Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 02-10-2023 and time 05:21:39 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 02-10-2023 03:21:39 (UTC)
  • 02-10-2023 05:21:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1770, 15.1860 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 4 41583 41583
Terme Vigliatore ME 5 7395 48978
Merì ME 5 2338 51316
Milazzo ME 7 31646 82962
Rodì Milici ME 7 2056 85018
San Filippo del Mela ME 8 7115 92133
Castroreale ME 9 2504 94637
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 9 4650 99287
Furnari ME 10 3784 103071
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 104602
Pace del Mela ME 11 6239 110841
Falcone ME 11 2808 113649
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 12 1807 115456
Condrò ME 12 493 115949
Oliveri ME 12 2181 118130
San Pier Niceto ME 15 2837 120967
Torregrotta ME 15 7431 128398
Tripi ME 16 873 129271
Valdina ME 16 1355 130626
Venetico ME 16 3911 134537
Roccavaldina ME 17 1133 135670
Basicò ME 17 612 136282
Spadafora ME 17 5021 141303
Monforte San Giorgio ME 17 2777 144080
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 145417
Patti ME 20 13431 158848

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
41 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
75 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 1.7 2023-10-02
03:21:39
38.1768 15.1865 10 2023-10-02
03:26:14
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121662051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-02 03:21:39 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1768 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1865 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121662051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 294
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 230
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 143
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 76
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40649
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121662051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-02 03:26:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:56.06 3.0 positive manual P -0.07 0
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:54.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 45.1215 50 0.09 47
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:52.72 3.0 positive manual P 0.83 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:52.43 3.0 negative manual P -0.36 0
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:51.79 3.0 positive manual P 0.19 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:49.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 31.0467 50 -0.29 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:49.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 321 28.4493 50 0.25 46
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:48.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 245 24.753 111 0.06 49
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:48.25 3.0 positive manual P 0.1 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:47.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 23.1546 112 -0.34 46
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:47.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 92 45.1215 50 -0.1 93
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:47.47 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.35 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:45.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 321 28.4493 50 -0.05 48
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:45.42 3.0 negative manual P -0.25 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:45.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 103 14.874 123 0.18 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:45.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 31.0467 50 -0.01 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:45.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 195 17.0718 119 -0.07 49
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:45.45 3.0 negative manual P 0.03 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:44.19 0.1 positive manual P 170 23.1546 112 0.07 97
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:44.43 0.1 negative manual P 245 24.753 111 0.02 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:43.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 17.0718 119 0.24 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:43.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 20 11.1777 130 -0.37 47
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:42.07 0.1 negative manual P 20 11.1777 130 0.03 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-10-02T03:21:42.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 14.874 123 0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0013276124 0.2784 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:44.16
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0018202894999999998 0.2592 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:44.03
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00030116794999999997 0.3184 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:47.60
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00034066004999999997 0.2 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:47.53
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.9 0.00006754975 0.3408 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:46.04
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.0 0.000084746295 0.2208 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:47.54
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000104236385 0.1392 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:48.33
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00011298516 0.1408 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:50.79
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00048336555000000006 0.2288 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:48.75
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0006698736000000001 0.2496 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:49.46
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00013240856 0.24 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:48.70
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00019980315 0.36 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:49.28
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00021861925 0.2304 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:53.98
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00027782625 0.1792 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:52.73
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002513028 0.2 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:51.51
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00030026485000000003 0.1792 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:52.64
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00021911315 0.1008 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:51.08
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001796833 0.12 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:52.34
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00020554775 0.2208 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:51.74
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003900435 0.2208 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:51.18
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014461204999999998 0.2 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:52.15
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00022150485 0.24 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:52.01
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00021825975000000004 0.32 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:55.65
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.8 0.00019483249499999998 1.52 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:53.08
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00012833155000000003 0.2592 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:54.71
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00012051232 0.2608 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:55.61
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00013586383499999998 0.6 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:56.90
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001222846 0.4384 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:57.87
IV.ESML.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000060551485 0.1088 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:56.28
IV.ESML.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000064023105 0.1504 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:59.59
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00010300782999999999 0.4208 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:21:57.19
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00006412096 0.3808 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:22:05.82
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00002328913 1.0992 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:22:17.39
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.2 0.000026000535 1.28 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:22:20.96
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00028016360000000004 0.2608 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:22:06.15
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00012800814999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:22:06.21
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.7 0.00005272556 0.84 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:22:01.87
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.7 0.000049800725 1.0192 AML other m 2023-10-02T03:22:14.23
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