Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 17-09-2023 and time 06:49:26 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 17-09-2023 06:49:26 (UTC)
  • 17-09-2023 08:49:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5230, 15.1770 at 6 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
61 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.8 2023-09-17
06:49:26
38.5233 15.1768 6 2023-09-17
07:05:04
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121125501
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-17 06:49:26 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.5233 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.1768 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 6 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121125501

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 997
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 782
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 278
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1000.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 107
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.74734
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 31
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121125501
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-17 07:05:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:50:41.98 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.64 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:51.71 3.0 negative manual P -0.75 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:49.65 3.0 positive manual P 0.66 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:47.04 3.0 negative manual P 2.03 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:46.29 3.0 negative manual P -0.42 0
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:45.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 60.8946 50 -0.8 38
7C.SPAOL.HNZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:44.69 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.92 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:42.96 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.29 0
IV.FERC.HHE.00 2023-09-17T06:49:42.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 82.9503 50 0.87 70
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:40.72 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.55 0
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:39.97 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.11 0
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:38.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 60.8946 50 -0.1 92
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:37.37 3.0 negative manual P -0.09 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:37.98 3.0 negative manual P 0.16 0
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:37.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 55.3002 50 -0.11 93
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:36.37 3.0 negative manual P -0.46 0
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:36.92 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.2 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:36.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 170 28.3494 101 -0.18 72
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:36.37 3.0 negative manual P -0.06 0
IV.ISTR.HHE. 2023-09-17T06:49:36.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 3 29.2485 101 -0.45 68
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:35.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 21.6672 105 0.82 40
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:34.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 233 23.4543 104 -0.75 41
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:34.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 230 21.7671 105 0.14 74
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:34.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 255 23.3544 104 -0.78 61
3D.OEM7.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:33.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 256 18.4704 107 0.08 75
IV.ISTR.HHE. 2023-09-17T06:49:32.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 29.2485 101 0.07 74
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:32.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 170 28.3494 101 0.05 99
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:31.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 21.6672 105 0.43 93
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:31.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 23.3544 104 -0.26 96
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:31.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 23.6541 104 0.04 100
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:31.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 21.7671 105 0.27 96
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:30.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 23.4543 104 -0.5 68
3D.OEM7.HHZ. 2023-09-17T06:49:30.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 18.4704 107 0.42 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0010400000000000001 0.14 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:35.22
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0009219414500000001 0.1792 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:34.99
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00036643749999999996 0.1216 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:34.60
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004305306 0.1376 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:35.84
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000379 0.16 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:36.65
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00037230665 0.2016 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:36.98
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000113060725 0.2208 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:45.76
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.1 0.000029694395 0.24 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:45.76
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00041400000000000003 0.2 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:45.43
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00028849999999999997 0.26 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:45.40
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00020400000000000003 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:45.58
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006561928 0.16 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:45.21
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0007275000000000001 1.68 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:46.04
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000284 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:47.39
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00024813015 0.4 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:48.27
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006190419499999999 0.1792 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:46.98
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00016949999999999997 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:48.40
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00013917870000000002 0.2592 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:47.43
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00004225 0.5 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:48.51
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00010547597 0.4384 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:48.21
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00011010271499999999 0.2592 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:49.35
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00010326412 0.2208 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:48.79
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00016273205000000003 0.3616 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:53.23
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00011650000000000001 1.54 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:53.87
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.5 0.0000367 0.22 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:56.30
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.3 0.00002450232 0.3008 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:54.45
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00082018855 0.1824 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:37.20
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004306717 0.1408 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:36.94
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.7 0.000112046115 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:49:48.11
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00001752864 0.2208 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:50:07.65
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000012513629499999997 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-17T06:50:07.25
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