Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 03-07-2019 and time 02:38:30 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 03-07-2019 02:38:30 (UTC)
  • 03-07-2019 04:38:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2920, 15.1790 at 110 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Milazzo ME 10 31646 31646
Merì ME 15 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 41099
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 16 41583 82682
Pace del Mela ME 17 6239 88921
Terme Vigliatore ME 17 7395 96316
Venetico ME 18 3911 100227
CondrĂ² ME 18 493 100720
Gualtieri SicaminĂ² ME 19 1807 102527
Spadafora ME 19 5021 107548
Torregrotta ME 19 7431 114979
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 19 4650 119629
Valdina ME 20 1355 120984

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.8 2019-07-03
02:38:30
38.2923 15.179 110 2019-11-13
14:30:59
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71806541
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2019-07-03
02:38:29
38.2963 15.11 109 2019-07-03
03:41:57
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 70141831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-07-03 02:38:30 ± 0.32
Latitude 38.2923 ± 0.0225
Longitude 15.1790 ± 0.0298
Depth (km) 110 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 71806541

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3126
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1404
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 131
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3130.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 6.45353
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71806541
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-25 20:23:58

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70141831
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-03 03:41:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2019-07-03T02:40:29.71 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.93 0
IV.MOCL.EHZ. 2019-07-03T02:40:08.58 3.0 positive manual P 716.3385 4.48 0
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:40:07.41 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.21 0
IV.CFMN.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:39:46.48 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.33 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:39:42.70 3.0 negative manual P 434.7315 1.33 0
IV.COLB.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:39:11.81 3.0 undecidable manual P 293.7837 -0.49 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:39:01.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 60 70.5738 144 0.25 88
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:39:00.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 93 62.3931 148 0.25 90
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:57.70 0.1 undecidable manual S 96 28.8489 164 0.04 100
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:56.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 152.6361 121 0.04 59
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:56.10 0.1 undecidable manual S 117 5.0949 177 -0.71 88
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:54.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 139.0608 124 -0.43 56
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:51.13 0.6 positive manual P 195 108.114 131 -0.43 39
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:48.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 107 80.0643 140 -0.13 45
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:48.28 0.3 positive manual P 60 70.5738 144 -0.12 68
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:47.57 0.6 positive manual P 93 62.3931 148 -0.25 45
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2019-07-03T02:38:46.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 301 22.2555 167 0.85 40
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-07-03T02:38:46.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 224 38.4282 159 0.38 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:46.97 1.0 positive manual P 172 35.9418 160 0.6 22
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:46.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 29.5482 163 0.68 64
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:45.38 0.1 negative manual P 117 5.0949 177 -0.23 100
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2019-07-03T02:38:45.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 22.1556 168 0.01 76
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2019-07-03T02:38:45.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 298 19.6692 169 0.16 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-07-03T02:38:45.80 0.6 negative manual P 96 28.8489 164 -0.3 47
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00007958981000000002 0.5008 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:38:58.16
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00015022674999999998 0.6 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:38:57.66
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00008054473500000001 0.32 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:38:58.30
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00005436712 0.32 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:38:57.93
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000019724405 0.24 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:38:49.02
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00003145635 0.2 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:01.69
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00003746727 0.56 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:03.04
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000051061665 0.3008 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:03.38
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00003569634 0.28 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:02.85
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000054258145 0.24 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:02.38
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.5 0.000018892025 1.0192 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:00.47
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.4 0.000016814805 0.6608 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:05.89
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000023208095 1.4608 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:05.96
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000016120679999999998 1.2992 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:26.42
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.6 0.00013732464999999998 1.0208 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:25.98
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.7 0.0001805159 0.8288 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:16.50
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000022433670000000003 0.68 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:18.82
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000018378999999999998 0.3984 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:17.06
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000012503064 0.28 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:16.99
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000025938330000000004 0.24 AML other m 2019-07-03T02:39:19.08
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