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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 15-09-2023 and time 03:10:27 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 15-09-2023 01:10:27 (UTC)
  • 15-09-2023 03:10:27 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.6520, 14.2260 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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An earthquake occurred to
89 Km NE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2023-09-15
01:10:27		 38.6518 14.2262 10 2023-09-15
01:20:32		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121064651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-15 01:10:27 ± 0.47
Latitude 38.6518 ± 0.0225
Longitude 14.2262 ± 0.0207
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121064651

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2770
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1260
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 329
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2770.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 282
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.39845
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121064651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-15 01:20:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:11:02.61 3.0 undecidable manual P 4.95 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:55.98 3.0 positive manual P -2.04 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:52.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 87.9453 50 -0.23 72
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:51.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 191 80.5638 50 -0.12 75
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:51.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 158 155.2224 50 -0.58 57
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:49.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 193 75.4689 50 -0.66 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:49.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 115 72.2721 50 0.77 42
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:49.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 186 73.4709 50 0.33 73
7C.SPAOL.HNZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:47.04 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.14 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:46.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 164 108.5136 50 0.73 59
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:46.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 115.6953 50 0.13 70
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:42.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 96.9252 50 -0.68 62
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:41.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 140 87.9453 50 -0.15 73
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:40.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 186 73.4709 50 0.19 75
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:40.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 193 75.4689 50 0.58 45
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:40.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 191 80.5638 50 -0.11 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-09-15T01:10:39.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 72.2721 50 0.02 78
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00017544999999999998 0.44 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:49.90
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000042499999999999996 0.4 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:51.84
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001245 0.46 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:53.36
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00002925 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:53.96
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.1 0.0001955 0.42 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:53.81
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0000945 0.5 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:54.04
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000122 0.5 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:55.18
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000163 0.88 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:55.85
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00013700000000000002 1.3 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:56.07
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00010264999999999999 1.3 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:56.74
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00022649999999999998 0.54 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:56.63
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00009659999999999999 1.28 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:56.70
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000046299999999999994 1.48 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:56.95
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00007345 0.36 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:10:56.78
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000037000000000000005 0.64 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:11:03.04
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000848 1.36 AML other m 2023-09-15T01:11:04.95
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