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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 07-08-2024 and time 09:15:40 (UTC) in region 3 km N Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 3 km N Basicò (ME), on

  • 07-08-2024 09:15:40 (UTC)
  • 07-08-2024 11:15:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0850, 15.0680 at 9 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
Basicò ME 3 612 612
Falcone ME 4 2808 3420
Oliveri ME 5 2181 5601
Tripi ME 5 873 6474
Furnari ME 6 3784 10258
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 11789
Montalbano Elicona ME 8 2287 14076
Novara di Sicilia ME 10 1337 15413
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 17469
San Piero Patti ME 10 2915 20384
Librizzi ME 10 1660 22044
Terme Vigliatore ME 10 7395 29439
Patti ME 11 13431 42870
Montagnareale ME 12 1615 44485
Castroreale ME 13 2504 46989
Raccuja ME 14 1041 48030
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 14 1019 49049
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 90632
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 17 3090 93722
Ucria ME 17 1058 94780
Floresta ME 18 485 95265
Roccella Valdemone ME 18 666 95931
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 103005
Merì ME 18 2338 105343
Malvagna ME 18 733 106076
Sinagra ME 19 2705 108781
Antillo ME 20 919 109700
Piraino ME 20 3962 113662
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 20 4650 118312

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
65 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 1.2 2024-08-07
09:15:40		 38.0853 15.0675 9 2024-08-07
09:24:23		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130481371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-08-07 09:15:40 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0853 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0675 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 130481371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 438
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 299
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 179
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 440.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 69
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07914
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38941
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 130481371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-08-07 09:24:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:54.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 262 41.9247 50 -0.22 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:54.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 43.2234 50 -0.15 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:52.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 347 33.1446 50 0.24 69
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:50.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 278 29.6481 107 -0.65 41
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2024-08-07T09:15:49.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 35 25.0527 110 -0.05 72
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:48.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 262 41.9247 50 -0.22 91
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:48.78 0.6 undecidable manual P 63 43.2234 50 -0.03 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:47.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 255 17.5713 117 -0.17 72
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:47.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 182 30.4473 106 0.48 44
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:47.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 19.2696 115 -0.32 46
IV.EMNR.HHN. 2024-08-07T09:15:47.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 30.0477 107 0.67 61
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:47.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 347 33.1446 50 0.36 45
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:46.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 162 30.9468 106 0.03 72
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:46.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 278 29.6481 107 -0.41 67
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2024-08-07T09:15:45.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 25.0527 110 0.07 72
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:45.91 0.1 undecidable manual S 269 12.0768 126 0.24 95
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2024-08-07T09:15:45.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 168 23.0547 111 0.1 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:44.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 17.5713 117 0.08 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:44.62 0.1 undecidable manual S 137 8.7801 135 -0.18 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:44.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 19.2696 115 -0.17 95
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:43.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 12.0768 126 0.26 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-08-07T09:15:42.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 8.7801 135 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000846 0.22 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:44.84
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000533 1.64 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:46.91
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00014549999999999999 0.52 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:46.00
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00014050000000000003 0.46 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:46.83
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0004965 0.24 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:47.31
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001525 0.38 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:47.64
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00028000000000000003 1.08 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:47.18
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001505 0.38 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:47.76
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000068 0.14 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:48.55
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00004835 0.44 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:48.32
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00002765 0.32 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:52.49
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000021900000000000004 0.72 AML other m 2024-08-07T09:15:52.63
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