Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 29-07-2018 and time 21:43:50 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 29-07-2018 21:43:50 (UTC)
  • 29-07-2018 23:43:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2280, 14.8380 at 133 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
Piraino ME 8 3962 3962
Brolo ME 8 5783 9745
Gioiosa Marea ME 8 7074 16819
Capo d'Orlando ME 11 13254 30073
Naso ME 12 3813 33886
Ficarra ME 13 1469 35355
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 13 3090 38445
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 40060
Patti ME 15 13431 53491
Sinagra ME 16 2705 56196
Castell'Umberto ME 16 3128 59324
Capri Leone ME 17 4515 63839
Mirto ME 17 974 64813
Librizzi ME 18 1660 66473
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 18 1319 67792
Frazzanò ME 19 711 68503
Raccuja ME 20 1041 69544

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
63 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
83 Km N of Catania (314555 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 2.1 2018-07-29
21:43:50
38.2275 14.838 133 2019-04-24
14:50:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 59455201
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.1 2018-07-29
21:43:50
38.3652 14.8143 131 2018-07-29
22:03:01
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 59186441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-07-29 21:43:50 ± 0.24
Latitude 38.2275 ± 0.0198
Longitude 14.8380 ± 0.0263
Depth (km) 133 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 59455201

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2706
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 840
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 134
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 84
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 41
Number of defining phases 35
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) 1.56392
Number of stations at which the event was observed 32
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 26
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 59455201
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-06 20:25:18

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 59186441
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-07-29 22:03:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LIK.EHZ.01 2018-07-29T21:45:29.07 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.48 0
IV.RMP.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:45:13.07 3.0 negative manual Pg 19.18 0
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:45:10.67 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.12 0
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:45:07.60 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.33 0
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:45:07.46 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.61 0
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:58.02 3.0 positive manual Pn 2.07 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:29.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 65 100.3218 140 -0.92 36
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:29.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 92.0412 143 0.43 43
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:26.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 245 75.369 148 -0.53 44
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:25.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 203 62.0934 153 0.39 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:24.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 129 44.7219 160 0.16 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:23.63 0.1 undecidable manual S 130 34.2435 164 0.31 99
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:22.18 1.0 undecidable manual S 37 20.6682 171 -0.51 25
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2018-07-29T21:44:22.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 171 20.6682 170 0.24 51
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2018-07-29T21:44:22.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 101 45.8208 160 -1.25 34
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:21.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 33 173.5929 124 0.77 61
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:20.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 46 164.5131 125 0.73 65
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:17.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 141.3474 130 0.38 80
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:16.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 140.748 130 -0.49 76
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:14.95 1.0 undecidable manual P 180 123.8871 134 -0.54 19
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:14.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 201 118.992 135 -0.12 87
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:13.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 65 100.3218 140 -0.39 43
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:13.85 1.0 undecidable manual P 99 107.5146 138 -0.23 22
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:13.13 1.0 undecidable manual P 87 92.0412 143 0.28 22
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:13.55 1.0 undecidable manual P 227 93.9393 142 0.55 21
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2018-07-29T21:44:12.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 236 76.8675 148 0.38 45
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2018-07-29T21:44:12.37 1.0 undecidable manual P 204 73.371 149 0.82 20
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:11.23 1.0 undecidable manual P 245 75.369 148 -0.45 22
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:11.53 1.0 undecidable manual P 153 68.8755 151 0.27 24
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2018-07-29T21:44:11.73 0.6 undecidable manual P 108 79.2651 147 -0.21 46
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:11.10 1.0 undecidable manual P 203 62.0934 153 0.24 24
IV.IACL.HHE. 2018-07-29T21:44:10.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 309 54.0015 156 -0.34 48
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2018-07-29T21:44:10.06 1.0 undecidable manual P 168 46.1205 159 0 26
IV.ESML.HHE. 2018-07-29T21:44:10.70 1.0 undecidable manual P 177 67.6767 151 -0.49 22
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:10.08 1.0 undecidable manual P 82 34.6431 164 0.46 24
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:10.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 178 44.8218 160 0.47 47
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2018-07-29T21:44:09.80 1.0 undecidable manual P 101 45.8208 160 -0.25 25
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:09.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 34.2435 164 0.03 79
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:09.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 129 44.7219 160 -0.28 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-07-29T21:44:08.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 20.6682 171 -0.7 67
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2018-07-29T21:44:08.85 0.6 undecidable manual P 171 20.6682 170 -0.38 50
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.9 0.0000314 0.36 AML other m 2018-07-29T21:44:31.16
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0000842 0.5 AML other m 2018-07-29T21:44:23.74
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006465 1.18 AML other m 2018-07-29T21:44:25.92
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00008340000000000001 1.36 AML other m 2018-07-29T21:44:26.06
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00003855 1.08 AML other m 2018-07-29T21:44:30.82
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006125 0.68 AML other m 2018-07-29T21:44:32.62
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00005325 0.64 AML other m 2018-07-29T21:44:34.38
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00002770378 2.7904 AML other m 2018-07-29T21:44:29.66
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00008959273500000001 1.8816 AML other m 2018-07-29T21:44:22.25
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0001179889 1.6512 AML other m 2018-07-29T21:44:23.85
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