Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 30-08-2023 and time 07:25:40 (Italy) in region 2 km E Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Basicò (ME), on

  • 30-08-2023 05:25:40 (UTC)
  • 30-08-2023 07:25:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0680, 15.0780 at 7 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
Basicò ME 2 612 612
Tripi ME 3 873 1485
Falcone ME 6 2808 4293
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 5824
Furnari ME 6 3784 9608
Oliveri ME 7 2181 11789
Novara di Sicilia ME 7 1337 13126
Montalbano Elicona ME 7 2287 15413
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 17469
San Piero Patti ME 10 2915 20384
Terme Vigliatore ME 11 7395 27779
Librizzi ME 11 1660 29439
Castroreale ME 12 2504 31943
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 12 1019 32962
Patti ME 13 13431 46393
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 48008
Raccuja ME 15 1041 49049
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 90632
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 91298
Malvagna ME 17 733 92031
Floresta ME 17 485 92516
Ucria ME 17 1058 93574
Antillo ME 18 919 94493
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 97583
Merì ME 19 2338 99921
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 100638
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 104583
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 105563
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 20 4650 110213
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 117287

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
51 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 1.4 2023-08-30
05:25:40
38.0682 15.0783 7 2023-08-30
05:34:19
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120598691
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-30 05:25:40 ± 0.25
Latitude 38.0682 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.0783 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120598691

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1036
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 639
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 30
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1040.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 213
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.12
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.18886
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120598691
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-30 05:34:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.POFI.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:27:17.81 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.3 0
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:27:17.52 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.24 0
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:27:06.42 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 16.27 0
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:27:03.08 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 17.950001 0
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:26:53.31 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 16.58 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:26:53.60 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.83 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:26:47.47 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 20.799999 0
IV.MOCO.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:26:25.88 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 3.54 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:26:16.06 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.45 0
IV.LPDG.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:26:07.48 3.0 negative manual Pg 0.67 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:26:01.30 3.0 negative manual Pn 1.89 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:26:01.93 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.34 0
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:25:48.57 1.0 undecidable manual S 170 20.9679 107 0.19 24
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:25:47.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 261 18.0708 110 -0.17 49
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:25:46.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 278 13.1757 117 0.22 49
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:25:45.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 170 20.9679 107 0.02 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:25:44.52 0.1 positive manual P 261 18.0708 110 -0.08 99
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:25:44.34 3.0 positive manual P 0.68 0
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:25:43.85 1.0 positive manual P 278 13.1757 117 0.15 25
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:25:43.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 6.7932 134 -0.09 51
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-08-30T05:25:42.67 1.0 undecidable manual P 131 6.7932 134 0.03 26
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0012155 0.6 AML other m 2023-08-30T05:25:44.11
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00027 0.58 AML other m 2023-08-30T05:25:44.12
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.0 0.00017549999999999998 0.12 AML other m 2023-08-30T05:25:44.14
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000758 0.12 AML other m 2023-08-30T05:25:44.14
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000144 0.66 AML other m 2023-08-30T05:25:47.40
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0002565 1.76 AML other m 2023-08-30T05:25:48.89
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001724 0.86 AML other m 2023-08-30T05:25:48.56
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000176 0.72 AML other m 2023-08-30T05:25:50.43
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