Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 12-05-2023 and time 14:54:52 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 12-05-2023 12:54:52 (UTC)
  • 12-05-2023 14:54:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3210, 15.1960 at 114 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Milazzo ME 12 31646 31646
Merì ME 18 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 41099
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 47338
Venetico ME 19 3911 51249
Spadafora ME 19 5021 56270
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 19 41583 97853
CondrĂ² ME 20 493 98346
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 105777

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
46 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
91 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2023-05-12
12:54:52
38.3213 15.1957 115 2023-05-12
13:15:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117289041
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-12 12:54:52 ± 0.69
Latitude 38.3213 ± 0.0657
Longitude 15.1957 ± 0.0309
Depth (km) 115 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117289041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 7290
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 656
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) 7290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 148
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.98206
Number of stations at which the event was observed 28
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117289041
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-12 13:15:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:56.19 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 7.21 0
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:49.15 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 35.57 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:48.50 3.0 negative manual Pg 36.040001 0
GU.GSCL.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:47.03 3.0 negative manual Pg 30.120001 0
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:44.64 3.0 positive manual Pg 32.150002 0
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:39.49 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 17.9 0
IV.VISG.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:29.69 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 18.18 0
IV.CELB.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:29.10 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 27.58 0
TV.SF11.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:23.52 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 28.290001 0
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:14.67 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 11.02 0
IV.CIMA.HNZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:12.12 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 17.5 0
IV.ATFO.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:09.77 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 11.97 0
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:00.88 3.0 positive manual Pn 9.83 0
IV.RCAV.EHZ. 2023-05-12T12:56:00.25 3.0 positive manual Pg 21.280001 0
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:56.57 3.0 positive manual Pg 21.719999 0
IV.CELI.HNZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:51.02 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.21 0
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:47.63 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -7.01 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:30.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 109.0131 132 0.58 55
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:25.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 110 79.7646 142 -0.44 41
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:23.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 112 47.619 155 0.81 38
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:22.03 1.0 undecidable manual S 288 19.7691 169 1.5 14
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:19.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 103 27.9498 165 -1.51 28
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:14.47 0.1 positive manual P 82 109.0131 132 0.09 83
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:13.80 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.61 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:11.51 1.0 undecidable manual P 110 79.7646 142 -0.39 21
IV.EMNR.HHE. 2023-05-12T12:55:11.45 0.6 undecidable manual P 195 57.8976 151 1.06 33
1J.FX12.HHZ.00 2023-05-12T12:55:10.28 3.0 negative manual P -0.47 0
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:10.79 3.0 negative manual P -0.28 0
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:10.33 0.1 negative manual P 182 55.5999 152 0.08 93
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:09.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 47.619 155 -0.27 69
IV.IVUG.HHN. 2023-05-12T12:55:08.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 294 20.0688 169 -0.13 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:08.47 1.0 undecidable manual P 103 27.9498 165 -0.51 22
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-05-12T12:55:08.77 0.1 positive manual P 288 19.7691 169 0.02 100
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-05-12T12:55:08.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 145 23.754 167 -0.28 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00003993728 0.4608 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:31.93
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00003341015 0.416 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:32.04
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000058991944999999996 5.4016 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:24.15
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000060192995 0.5056 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:21.15
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0001313218 5.632 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:23.83
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00009651843 0.576 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:22.31
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00010054195499999999 1.1968 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:22.67
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008840394 4.064 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:21.31
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00013545945500000002 1.1712 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:22.07
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00012595485 9.7536 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:20.95
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000033025215 1.2416 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:27.29
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000034265280000000004 1.824 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:25.97
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.5 0.0000206288515 0.3392 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:26.52
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.6 0.000027116290000000003 0.64 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:27.80
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00005839593999999999 1.312 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:32.71
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.3 0.00008362689 0.512 AML other m 2023-05-12T12:55:31.95
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