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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 04-02-2019 and time 04:34:52 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 04-02-2019 04:34:52 (UTC)
  • 04-02-2019 05:34:52 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1830, 15.1980 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 4 41583 41583
Merì ME 5 2338 43921
Milazzo ME 6 31646 75567
Terme Vigliatore ME 6 7395 82962
San Filippo del Mela ME 7 7115 90077
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 92133
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 9 4650 96783
Castroreale ME 9 2504 99287
Pace del Mela ME 10 6239 105526
Furnari ME 11 3784 109310
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 11 1807 111117
Condrò ME 11 493 111610
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 12 1531 113141
Falcone ME 12 2808 115949
Oliveri ME 14 2181 118130
Torregrotta ME 14 7431 125561
San Pier Niceto ME 14 2837 128398
Venetico ME 15 3911 132309
Valdina ME 15 1355 133664
Roccavaldina ME 16 1133 134797
Spadafora ME 16 5021 139818
Monforte San Giorgio ME 17 2777 142595
Tripi ME 17 873 143468
Basicò ME 18 612 144080
Rometta ME 19 6650 150730
Novara di Sicilia ME 19 1337 152067

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Catania (314555 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 2.4 2019-02-04
04:34:52		 38.1832 15.1978 10 2019-08-22
08:24:49		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 65307361
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2019-02-04
04:34:52		 38.177 15.2123 10 2019-02-04
04:41:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 65197001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-02-04 04:34:52 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1832 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1978 ± 0.0057
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 65307361

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 485
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 410
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 38
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 59
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 38
Number of defining phases 36
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.94074
Number of stations at which the event was observed 27
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 25
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 40
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 65197001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-02-04 04:41:59

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 40
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 65307361
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-22 23:35:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:27.60 3.0 positive manual P 215.4177 1.22 0
IV.MPG.SHE. 2019-02-04T04:35:18.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 270 160.3173 50 -0.74 31
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2019-02-04T04:35:16.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 267 145.6431 50 -0.71 33
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:11.79 3.0 undecidable manual P 87.246 4.02 0
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:11.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 248 102.3198 50 0.94 49
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:10.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 103.2189 50 0.25 62
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:08.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 114 48.1185 50 0.59 63
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:07.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 80 45.7209 50 -0.3 69
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:07.01 0.6 negative manual P 298 82.9503 50 -0.1 45
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:05.12 0.3 negative manual P 308 68.6757 50 0.21 67
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:05.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 227 76.1682 50 -0.73 38
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:05.79 0.3 positive manual P 99 75.6687 50 -0.2 66
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:04.81 0.1 undecidable manual S 0.19 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:03.49 0.1 positive manual P 82 61.2942 50 -0.27 90
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:03.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 32.2455 50 -0.39 69
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-02-04T04:35:03.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 319 31.4463 50 0.04 75
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:03.45 0.6 undecidable manual P 194 63.0924 50 -0.61 41
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:03.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 319 28.6491 50 -0.01 75
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:02.82 0.6 positive manual P 217 49.7169 50 0.83 38
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:02.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 28.4493 50 -0.28 71
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:02.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 45.7209 50 1.22 48
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2019-02-04T04:35:02.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 198 45.8208 50 1.36 30
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:02.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 0.09 46
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:01.15 0.1 positive manual P 80 45.7209 50 -0.22 93
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:01.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 173 23.754 113 -0.18 73
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:35:01.70 0.1 positive manual P 114 48.1185 50 -0.05 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:59.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 197 18.0708 119 -0.3 72
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:59.79 0.6 positive manual P 0.12 48
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-02-04T04:34:58.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 319 31.4463 50 -0.21 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:58.79 0.3 positive manual P 72 28.4493 50 0.07 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:58.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 14.0748 125 0.06 76
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:58.87 0.1 positive manual P 241 32.2455 50 -0.43 91
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:58.85 0.1 positive manual P 319 28.6491 50 0.12 98
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:57.66 0.1 positive manual P 173 23.754 113 -0.25 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:57.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 17 10.1787 134 0.11 76
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:56.42 0.1 positive manual P 107 14.0748 125 0.21 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:56.76 0.1 positive manual P 197 18.0708 119 -0.12 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-02-04T04:34:55.88 0.1 negative manual P 17 10.1787 134 0.28 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:3.2 0.020910164999999998 0.2976 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:34:58.13
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.9 0.010544507 0.4032 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:34:57.97
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.003974505 0.3008 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:34:59.03
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0031782325 0.4224 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:00.15
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.8 0.005369623499999999 0.16 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:00.23
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0051071955 0.2432 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:00.66
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.6 0.002543056 0.24 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:01.72
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.9 0.004852211 0.2016 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:01.88
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00106210215 0.0992 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:03.47
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0011780744999999998 0.2592 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:03.74
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0006931969 0.32 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:04.04
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0015621975 0.2592 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:04.51
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.001501147 0.1984 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:04.66
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:2.5 0.0012467805 0.2592 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:05.47
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00128226555 0.2176 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:05.93
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:2.5 0.0014871195 0.2592 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:06.05
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.3 0.0005585017999999999 0.2624 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:07.77
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.4 0.0007806636999999999 0.4 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:07.91
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00029623279999999995 0.4192 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:10.63
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.7 0.0012181113500000001 0.1568 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:11.53
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.7 0.0011457885000000002 0.16 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:11.67
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0006649782 0.3584 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:13.38
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0007895673000000001 0.4192 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:14.79
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0005809666 0.5408 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:14.80
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00022805939999999997 0.5408 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:14.98
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0001842742 0.4608 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:14.99
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00020624884999999999 0.2592 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:15.43
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00016930075 0.24 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:15.43
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00033577855000000003 0.5376 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:16.25
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0007738553 0.48 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:16.85
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.000103313655 0.3008 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:18.36
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0004677758 0.24 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:20.26
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0017315274999999998 0.24 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:20.26
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00048124599999999995 0.2976 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:23.25
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00011115405 0.7808 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:24.36
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0004414683 0.24 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:24.99
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00010397424 0.64 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:28.02
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000475307 0.32 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:30.34
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00003058579 0.56 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:30.46
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000106639585 0.8384 AML other m 2019-02-04T04:35:36.87
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