Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 24-09-2016 and time 02:14:36 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 24-09-2016 02:14:36 (UTC)
  • 24-09-2016 04:14:36 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3410, 15.7190 at 10 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
Bagnara Calabra RC 10 10255 10255
Scilla RC 10 4964 15219
Palmi RC 12 18930 34149
Seminara RC 13 2811 36960
San Roberto RC 14 1750 38710
Fiumara RC 15 1018 39728
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 15 4120 43848
MelicuccĂ  RC 15 930 44778
Campo Calabro RC 15 4536 49314
Villa San Giovanni RC 15 13784 63098
San Procopio RC 16 534 63632
Sinopoli RC 16 2089 65721
Calanna RC 18 934 66655
Gioia Tauro RC 19 19864 86519
Laganadi RC 19 413 86932
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 19 343 87275
Cosoleto RC 20 859 88134

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
27 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 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 1.3 2016-09-24
02:14:36
38.3413 15.719 10 2017-05-03
09:07:30
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 44782551
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2016-09-24
02:14:36
38.339 15.7133 10 2016-09-24
02:22:03
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 29450911
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-09-24 02:14:36 ± 0.18
Latitude 38.3413 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.7190 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 44782551

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1024
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 573
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 169
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1020.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 179
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) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15918
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.57377
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:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 44782551
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-05-17 10:10:50

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 29450911
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-09-24 02:22:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHN. 2016-09-24T02:14:56.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 79 63.6918 50 0.4 43
IV.AIO.HHN. 2016-09-24T02:14:55.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 226 58.9965 50 0.39 44
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2016-09-24T02:14:49.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 236 38.5281 50 0.14 48
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-09-24T02:14:49.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 135 41.7249 50 -0.13 48
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:14:49.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 260 43.1235 50 -0.46 44
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:14:48.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 37.5291 50 -0.09 72
IV.AIO.HHN. 2016-09-24T02:14:47.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 226 58.9965 50 0.7 39
IV.PLAC.HHN. 2016-09-24T02:14:47.93 1.0 undecidable manual P 79 63.6918 50 0.32 22
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:14:44.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 260 43.1235 50 -0.3 46
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-09-24T02:14:44.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 153 21.4674 116 0.27 48
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:14:43.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 183 37.5291 50 -0.16 48
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2016-09-24T02:14:43.12 0.1 undecidable manual S 121 17.6712 120 -0.26 97
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2016-09-24T02:14:43.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 236 38.5281 50 -0.12 48
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-09-24T02:14:43.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 41.7249 50 -0.36 68
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-09-24T02:14:41.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 153 21.4674 116 0.17 73
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2016-09-24T02:14:40.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 17.6712 120 0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:1.9 0.00057514705 0.16 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:14:45.43
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:1.8 0.00040153765 0.24 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:14:45.17
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00007173527 0.3008 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:14:50.50
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000059224584999999994 0.3792 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:14:51.17
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.0 0.00002768162 0.44 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:14:51.03
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.8 0.000021418449999999998 0.56 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:14:52.53
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