Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 29-04-2023 and time 15:55:55 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 29-04-2023 15:55:55 (UTC)
  • 29-04-2023 17:55:55 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2920, 15.4460 at 63 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 6 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 10 5021 13605
Venetico ME 11 3911 17516
Saponara ME 11 3988 21504
Valdina ME 13 1355 22859
Rometta ME 13 6650 29509
Roccavaldina ME 14 1133 30642
Torregrotta ME 14 7431 38073
Messina ME 15 238439 276512
Monforte San Giorgio ME 16 2777 279289
CondrĂ² ME 17 493 279782
San Pier Niceto ME 17 2837 282619
Pace del Mela ME 17 6239 288858
Gualtieri SicaminĂ² ME 18 1807 290665
Villa San Giovanni RC 19 13784 304449
Milazzo ME 19 31646 336095

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
27 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
93 Km NE 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 1.4 2023-04-29
15:55:55
38.2923 15.4462 63 2024-03-01
17:18:20
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 124873971
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2023-04-29
15:55:55
38.3483 15.4492 61 2023-04-29
16:11:38
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116875851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-29 15:55:55 ± 0.35
Latitude 38.2923 ± 0.0468
Longitude 15.4462 ± 0.0218
Depth (km) 63 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124873971

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5280
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1108
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 195
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5280.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 152
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 43
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.79320
Number of stations at which the event was observed 32
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124873971
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-26 15:33:20

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116875851
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-29 16:11:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
AC.VLO.HHE. 2023-04-29T15:57:46.48 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 2.7 0
IV.CPGN.EHZ. 2023-04-29T15:57:44.53 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 19.25 0
IV.COR1.EHZ. 2023-04-29T15:57:39.23 3.0 negative manual Pg 18.469999 0
IV.SAP2.EHN. 2023-04-29T15:57:31.49 3.0 positive manual Pg 18.93 0
IV.MTRZ.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:57:31.78 3.0 positive manual Pn -3.56 0
IV.LPDG.HHN. 2023-04-29T15:57:31.68 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.08 0
IV.BRSN.EHN. 2023-04-29T15:57:30.21 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.1 0
IV.PANTE.HHE. 2023-04-29T15:57:28.53 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 12.71 0
IV.PESA.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:57:26.55 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.27 0
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:57:23.53 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 11.23 0
IT.ORP.HGZ. 2023-04-29T15:57:21.17 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.77 0
IX.COL3.HHN.02 2023-04-29T15:57:17.91 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.41 0
IV.FOSV.EHZ. 2023-04-29T15:57:16.58 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.61 0
IV.TREM.HNN. 2023-04-29T15:57:11.79 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 15.19 0
IV.OVO.HHE. 2023-04-29T15:57:09.02 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.82 0
IV.CPOZ.HHN. 2023-04-29T15:57:08.82 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.31 0
IV.TOLF.HHN. 2023-04-29T15:57:07.15 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.52 0
IV.ERC.EHN. 2023-04-29T15:57:06.13 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 9.88 0
OT.OT13.EHZ. 2023-04-29T15:57:01.73 3.0 negative manual Pg 7.59 0
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:58.49 3.0 positive manual Pn 1.26 0
IT.ORP.HGZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:58.76 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.8 0
IV.RCAV.EHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:56.79 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.43 0
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2023-04-29T15:56:39.95 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.32 0
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2023-04-29T15:56:34.88 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.97 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:20.29 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.93 0
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2023-04-29T15:56:19.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 241 57.0984 130 1.6 36
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:17.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 50.7159 134 0.65 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:15.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 208 40.2264 141 0.37 47
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:14.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 285 41.0256 141 -0.18 49
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:14.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 283 41.625 140 -0.15 49
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-04-29T15:56:14.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 286 41.625 140 -0.33 50
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:13.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 123 26.6511 153 0.21 48
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2023-04-29T15:56:11.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 78 88.0452 115 0.3 61
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:11.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 120 6.2937 173 -0.49 53
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2023-04-29T15:56:08.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 241 57.0984 130 0.28 71
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:07.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 243 50.7159 134 0.12 70
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-04-29T15:56:06.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 286 41.625 140 -0.14 76
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:06.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 285 41.0256 141 -0.11 76
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:06.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 283 41.625 140 -0.19 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:06.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 40.2264 141 -0.1 66
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:06.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 35.0427 145 0.38 71
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:05.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 123 26.6511 153 -0.29 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-04-29T15:56:04.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 120 6.2937 173 -0.61 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001028 0.26 AML other m 2023-04-29T15:56:11.75
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00012941565 1.0016 AML other m 2023-04-29T15:56:11.26
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:1.7 0.000100359425 1.0656 AML other m 2023-04-29T15:56:11.81
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00006274258499999998 0.2304 AML other m 2023-04-29T15:56:12.28
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000018393705 0.32 AML other m 2023-04-29T15:56:14.28
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00004071103 0.5792 AML other m 2023-04-29T15:56:15.05
TV.GMB1.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000009505 0.46 AML other m 2023-04-29T15:56:16.66
TV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00001345 0.62 AML other m 2023-04-29T15:56:16.36
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