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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 03-04-2023 and time 03:43:01 (Italy) in region 1 km E Rodì Milici (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Rodì Milici (ME), on

  • 03-04-2023 01:43:01 (UTC)
  • 03-04-2023 03:43:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1120, 15.1800 at 9 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
Rodì Milici ME 1 2056 2056
Castroreale ME 3 2504 4560
Terme Vigliatore ME 3 7395 11955
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 5 1531 13486
Furnari ME 5 3784 17270
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 5 41583 58853
Falcone ME 9 2808 61661
Merì ME 9 2338 63999
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 10 4650 68649
Tripi ME 10 873 69522
San Filippo del Mela ME 10 7115 76637
Oliveri ME 11 2181 78818
Novara di Sicilia ME 11 1337 80155
Basicò ME 12 612 80767
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 13 1807 82574
Milazzo ME 13 31646 114220
Pace del Mela ME 13 6239 120459
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 14 1019 121478
Condrò ME 15 493 121971
San Pier Niceto ME 16 2837 124808
Antillo ME 16 919 125727
Mandanici ME 17 601 126328
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 128615
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 136046
Monforte San Giorgio ME 19 2777 138823
Roccavaldina ME 19 1133 139956
Patti ME 19 13431 153387
Valdina ME 19 1355 154742
Librizzi ME 19 1660 156402
San Piero Patti ME 20 2915 159317

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
41 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
56 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 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 1.2 2023-04-03
01:43:01		 38.1123 15.1802 9 2024-03-01
17:18:09		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 117675001
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2023-04-03
01:43:01		 38.1168 15.1733 10 2023-04-03
01:46:42		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115988051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-03 01:43:01 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1123 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1802 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117675001

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 338
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 329
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 307
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 340.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42358
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117675001
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-08 16:24:06

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115988051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-03 01:46:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:13.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 59 33.1446 50 -0.42 45
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:13.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 180 32.3454 50 0.17 71
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:11.97 3.0 negative manual P -0.05 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:11.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 254 27.8499 108 -0.16 48
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:10.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 47.0196 50 -0.28 90
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:09.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 262 22.1556 112 -0.19 72
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:09.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 39.2274 50 -0.16 94
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:08.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 18.1707 116 0 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:08.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 33.1446 50 -0.08 96
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:08.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 180 32.3454 50 0.38 90
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:07.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 15.5733 120 0.05 50
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:07.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 26.0517 109 0.43 68
IV.AIO.HHE. 2023-04-03T01:43:07.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 164 16.3725 118 -0.43 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:07.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 27.8499 108 0 99
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:06.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 262 22.1556 112 0.1 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:06.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 202 10.0788 131 -0.19 73
IV.AIO.HHE. 2023-04-03T01:43:05.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 164 16.3725 118 -0.04 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:05.49 0.1 positive manual P 76 15.5733 120 0.22 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:05.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 14 18.1707 116 0.16 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-04-03T01:43:04.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 10.0788 131 0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000117 1.48 AML other m 2023-04-03T01:43:07.99
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0001305 0.4 AML other m 2023-04-03T01:43:08.70
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00010455000000000001 1.06 AML other m 2023-04-03T01:43:08.80
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000169 0.68 AML other m 2023-04-03T01:43:10.38
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00023299999999999997 0.18 AML other m 2023-04-03T01:43:10.66
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00021050000000000002 0.22 AML other m 2023-04-03T01:43:11.49
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00009295000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2023-04-03T01:43:14.30
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000235 1.14 AML other m 2023-04-03T01:43:14.88
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001615 0.46 AML other m 2023-04-03T01:43:15.52
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000026450000000000003 0.78 AML other m 2023-04-03T01:43:16.74
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