Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 17-07-2023 and time 12:49:09 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 17-07-2023 10:49:09 (UTC)
  • 17-07-2023 12:49:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1450, 15.1520 at 10 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
Terme Vigliatore ME 1 7395 7395
Rodì Milici ME 4 2056 9451
Furnari ME 5 3784 13235
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 6 41583 54818
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 56349
Falcone ME 7 2808 59157
Castroreale ME 7 2504 61661
Oliveri ME 8 2181 63842
Merì ME 9 2338 66180
San Filippo del Mela ME 11 7115 73295
Tripi ME 11 873 74168
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 12 4650 78818
Milazzo ME 12 31646 110464
Basicò ME 12 612 111076
Pace del Mela ME 14 6239 117315
Novara di Sicilia ME 14 1337 118652
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 15 1807 120459
Condrò ME 16 493 120952
Patti ME 16 13431 134383
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 137220
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 138239
Librizzi ME 18 1660 139899
Montagnareale ME 18 1615 141514
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 143801
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 151232
San Piero Patti ME 19 2915 154147
Valdina ME 20 1355 155502

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
43 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 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 1.2 2023-07-17
10:49:09
38.1448 15.1525 10 2023-07-17
10:54:24
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 119341881
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-07-17 10:49:09 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1448 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1525 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 119341881

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 590
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 319
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 104
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 590.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11781
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45326
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 119341881
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-07-17 10:54:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:20.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 29.748 50 0.37 45
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:20.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 333 31.4463 50 0.12 48
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:19.19 1.0 undecidable manual P 108 50.3163 50 0.26 22
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:19.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 245 26.8509 50 -0.38 45
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:18.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 88 48.0186 50 -0.1 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:17.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 20.5683 116 -0.1 49
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:15.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 186 13.0758 127 0 50
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:15.24 0.3 positive manual P 245 26.8509 50 -0.07 73
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:15.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 26 15.5733 122 -0.3 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:15.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 330 29.748 50 0 98
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:15.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 31.4463 50 -0.09 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:14.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 160 20.5683 116 0.09 73
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:13.08 0.1 positive manual P 186 13.0758 127 0.18 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-07-17T10:49:13.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 15.5733 122 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0002065 1.6 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:15.04
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00011599999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:16.17
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001527 1.12 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:16.25
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00012255 0.78 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:16.81
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00010055 0.2 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:17.79
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000932 1.16 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:19.99
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000060100000000000004 1.7 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:19.98
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00009095 0.8 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:20.54
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00010195 0.92 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:21.80
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00007565 1.46 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:21.09
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008755 1.12 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:22.26
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010135 1.22 AML other m 2023-07-17T10:49:23.16
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