Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 13-03-2020 and time 02:43:01 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 13-03-2020 01:43:01 (UTC)
  • 13-03-2020 02:43:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3540, 14.5960 at 6 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
86 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
96 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km E of Bagheria (55387 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 1.9 2020-03-13
01:43:01
38.3542 14.5958 7 2020-07-18
21:08:26
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77300461
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2020-03-13
01:43:01
38.3667 14.5835 10 2020-03-13
01:59:31
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77227791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-13 01:43:01 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.3542 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.5958 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77300461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 509
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 507
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 357
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 76
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.21044
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.14574
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77300461
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-16 09:15:31

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77227791
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-13 01:59:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:42.50 3.0 undecidable manual S 127.1727 3.97 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:24.40 3.0 undecidable manual P 127.1727 1.69 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:23.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 69.8745 50 0.08 68
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:23.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 127 69.9744 50 -0.14 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:21.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 168 114.0969 50 1.02 31
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:21.67 1.0 undecidable manual P 246 123.7872 50 -0.51 19
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:21.40 1.0 undecidable manual S 226 65.8896 50 -0.76 19
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:18.50 1.0 undecidable manual S 99 56.0994 50 -1.04 17
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:15.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 145 42.1245 50 -0.53 65
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-03-13T01:43:15.14 1.0 undecidable manual P 97 80.0643 50 -0.3 21
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:15.08 1.0 undecidable manual P 182 71.373 50 0.96 17
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:14.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 216 71.373 50 0.48 62
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:14.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 139 69.5748 50 0.83 36
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:14.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 127 69.9744 50 0.16 67
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:14.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 69.8745 50 0.4 64
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:13.99 1.0 undecidable manual P 159 63.0924 50 1.16 16
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-03-13T01:43:13.39 1.0 undecidable manual P 231 63.9915 50 0.41 21
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:13.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 181 35.5422 100 -0.33 46
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:13.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 65.8896 50 -0.25 66
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:12.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 86 33.5442 101 -0.14 72
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2020-03-13T01:43:12.21 1.0 undecidable manual P 225 56.2992 50 0.43 22
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:12.70 1.0 undecidable manual S 72 32.2455 101 0.17 24
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:11.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 314 28.8489 103 -0.16 72
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:11.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 56.0994 50 -0.41 65
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:09.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 42.1245 50 -0.26 69
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:09.40 1.0 undecidable manual S 356 23.3544 106 -0.12 25
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:08.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 35.5422 100 -0.11 96
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:07.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 86 33.5442 101 0.02 74
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:07.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 32.2455 101 0.26 94
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-03-13T01:43:07.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 81 32.0457 101 -0.07 49
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:06.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 28.8489 103 -0.07 98
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-03-13T01:43:05.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 23.3544 106 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0028899999999999998 0.3 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:11.63
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.001175 0.18 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:11.84
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000957 0.66 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:12.76
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.001245 0.22 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:12.77
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00007465 0.5 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:14.18
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00007225 0.76 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:14.44
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00032250000000000003 0.28 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:14.85
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0002035 0.34 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:15.57
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000376 0.64 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:17.53
IV.ILLI.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0023398335 0.52 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:14.75
IV.ILLI.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0014550000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:18.02
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00022250000000000001 1.1 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:18.81
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000182 0.46 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:20.27
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00020497925 0.46 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:20.50
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00003585 0.28 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:23.46
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000038100000000000005 0.74 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:24.02
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000343 0.7 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:25.35
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00006950000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:25.54
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00011399999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:26.46
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0000831 0.62 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:27.89
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00011350000000000001 1.32 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:27.90
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000193 0.6 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:28.32
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000188 0.7 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:30.51
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00019350000000000001 1.32 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:33.01
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000041750000000000005 0.68 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:38.99
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00004705 0.96 AML other m 2020-03-13T01:43:39.63
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