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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 06-09-2023 and time 15:37:39 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 06-09-2023 15:37:39 (UTC)
  • 06-09-2023 17:37:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3640, 14.8940 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.

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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
Lipari ME 13 12753 12753

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
61 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 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 1.6 2023-09-06
15:37:39		 38.3645 14.8942 10 2023-09-06
15:55:46		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120830331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-06 15:37:39 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.3645 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.8942 ± 0.0138
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 120830331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1417
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 708
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 50
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 154
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05306
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42088
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120830331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-06 15:55:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:50.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 174 31.2465 50 -0.21 46
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-09-06T15:37:49.19 1.0 undecidable manual P 121 46.7199 50 0.75 19
IV.MSFR.HHN. 2023-09-06T15:37:48.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 216 45.2214 50 0.13 69
IV.NOV.HNE. 2023-09-06T15:37:47.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 42.9237 50 0 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:46.71 1.0 undecidable manual P 183 35.742 50 -0.04 24
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:45.78 0.6 negative manual P 174 31.2465 50 -0.29 46
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:44.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 10 11.7771 130 -0.19 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:44.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 80 7.5813 142 0.14 49
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:43.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 7.6812 142 0.03 50
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:43.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 58 6.7932 145 0.07 75
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:43.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 5.8941 149 -0.04 50
3D.OEM4.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:43.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 6.4935 146 0.11 49
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:43.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 66 8.6802 138 -0.6 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:42.32 0.1 positive manual P 80 7.5813 142 0.19 97
3D.OEM7.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:42.88 1.0 undecidable manual P 27 14.6742 123 -0.31 23
3D.OEM4.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:42.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 6.4935 146 0.16 98
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:42.34 0.1 positive manual P 66 8.6802 138 0.07 99
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:42.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 10 11.7771 130 -0.03 99
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:42.75 0.6 undecidable manual P 28 10.1787 134 0.28 47
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:42.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 7.6812 142 -0.03 100
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:42.00 0.6 undecidable manual P 58 6.7932 145 -0.03 50
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2023-09-06T15:37:41.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 53 5.8941 149 -0.21 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0010915 0.08 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:44.13
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0003305 0.6 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:44.20
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0012250000000000002 0.6 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:44.30
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00126 0.28 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:45.91
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001945 1.7 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:45.07
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000282 0.72 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:46.40
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000066 0.5 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:49.64
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008145 1.54 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:50.87
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000182 0.74 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:51.94
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.5 0.000141 0.24 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:53.25
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00017749999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:53.65
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008444999999999999 1.06 AML other m 2023-09-06T15:37:54.53
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