Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 05-06-2016 and time 05:06:51 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 05-06-2016 03:06:51 (UTC)
  • 05-06-2016 05:06:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2530, 15.6540 at 68 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
Villa San Giovanni RC 4 13784 13784
Campo Calabro RC 4 4536 18320
Scilla RC 5 4964 23284
Fiumara RC 6 1018 24302
San Roberto RC 9 1750 26052
Calanna RC 10 934 26986
Messina ME 11 238439 265425
Laganadi RC 12 413 265838
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 13 343 266181
Bagnara Calabra RC 13 10255 276436
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 15 1263 277699
Reggio di Calabria RC 16 183035 460734
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 18 4120 464854
Villafranca Tirrena ME 19 8584 473438
Sinopoli RC 20 2089 475527

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
11 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
16 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.7 2016-06-05
03:06:51
38.2533 15.654 68 2016-11-08
11:49:58
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 25837491
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2016-06-05
03:06:51
38.2578 15.6257 70 2016-06-05
03:13:10
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 25600351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-06-05 03:06:51 ± 0.4
Latitude 38.2533 ± 0.0198
Longitude 15.6540 ± 0.0252
Depth (km) 68 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 25837491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2357
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1068
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 141
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 112
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11511
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43527
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 25837491
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-06-14 14:20:50

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 25600351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-06-05 03:13:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHE. 2016-06-05T03:07:13.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 230 48.3183 138 0.83 62
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:12.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 27 44.0226 141 0.11 68
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:10.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 28.0497 154 0.1 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:10.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 28.8489 153 -0.31 65
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:10.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 36.8298 147 -0.52 40
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:10.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 122 17.9709 163 0.61 66
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:10.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 120 40.2264 144 -0.98 56
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:09.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 275 12.7761 168 0.09 75
IV.AIO.HHE. 2016-06-05T03:07:04.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 48.3183 138 0.37 88
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:03.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 44.0226 141 0.2 88
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:02.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 36.8298 147 -0.35 90
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:02.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 17.9709 163 0.21 94
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:02.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 120 40.2264 144 -0.46 91
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:02.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 28.0497 154 -0.13 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:02.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 28.8489 153 -0.01 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-06-05T03:07:01.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 12.7761 168 -0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:1.9 0.000132 0.24 AML other m 2016-06-05T03:07:11.37
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:1.8 0.00010899999999999999 0.48 AML other m 2016-06-05T03:07:12.73
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000864 0.24 AML other m 2016-06-05T03:07:11.04
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001023 0.26 AML other m 2016-06-05T03:07:11.18
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000032349999999999994 0.26 AML other m 2016-06-05T03:07:09.76
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00004314999999999999 1.26 AML other m 2016-06-05T03:07:10.69
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