Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 19-09-2023 and time 16:52:45 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Mandanici (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Mandanici (ME), on

  • 19-09-2023 14:52:45 (UTC)
  • 19-09-2023 16:52:45 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0380, 15.3360 at 31 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Mandanici ME 4 601 601
Fiumedinisi ME 4 1409 2010
Pagliara ME 6 1170 3180
Alì ME 7 768 3948
Nizza di Sicilia ME 8 3667 7615
Alì Terme ME 9 2539 10154
Roccalumera ME 9 4141 14295
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 9 842 15137
Savoca ME 9 1732 16869
Itala ME 9 1640 18509
Furci Siculo ME 9 3382 21891
Antillo ME 10 919 22810
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 11 9377 32187
Scaletta Zanclea ME 11 2140 34327
Limina ME 12 836 35163
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 12 4650 39813
Castroreale ME 13 2504 42317
Roccafiorita ME 13 197 42514
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 13 1554 44068
San Pier Niceto ME 14 2837 46905
Forza d'Agrò ME 14 911 47816
Monforte San Giorgio ME 14 2777 50593
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 14 1807 52400
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 53419
Condrò ME 15 493 53912
Gallodoro ME 16 367 54279
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 61394
Mongiuffi Melia ME 16 600 61994
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 16 41583 103577
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 109816
Merì ME 17 2338 112154
Roccavaldina ME 17 1133 113287
Rodì Milici ME 17 2056 115343
Rometta ME 17 6650 121993
Torregrotta ME 17 7431 129424
Letojanni ME 18 2861 132285
Valdina ME 18 1355 133640
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 134977
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 18 1531 136508
Terme Vigliatore ME 19 7395 143903
Graniti ME 19 1492 145395
Saponara ME 20 3988 149383
Furnari ME 20 3784 153167

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
28 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
50 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
63 Km NE 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 1.2 2023-09-19
14:52:45
38.0383 15.3358 31 2023-09-19
15:05:19
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121234221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-19 14:52:45 ± 0.3
Latitude 38.0383 ± 0.0135
Longitude 15.3358 ± 0.0137
Depth (km) 31 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121234221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1569
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 238
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 337
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 163
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
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) 0.10522
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45056
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121234221
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-19 15:05:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2023-09-19T14:52:59.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 278 35.9418 126 0.11 71
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-09-19T14:52:59.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 67 34.8429 127 0.27 70
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-09-19T14:52:57.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 27.4503 134 -0.17 48
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-09-19T14:52:55.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 7 12.0768 156 0.15 75
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-09-19T14:52:55.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 50.0166 116 0.77 56
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-09-19T14:52:54.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 11.6772 157 -0.27 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-09-19T14:52:54.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 40.3263 122 0.31 90
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2023-09-19T14:52:54.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 322 49.1175 117 -0.35 90
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2023-09-19T14:52:53.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 278 35.9418 126 -0.04 73
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-09-19T14:52:53.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 67 34.8429 127 0.01 98
IV.NOV.HHE. 2023-09-19T14:52:51.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 17.4714 148 -0.13 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-09-19T14:52:51.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 27.4503 134 -0.25 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-09-19T14:52:50.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 11.6772 157 -0.15 99
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-09-19T14:52:50.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 7 12.0768 156 -0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000772 0.22 AML other m 2023-09-19T14:52:57.02
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00005865 0.26 AML other m 2023-09-19T14:52:57.18
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00010214999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2023-09-19T14:52:57.62
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000133 0.24 AML other m 2023-09-19T14:52:57.97
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000337 0.44 AML other m 2023-09-19T14:53:03.46
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000295 1.28 AML other m 2023-09-19T14:53:09.17
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00006493668 0.3392 AML other m 2023-09-19T14:53:00.11
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000034514245 0.576 AML other m 2023-09-19T14:53:01.68
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