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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 24-02-2020 and time 05:04:32 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 24-02-2020 05:04:32 (UTC)
  • 24-02-2020 06:04:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5390, 14.7770 at 19 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
Leni ME 5 696 696
Malfa ME 7 982 1678
Santa Marina Salina ME 9 903 2581
Lipari ME 17 12753 15334

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
78 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2.3 2020-02-24
05:04:32		 38.5387 14.7772 19 2020-07-18
21:08:40		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80083631
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2020-02-24
05:04:33		 38.526 14.7722 19 2020-02-24
05:18:17		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76767061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-24 05:04:32 ± 0.11
Latitude 38.5387 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.7772 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 19 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80083631

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 864
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 267
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 10
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 860.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 98
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.70691
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76767061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-24 05:18:17

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80083631
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-25 16:53:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ROSPO.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:06:14.66 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.91 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:05:33.60 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.78 0
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:05:01.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 20 189.4659 54 -0.72 27
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:05:01.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 29 184.371 54 -0.18 64
IV.BULG.HHN. 2020-02-24T05:05:00.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 178.3881 54 -0.73 42
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:05:00.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 91.5417 96 0.11 43
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:57.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 81.9513 97 0.2 43
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:55.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 148 74.4699 97 0.39 42
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:54.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 132.2676 94 -0.56 53
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:53.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 131 66.378 98 0.63 61
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:51.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 196 58.2972 100 -0.12 68
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:50.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 107 101.9202 95 -0.01 43
IV.JOPP.HNZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:49.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 85 96.4257 95 0.39 60
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:49.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 171 55.5999 101 -0.8 37
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:49.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 191 93.6396 96 0.78 36
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:48.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 169 81.0522 97 1.38 27
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:48.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 89.3439 96 -0.09 65
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:47.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 175 79.5648 97 1.1 48
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:47.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 91.5417 96 -0.63 56
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:46.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 81.9513 97 -0.22 64
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:46.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 148 74.4699 97 0.12 89
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:45.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 115 70.4739 98 0.18 89
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:45.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 269 36.6411 108 0.31 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:44.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 66.378 98 -0.01 92
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:43.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 58.2972 100 0.06 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:42.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 171 55.5999 101 -0.22 89
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:42.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 136 25.1526 118 -0.65 42
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:42.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 127 49.4172 102 0.32 67
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:41.54 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.28 0
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-02-24T05:04:41.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 135 22.3554 122 -0.85 39
IV.ISTR.HHE. 2020-02-24T05:04:41.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 52 45.2214 104 0.35 67
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:40.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 279 17.7711 130 -0.23 73
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:40.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 36.6411 108 0.3 91
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:38.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 25.1526 118 -0.13 97
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:37.77 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.11 0
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-02-24T05:04:37.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 22.3554 122 -0.43 68
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-02-24T05:04:37.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 279 17.7711 130 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.2 0.009163461500000001 0.1408 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:42.57
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0040996565 0.2592 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:42.91
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005936104 0.24 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:44.83
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00057546295 0.4 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:46.38
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0011012241 0.3008 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:46.85
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0009654994999999999 0.1792 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:49.64
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00077323015 0.4608 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:52.04
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000381 1.56 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:52.86
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00020700000000000002 0.44 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:53.48
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000195 1.26 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:53.76
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000225284 0.32 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:57.22
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00042071815 0.4192 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:57.89
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00017883644999999997 0.2784 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:57.80
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00034250000000000003 1.44 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:58.92
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00046148585 0.32 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:58.61
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0003620528 0.24 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:04:58.52
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000059429625 0.2592 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:05:02.60
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000084527245 0.4192 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:05:05.28
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00006337625500000001 0.5184 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:05:06.90
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0011161145 1.1584 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:05:06.69
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00005273021 0.3424 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:05:08.13
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.9 0.001044933 1.2 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:05:12.74
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00039129540000000003 0.56 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:05:14.96
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0004434219 0.6624 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:05:16.66
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00008378253500000001 0.9792 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:05:19.16
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00011025265 1.3984 AML other m 2020-02-24T05:05:29.24
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