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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 09-12-2019 and time 08:50:27 (UTC) in region 4 km W Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W Basicò (ME), on

  • 09-12-2019 08:50:27 (UTC)
  • 09-12-2019 09:50:27 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0730, 15.0200 at 38 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.

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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
Basicò ME 4 612 612
San Piero Patti ME 5 2915 3527
Montalbano Elicona ME 5 2287 5814
Librizzi ME 6 1660 7474
Oliveri ME 7 2181 9655
Falcone ME 7 2808 12463
Tripi ME 8 873 13336
Patti ME 9 13431 26767
Montagnareale ME 9 1615 28382
Raccuja ME 10 1041 29423
Furnari ME 10 3784 33207
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 34738
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 36075
Ucria ME 12 1058 37133
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 13 3090 40223
Floresta ME 13 485 40708
Rodì Milici ME 14 2056 42764
Terme Vigliatore ME 15 7395 50159
Sinagra ME 15 2705 52864
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 53530
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 60604
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 17 1019 61623
Piraino ME 17 3962 65585
Castroreale ME 17 2504 68089
Ficarra ME 17 1469 69558
Malvagna ME 17 733 70291
Tortorici ME 18 6435 76726
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 77706
Castell'Umberto ME 19 3128 80834
Brolo ME 19 5783 86617
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 87334
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 19 41583 128917

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
55 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
64 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.4 2019-12-09
08:50:27		 38.0727 15.0198 38 2020-02-28
16:42:26		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76605361
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2019-12-09
08:50:27		 38.0703 15.0028 40 2019-12-09
09:19:02		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 74474761
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-09 08:50:27 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.0727 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.0198 ± 0.0149
Depth (km) 38 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76605361

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1281
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 881
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 106
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1280.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 92
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.62687
Number of stations at which the event was observed 27
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76605361
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-17 16:59:26

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74474761
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-09 09:19:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SAMA.EHZ. 2019-12-09T08:52:29.34 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 3.35 0
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:52:25.05 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 12.58 0
IV.CPGN.EHZ. 2019-12-09T08:52:09.83 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 8.22 0
IV.CRMI.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:52:09.16 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.86 0
IV.MMUR.HNZ. 2019-12-09T08:51:54.67 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.05 0
IV.DGI.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:51:40.73 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.82 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:51:33.49 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.5 0
IT.MCLF.HNZ. 2019-12-09T08:51:30.23 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.16 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:53.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 180.5859 90 -0.12 51
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:51.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 189 81.3519 91 -0.27 44
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:45.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 47.619 96 0.69 41
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:44.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 177 101.6205 90 0.2 46
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:43.05 0.6 undecidable manual P 252 83.4498 90 1.07 38
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:43.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 52 95.8263 90 0.04 46
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2019-12-09T08:50:42.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 352 36.3414 116 -0.33 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:42.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 74 30.1476 126 0.97 36
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:42.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 85.4478 90 0.56 68
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2019-12-09T08:50:42.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 33.8439 120 0.63 46
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-12-09T08:50:41.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 157 22.9548 137 0.9 37
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:41.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 74 79.0653 91 -0.14 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:41.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 28.749 128 0.76 42
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:40.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 189 81.3519 91 -0.76 55
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:39.55 1.0 undecidable manual P 225 56.499 92 0.93 20
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:39.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 256 13.1757 155 0.22 52
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:39.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 21.7671 139 -0.16 53
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:38.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 11.3775 158 -0.16 82
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:37.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 63 47.619 96 -0.17 100
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2019-12-09T08:50:36.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 36.3414 116 0.23 77
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2019-12-09T08:50:36.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 178 31.2465 124 0.62 45
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2019-12-09T08:50:35.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 354 33.8439 120 -0.4 72
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2019-12-09T08:50:35.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 207 31.0467 124 0.2 51
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-12-09T08:50:35.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 157 22.9548 137 0.3 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:35.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 30.1476 126 -0.05 80
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:34.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 21.7671 139 -0.67 71
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:34.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 28.749 128 -0.5 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:33.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 11.3775 158 -0.59 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-12-09T08:50:33.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 13.1757 155 -0.49 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00216 0.3 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:41.20
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0021950000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:41.12
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000578 0.24 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:41.78
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0011179999999999999 0.72 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:41.54
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005214999999999999 1.8 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:41.06
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005489999999999999 0.18 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:42.53
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0010535 0.92 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:44.64
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0009445 0.4 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:44.98
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.7 0.001575 0.4 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:44.99
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0012095 1.4 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:46.73
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0010899999999999998 0.2 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:48.08
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0006975 1.52 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:48.17
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0002505 0.28 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:50.78
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0006755 0.36 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:52.20
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008385 0.42 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:55.64
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00009475 0.66 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:59.49
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00005995 1.16 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:59.60
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000056800000000000005 0.46 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:50:59.71
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000968 0.42 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:51:00.79
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00010525000000000001 0.26 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:51:01.11
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00009015000000000001 0.9 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:51:01.70
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0004745 0.54 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:51:04.95
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00014250000000000002 1.34 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:51:06.02
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.2 0.00127 0.42 AML other m 2019-12-09T08:51:06.16
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