Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 18-05-2023 and time 16:47:09 (Italy) in region 3 km NE San Piero Patti (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE San Piero Patti (ME), on

  • 18-05-2023 14:47:09 (UTC)
  • 18-05-2023 16:47:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0670, 14.9980 at 13 km depth.

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

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
San Piero Patti ME 3 2915 2915
Librizzi ME 5 1660 4575
Montalbano Elicona ME 5 2287 6862
Basicò ME 6 612 7474
Raccuja ME 8 1041 8515
Oliveri ME 9 2181 10696
Montagnareale ME 9 1615 12311
Patti ME 9 13431 25742
Tripi ME 9 873 26615
Falcone ME 9 2808 29423
Ucria ME 10 1058 30481
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 11 3090 33571
Floresta ME 12 485 34056
Furnari ME 12 3784 37840
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 12 1531 39371
Novara di Sicilia ME 13 1337 40708
Sinagra ME 13 2705 43413
Roccella Valdemone ME 15 666 44079
Gioiosa Marea ME 15 7074 51153
Tortorici ME 16 6435 57588
Ficarra ME 16 1469 59057
Piraino ME 16 3962 63019
Rodì Milici ME 16 2056 65075
Terme Vigliatore ME 17 7395 72470
Castell'Umberto ME 17 3128 75598
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 76578
Malvagna ME 17 733 77311
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 78330
Brolo ME 18 5783 84113
Castroreale ME 19 2504 86617
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 87334
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 19 1319 88653
Naso ME 19 3813 92466

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 1.7 2023-05-18
14:47:09
38.067 14.9977 13 2023-05-18
15:14:16
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117455281
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-18 14:47:09 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.0670 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.9977 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 13 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117455281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 670
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 213
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 2
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 670.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05666
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.44696
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117455281
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-18 15:14:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:25.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 49.617 93 -0.02 46
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:22.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 264 35.6421 94 0.13 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:21.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 357 34.3434 95 0.1 47
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-05-18T14:47:20.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 74 32.2455 95 -0.43 43
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:19.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 23.1546 99 0.41 46
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:19.04 1.0 undecidable manual P 64 49.617 93 0.02 23
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:18.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 284 23.9538 99 -0.29 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:18.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 117 23.1546 99 -0.4 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:17.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 34.3434 95 0.45 87
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-05-18T14:47:16.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 32.2455 95 -0.08 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:16.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 35.6421 94 0.09 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:15.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 256 11.0778 126 0.04 50
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:15.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 152 23.1546 99 0.23 95
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:14.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 287 6.2937 147 -0.23 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:14.87 0.1 positive manual P 117 23.1546 99 -0.09 94
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:14.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 284 23.9538 99 -0.68 61
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:13.31 0.1 positive manual P 256 11.0778 126 0.08 100
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-05-18T14:47:12.82 0.1 positive manual P 287 6.2937 147 0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00046199999999999995 0.5 AML other m 2023-05-18T14:47:14.90
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.1 0.001465 0.28 AML other m 2023-05-18T14:47:14.95
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0004465 1.52 AML other m 2023-05-18T14:47:15.00
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0006425000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2023-05-18T14:47:15.73
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0010955 0.22 AML other m 2023-05-18T14:47:15.86
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0005409999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2023-05-18T14:47:15.83
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000273 1.58 AML other m 2023-05-18T14:47:19.96
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00013800000000000002 0.24 AML other m 2023-05-18T14:47:19.21
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00017199999999999998 1.16 AML other m 2023-05-18T14:47:25.08
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001334 0.48 AML other m 2023-05-18T14:47:26.47
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