Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 06-09-2023 and time 00:52:19 (Italy) in region 2 km E Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Basicò (ME), on

  • 05-09-2023 22:52:19 (UTC)
  • 06-09-2023 00:52:19 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0590, 15.0810 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 2 873 1485
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 3016
Novara di Sicilia ME 7 1337 4353
Falcone ME 7 2808 7161
Furnari ME 7 3784 10945
Montalbano Elicona ME 7 2287 13232
Oliveri ME 8 2181 15413
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 17469
San Piero Patti ME 10 2915 20384
Terme Vigliatore ME 11 7395 27779
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 11 1019 28798
Librizzi ME 12 1660 30458
Castroreale ME 12 2504 32962
Patti ME 14 13431 46393
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 48008
Raccuja ME 15 1041 49049
Roccella Valdemone ME 15 666 49715
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 16 41583 91298
Malvagna ME 16 733 92031
Floresta ME 17 485 92516
Antillo ME 17 919 93435
Ucria ME 18 1058 94493
Moio Alcantara ME 18 717 95210
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 99155
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 102245
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 103225
Merì ME 19 2338 105563
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 106408
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 20 3215 109623

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)
50 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
62 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 0.8 2023-09-05
22:52:19
38.0592 15.0807 7 2023-09-05
23:02:52
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120812681
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-05 22:52:19 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.0592 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0807 ± 0.0046
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 120812681

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 662
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 185
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 4
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 146
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38581
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120812681
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-05 23:02:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-09-05T22:52:28.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 68 25.6521 106 0.27 93
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-09-05T22:52:27.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 42.8238 50 -0.3 89
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2023-09-05T22:52:26.59 0.1 undecidable manual S 170 19.9689 110 -0.05 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-09-05T22:52:25.99 0.1 undecidable manual S 264 18.1707 112 -0.06 98
IV.EMNR.HHE. 2023-09-05T22:52:25.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 190 27.3504 105 0.65 83
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-09-05T22:52:24.73 0.1 undecidable manual S 282 13.5753 118 0.12 98
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-09-05T22:52:24.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 25.6521 106 -0.14 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-09-05T22:52:24.22 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2023-09-05T22:52:23.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 170 19.9689 110 -0.06 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-09-05T22:52:23.17 0.6 negative manual P 264 18.1707 112 -0.01 50
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-09-05T22:52:22.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 125 5.994 141 -0.26 96
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-09-05T22:52:22.51 1.0 positive manual P 282 13.5753 118 0.16 24
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-09-05T22:52:22.77 3.0 positive manual P 0 0
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-09-05T22:52:21.09 0.1 positive manual P 125 5.994 141 -0.07 100
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-09-05T22:52:20.26 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0003481626 0.1408 AML other m 2023-09-05T22:52:22.43
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00046451304999999997 0.2432 AML other m 2023-09-05T22:52:22.61
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.0 0.000076725395 0.1408 AML other m 2023-09-05T22:52:22.43
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0001079165 0.2304 AML other m 2023-09-05T22:52:22.61
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:0.6 0.00005079839 0.1664 AML other m 2023-09-05T22:52:27.35
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:0.9 0.000088009445 0.1408 AML other m 2023-09-05T22:52:26.14
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00004470905 0.256 AML other m 2023-09-05T22:52:26.67
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000053871740000000004 0.4096 AML other m 2023-09-05T22:52:27.80
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