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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 24-09-2016 and time 02:51:07 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 24-09-2016 02:51:07 (UTC)
  • 24-09-2016 04:51:07 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3440, 15.7180 at 17 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
Bagnara Calabra RC 10 10255 10255
Scilla RC 10 4964 15219
Palmi RC 12 18930 34149
Seminara RC 13 2811 36960
San Roberto RC 15 1750 38710
Fiumara RC 15 1018 39728
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 15 4120 43848
Melicuccà RC 15 930 44778
Campo Calabro RC 15 4536 49314
Villa San Giovanni RC 16 13784 63098
San Procopio RC 17 534 63632
Sinopoli RC 17 2089 65721
Calanna RC 18 934 66655
Gioia Tauro RC 18 19864 86519
Laganadi RC 19 413 86932
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 19 343 87275

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)
95 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 1.5 2016-09-24
02:51:07		 38.3445 15.7178 17 2017-05-17
10:11:45		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 44783221
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2016-09-24
02:51:07		 38.3473 15.7208 14 2016-09-24
02:57:54		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 29451821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-09-24 02:51:07 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.3445 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.7178 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 17 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 44783221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 775
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 417
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 21
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 208
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12591
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.57916
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 44783221
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-05-17 10:11:45

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 29451821
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-09-24 02:57:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:27.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 64.2912 96 -0.16 45
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:21.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 136 42.0246 101 -0.25 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:21.62 0.1 undecidable manual S 259 43.1235 101 0 97
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:20.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 182 37.9287 103 0.13 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:20.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 38.628 102 -0.03 49
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:19.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 273 64.2912 96 0.37 43
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:16.39 0.1 undecidable manual S 154 21.867 117 0.2 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:15.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 43.1235 101 -0.14 94
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:15.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 244 20.2686 119 -0.35 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:15.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 38.628 102 0.14 71
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:15.26 0.3 positive manual P 136 42.0246 101 -0.23 69
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:14.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 153 13.9749 132 -0.01 76
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:14.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 17.9709 123 -0.45 47
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:14.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 182 37.9287 103 0.02 73
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:12.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 21.867 117 0.06 99
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:12.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 17.9709 123 0.03 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:12.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 244 20.2686 119 -0.07 100
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2016-09-24T02:51:11.67 0.3 negative manual P 153 13.9749 132 0.15 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000107 0.48 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:15.17
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000059 0.28 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:15.23
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.2 0.000923 0.48 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:16.54
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.2 0.0008405 0.16 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:16.82
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000833 1.52 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:21.92
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007539999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:22.60
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00012145 0.6 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:22.42
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013350000000000002 0.7 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:21.37
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0006355 0.56 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:14.61
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000733 0.58 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:14.67
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000141 0.26 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:15.71
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001095 1.76 AML other m 2016-09-24T02:51:17.91
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