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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 09-08-2017 and time 16:28:06 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 09-08-2017 14:28:06 (UTC)
  • 09-08-2017 16:28:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0740, 14.4600 at 11 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
Caronia ME 6 3364 3364
Acquedolci ME 11 5744 9108
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 12 4694 13802
San Fratello ME 14 3707 17509
Reitano ME 15 806 18315
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 15 12624 30939
Motta d'Affermo ME 17 739 31678
Mistretta ME 18 4791 36469
Pettineo ME 19 1350 37819
Militello Rosmarino ME 19 1324 39143
Torrenova ME 19 4386 43529

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
73 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
84 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.3 2017-08-09
14:28:06		 38.0738 14.4598 11 2018-07-06
15:40:36		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 53352621
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2017-08-09
14:28:06		 38.0927 14.4388 6 2017-08-09
14:36:37		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 48852971
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-08-09 14:28:06 ± 0.16
Latitude 38.0738 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.4598 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 53352621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1321
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 769
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 139
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1320.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 16
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) 0.61693
Number of stations at which the event was observed 27
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53352621
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-01-22 11:26:03

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 48852971
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-08-09 14:36:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MAGA.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:55.34 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.44 0
IV.SAMA.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:44.10 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.41 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:39.83 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.89 0
IV.ARCI.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:38.06 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 20.120001 0
IV.LIK.EHZ.01 2017-08-09T14:29:31.42 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.1 0
IV.CPGN.EHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:30.72 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 4.14 0
IV.FSSB.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:30.44 3.0 negative manual Pn 6.57 0
IV.OVO.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:24.22 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 11.57 0
IV.NARO.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:21.21 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.1 0
IV.T1247.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:17.74 3.0 positive manual Pg 11.81 0
IV.SRES.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:13.80 3.0 negative manual Pg 8.02 0
IV.COLB.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:13.26 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.36 0
IV.SAMA.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:09.24 3.0 positive manual Pg 9.54 0
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2017-08-09T14:29:04.93 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.69 0
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:53.09 3.0 positive manual Pn 3.16 0
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:46.80 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.LINA.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:46.15 3.0 positive manual Pn 1.07 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:24.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 56.3991 50 0.5 42
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:20.80 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.29 0
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:20.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 229 40.2264 50 0.2 46
IV.GIB.HHE. 2017-08-09T14:28:20.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 256 39.0276 50 0.99 35
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:19.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 38.2284 50 -0.33 45
IV.AIO.HHE. 2017-08-09T14:28:18.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 68.4759 50 -0.37 64
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:17.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 29.1486 50 0.68 41
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:16.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 53 56.3991 50 -0.06 46
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:16.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 55.3002 50 0.19 68
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:15.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 51.7038 50 -0.33 66
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:14.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 167 41.3253 50 -0.12 71
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:14.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 40.2264 50 0.1 71
IV.GIB.HHE. 2017-08-09T14:28:14.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 256 39.0276 50 -0.26 69
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:13.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 38.2284 50 -0.56 86
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:12.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 29.1486 50 0 99
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:12.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 111 12.2766 132 0.31 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2017-08-09T14:28:10.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 12.2766 132 0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00016649999999999998 0.42 AML other m 2017-08-09T14:28:13.27
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000132 0.24 AML other m 2017-08-09T14:28:13.81
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.7 0.0002285 0.86 AML other m 2017-08-09T14:28:18.55
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.6 0.0001905 1.1 AML other m 2017-08-09T14:28:19.02
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000317 1.04 AML other m 2017-08-09T14:28:20.77
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00004185 0.68 AML other m 2017-08-09T14:28:21.10
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00010700000000000001 0.68 AML other m 2017-08-09T14:28:21.53
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000157 0.34 AML other m 2017-08-09T14:28:21.61
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000047550000000000004 0.5 AML other m 2017-08-09T14:28:31.44
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000585 0.56 AML other m 2017-08-09T14:28:31.60
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