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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 26-11-2019 and time 02:45:56 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 26-11-2019 02:45:56 (UTC)
  • 26-11-2019 03:45:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1550, 15.1070 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
Falcone ME 5 2808 2808
Oliveri ME 5 2181 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 5 7395 12384
Furnari ME 6 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 7 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 10 41583 61338
Basicò ME 11 612 61950
Castroreale ME 11 2504 64454
Tripi ME 12 873 65327
Merì ME 12 2338 67665
Patti ME 13 13431 81096
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 82711
Milazzo ME 14 31646 114357
Librizzi ME 14 1660 116017
San Filippo del Mela ME 15 7115 123132
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 124469
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 16 4650 129119
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 131406
San Piero Patti ME 17 2915 134321
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 140560
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 18 1807 142367
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 149441
Condrò ME 19 493 149934
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 20 1019 150953

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
47 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 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 2.0 2019-11-26
02:45:56		 38.1547 15.1072 10 2020-02-28
16:42:22		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76314931
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2019-11-26
02:45:56		 38.1502 15.1113 9 2019-11-26
02:51:06		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 74019191
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-11-26 02:45:56 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1547 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1072 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76314931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 422
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 91
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 101
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12860
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70057
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76314931
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-07 10:33:12

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74019191
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-11-26 02:51:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:11.26 0.1 undecidable manual S 254 46.9197 50 -0.16 94
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:09.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 303 77.7666 50 -0.24 87
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:08.39 0.1 undecidable manual S 71 37.0296 50 -0.38 91
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:08.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 315 64.7907 50 0.44 85
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:08.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 69.5748 50 0.06 92
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:06.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 336 26.9508 110 -0.02 100
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:06.94 0.1 undecidable manual S 178 30.2475 50 -0.03 99
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:04.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 23.1546 112 -0.26 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:04.66 0.1 undecidable manual S 239 23.8539 112 -0.34 94
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:04.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 46.9197 50 -0.12 94
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:04.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 211 42.7239 50 0.68 82
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:03.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 71 37.0296 50 -0.21 94
IV.ECTS.EHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:02.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 30.2475 50 0.28 94
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:02.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 170 14.2746 124 0.03 76
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:02.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 16.872 120 0.09 50
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:01.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 152 23.1546 112 -0.06 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:01.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 23.8539 112 -0.07 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:01.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 26.9508 110 0.03 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:46:00.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 16.872 120 0.16 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-11-26T02:45:59.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 170 14.2746 124 0.15 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00244 0.34 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:02.21
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.1 0.001405 0.82 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:02.39
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00126 0.84 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:03.22
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000772 0.42 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:03.70
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0007019999999999999 0.86 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:04.62
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0007275000000000001 1.76 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:04.96
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0004745 1.64 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:04.17
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000879 1.8 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:05.02
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000744 0.4 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:07.67
IV.ECTS.EHN. ML:1.9 0.00041549999999999996 1.08 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:07.43
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0007840000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:08.50
IV.ECTS.EHE. ML:1.7 0.00023600000000000004 0.42 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:08.64
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004165 0.46 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:08.72
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00045900000000000004 0.28 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:09.21
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00009215 0.54 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:18.61
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00008485 1.58 AML other m 2019-11-26T02:46:21.79
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