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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 14-06-2023 and time 16:56:54 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 14-06-2023 14:56:54 (UTC)
  • 14-06-2023 16:56:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9140, 15.6540 at 8 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.

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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
Roghudi RC 10 1104 1104
Motta San Giovanni RC 11 6208 7312
Melito di Porto Salvo RC 12 11355 18667
Montebello Ionico RC 12 6214 24881
Bagaladi RC 19 1039 25920
San Lorenzo RC 19 2640 28560

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
32 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
54 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.0 2023-06-14
14:56:54		 37.914 15.6545 8 2023-06-14
15:08:09		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 118399941
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-06-14 14:56:54 ± 0.35
Latitude 37.9140 ± 0.0189
Longitude 15.6545 ± 0.0137
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118399941

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2135
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1133
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 358
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2130.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 217
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36782
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118399941
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-14 15:08:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-06-14T14:57:20.59 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.29 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-06-14T14:57:08.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 280 37.4292 50 0.64 41
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-06-14T14:57:08.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 40.8258 50 0.33 45
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-06-14T14:57:07.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 63 39.1275 50 -0.14 71
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-06-14T14:57:04.79 1.0 undecidable manual S 9 27.8499 106 0.4 23
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2023-06-14T14:57:02.61 1.0 undecidable manual S 61 20.2686 111 0.7 21
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-06-14T14:57:01.80 0.3 negative manual P 280 37.4292 50 -0.13 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-06-14T14:57:01.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 342 40.8258 50 -0.66 41
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-06-14T14:57:01.63 0.6 negative manual P 63 39.1275 50 -0.57 42
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-06-14T14:57:00.20 0.3 positive manual P 9 27.8499 106 0.06 73
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2023-06-14T14:56:59.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 20.2686 111 0.77 81
IT.LAZR.HNE. 2023-06-14T14:56:58.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 7.1928 138 0.44 47
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-06-14T14:56:58.67 0.1 undecidable manual S 22 10.6782 127 -0.28 96
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-06-14T14:56:56.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 10.6782 127 -0.09 100
IT.LAZR.HNE. 2023-06-14T14:56:55.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 7.1928 138 -0.73 63
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0001625 0.58 AML other m 2023-06-14T14:57:03.17
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00010885 0.3 AML other m 2023-06-14T14:57:03.45
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000537 0.52 AML other m 2023-06-14T14:57:05.93
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00004645 0.7 AML other m 2023-06-14T14:57:07.11
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000878 0.74 AML other m 2023-06-14T14:57:08.43
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.9 0.00002755 1 AML other m 2023-06-14T14:57:08.06
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000049250000000000004 1.68 AML other m 2023-06-14T14:57:08.98
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.9 0.00003025 0.6 AML other m 2023-06-14T14:57:10.21
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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