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 217 37.7289 161 -0.45 71
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2023-06-06T19:12:29.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 54 15.1737 172 0.01 54
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2023-06-06T19:12:29.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 165 25.6521 167 -0.65 45
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000021525945 0.4224 AML other m 2023-06-06T19:12:47.08
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00002724084 0.32 AML other m 2023-06-06T19:12:45.56
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.9 0.0000344 1.12 AML other m 2023-06-06T19:12:36.60
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000040650000000000006 0.36 AML other m 2023-06-06T19:12:46.80
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00003595920499999999 0.4608 AML other m 2023-06-06T19:12:49.08
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00002253656 0.4352 AML other m 2023-06-06T19:12:53.57
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000020325799999999998 0.32 AML other m 2023-06-06T19:12:45.13
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00004496032 0.4608 AML other m 2023-06-06T19:12:46.21
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