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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 08-01-2020 and time 01:16:00 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 08-01-2020 00:16:00 (UTC)
  • 08-01-2020 01:16:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2440, 15.0690 at 10 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
Oliveri ME 13 2181 2181
Falcone ME 14 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 14 7395 12384
Patti ME 15 13431 25815
Milazzo ME 15 31646 57461
Furnari ME 16 3784 61245
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 62860
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 17 41583 104443
Rodì Milici ME 17 2056 106499
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 113573
Merì ME 18 2338 115911
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 18 1531 117442
Librizzi ME 19 1660 119102
San Filippo del Mela ME 20 7115 126217

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
82 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 2.3 2020-01-08
00:16:00		 38.2437 15.0688 10 2020-07-18
21:08:21		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76825261
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2020-01-08
00:15:59		 38.2287 15.0552 10 2020-01-08
00:24:23		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75371111
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-08 00:16:00 ± 0.16
Latitude 38.2437 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.0688 ± 0.0080
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 76825261

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 929
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 665
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 341
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 930.0
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 34
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14929
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.34628
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75371111
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-08 00:24:23

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76825261
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-04 10:44:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:26.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 85.4478 50 0.46 40
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:22.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 245 127.3725 50 1.43 36
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:22.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 88 71.8725 50 0.41 42
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:22.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 149.4393 50 -2.02 22
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:18.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 310 55.6998 50 0.46 43
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2020-01-08T00:16:17.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 88 56.2992 50 -0.31 44
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:17.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 100.8213 50 0.44 59
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:16.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 202 50.1165 50 0.19 68
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:16.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 94.9383 50 0.25 62
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:15.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 251 85.4478 50 0.12 43
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:14.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 60 81.6516 50 -0.19 43
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:14.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 241 47.7189 50 -0.89 37
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:13.85 0.6 undecidable manual P 217 73.6707 50 0.77 37
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:13.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 87 38.3283 50 0.02 72
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:12.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 13 63.1923 50 0.73 38
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:12.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 88 71.8725 50 -0.16 66
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:11.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 155 33.4443 50 -0.25 70
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:10.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 113 27.0507 50 0.14 72
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2020-01-08T00:16:10.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 88 56.2992 50 -0.17 45
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:09.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 310 55.6998 50 -0.46 64
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:09.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 335 24.753 112 0.62 64
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:09.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 193 48.0186 50 0.77 38
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:09.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 217 28.0497 50 -1.1 51
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:09.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 50.1165 50 0.35 88
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:08.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 241 47.7189 50 -0.55 42
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:07.75 0.1 positive manual P 87 38.3283 50 0.11 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:06.82 0.1 positive manual P 155 33.4443 50 -0.07 96
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:06.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 16.5723 120 -0.09 74
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-01-08T00:16:06.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 331 19.3695 117 -0.77 40
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:05.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 335 24.753 112 0.4 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:05.98 0.1 positive manual P 113 27.0507 50 0.09 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:05.47 0.1 negative manual P 217 28.0497 50 -0.58 86
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-01-08T00:16:04.04 0.1 negative manual P 332 16.5723 120 0.03 100
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-01-08T00:16:04.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 19.3695 117 -0.36 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.006045 1.04 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:07.19
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.8 0.005730000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:08.28
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000736 0.26 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:09.51
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0010329999999999998 0.62 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:10.38
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001295 0.28 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:11.53
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00131 0.18 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:11.85
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007815 0.2 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:12.40
IV.ILLI.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0058249999999999994 1.54 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:12.80
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00126 0.32 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:13.34
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0011899999999999999 1.6 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:13.85
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002855 1.76 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:15.90
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0011745000000000002 0.52 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:15.69
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00020549999999999998 0.82 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:16.92
IV.ILLI.HHN. ML:3.0 0.006665 0.72 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:18.47
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00007485 0.48 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:18.60
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0018900000000000002 1.34 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:20.17
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000963 1.38 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:20.17
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0010115 0.82 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:21.32
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00055 0.76 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:21.91
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000221 0.82 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:23.78
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000176 0.82 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:23.78
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002115 0.46 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:24.31
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0002045 0.2 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:24.32
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00044 1.62 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:25.81
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00014549999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:25.85
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000133 1.58 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:26.96
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00006709999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:26.42
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.4 0.000323 0.72 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:28.98
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.5 0.00038649999999999996 1.1 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:29.94
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000689 0.42 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:30.01
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000187 0.6 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:31.63
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0002855 0.44 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:32.45
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001715 0.68 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:34.31
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000301 0.54 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:35.44
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00008104999999999999 0.44 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:49.70
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00007295 1.48 AML other m 2020-01-08T00:16:50.06
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