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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 27-03-2019 and time 21:41:25 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 27-03-2019 20:41:25 (UTC)
  • 27-03-2019 21:41:25 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8430, 15.4250 at 30 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
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 11 1554 1554
Forza d'Agrò ME 11 911 2465
Letojanni ME 11 2861 5326
Taormina ME 13 10960 16286
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 13 9377 25663
Giardini-Naxos ME 13 9415 35078
Castelmola ME 13 1088 36166
Gallodoro ME 13 367 36533
Furci Siculo ME 14 3382 39915
Savoca ME 15 1732 41647
Mongiuffi Melia ME 15 600 42247
Roccalumera ME 15 4141 46388
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 16 842 47230
Nizza di Sicilia ME 16 3667 50897
Roccafiorita ME 17 197 51094
Pagliara ME 17 1170 52264
Limina ME 17 836 53100
Calatabiano CT 17 5308 58408
Alì Terme ME 18 2539 60947
Gaggi ME 18 3184 64131
Graniti ME 18 1492 65623
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 20 9623 75246

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
35 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
41 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
48 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 1.6 2019-03-27
20:41:25		 37.8428 15.4253 30 2019-08-22
08:25:14		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71265921
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2019-03-27
20:41:25		 37.8262 15.4628 10 2019-03-27
20:50:22		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66980141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-27 20:41:25 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.8428 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.4253 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 30 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 71265921

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 901
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 289
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 113
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 900.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 157
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.73924
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71265921
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-08 08:16:35

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66980141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-27 20:50:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.TRIF.CHZ. 2019-03-27T20:43:16.11 3.0 negative manual Pg 14.47 0
IV.VITU.HNZ. 2019-03-27T20:43:08.41 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.88 0
MN.KEK.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:43:04.36 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:42:56.40 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.96 0
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:42:53.16 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.65 0
IV.IFOR.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:42:50.65 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -8.12 0
IV.COLB.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:42:23.33 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.08 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:42:13.11 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -6.76 0
IV.MCT.BHZ. 2019-03-27T20:42:08.04 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -7.77 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:50.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 202 82.0512 105 0.31 44
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:48.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 222 73.2711 107 0.71 60
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:43.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 295 53.1024 114 0.57 43
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-03-27T20:41:42.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 9 47.2194 117 0.91 38
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:39.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 82.0512 105 -0.2 67
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:38.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 349 34.2435 126 -0.14 50
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-03-27T20:41:37.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 27.0507 133 0.25 49
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:37.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 309 32.5452 127 -0.16 50
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:37.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 73.2711 107 -0.31 89
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:37.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 201 66.2781 109 -0.12 47
MN.CEL.HHE. 2019-03-27T20:41:36.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 61.7937 110 0.23 70
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-03-27T20:41:35.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 50.4162 115 0.23 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:35.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 310 22.0668 139 -0.42 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:35.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 295 53.1024 114 -0.04 99
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-03-27T20:41:34.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 47.2194 117 0.03 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:32.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 34.2435 126 -0.31 96
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-03-27T20:41:32.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 279 27.0507 133 0.09 76
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:32.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 309 32.5452 127 -0.14 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-03-27T20:41:31.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 310 22.0668 139 -0.32 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000067290655 0.2176 AML other m 2019-03-27T20:41:36.73
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000055064555 0.2176 AML other m 2019-03-27T20:41:36.67
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00021277885000000002 0.3328 AML other m 2019-03-27T20:41:38.23
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00023328295 0.4992 AML other m 2019-03-27T20:41:38.75
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006772306 0.5632 AML other m 2019-03-27T20:41:39.72
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00030313765000000004 0.1024 AML other m 2019-03-27T20:41:52.03
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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