Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 06-10-2023 and time 15:28:11 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 06-10-2023 13:28:11 (UTC)
  • 06-10-2023 15:28:11 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2070, 15.0680 at 5 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
Oliveri ME 9 2181 2181
Falcone ME 10 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 11 7395 12384
Patti ME 12 13431 25815
Furnari ME 12 3784 29599
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 31214
Rodì Milici ME 14 2056 33270
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 14 1531 34801
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 76384
Librizzi ME 15 1660 78044
Milazzo ME 15 31646 109690
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 116764
Basicò ME 16 612 117376
Merì ME 16 2338 119714
Castroreale ME 17 2504 122218
Tripi ME 18 873 123091
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 130206
Piraino ME 19 3962 134168
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 137258
San Piero Patti ME 19 2915 140173

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
78 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 0.5 2023-10-06
13:28:11
38.2073 15.0683 5 2023-10-06
13:42:19
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121820381
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-06 13:28:11 ± 0.33
Latitude 38.2073 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0683 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 5 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121820381

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 689
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 311
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 65
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 690.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 124
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.26890
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121820381
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-06 13:42:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.OSSC.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:30:01.23 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 18.440001 0
IV.CASP.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:29:53.60 3.0 negative manual Pg 17.15 0
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:29:53.20 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.82 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-10-06T13:29:44.85 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 18.23 0
IV.FRON.EHZ. 2023-10-06T13:29:42.18 3.0 negative manual Pn 5.63 0
IV.RIBO.EHZ.01 2023-10-06T13:29:40.28 3.0 positive manual Pn 3.12 0
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:29:27.05 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.97 0
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:29:09.51 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.08 0
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:29:08.75 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.34 0
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:29:01.90 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.64 0
IV.CROCE.HNZ. 2023-10-06T13:29:00.49 3.0 undecidable manual S 1.68 0
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:55.30 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.66 0
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:41.71 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.6 0
IV.MPAZ.HNZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:39.58 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.98 0
IT.DLNV.HNZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:39.18 3.0 undecidable manual S 1.89 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:21.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 151 29.8479 100 -0.55 44
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:20.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 105 25.752 101 0.13 48
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:19.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 163 20.7681 104 -0.03 50
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-10-06T13:28:19.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 22.1556 103 0.08 49
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:18.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 222 18.3705 105 -0.08 50
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:17.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 151 29.8479 100 -0.12 96
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-10-06T13:28:16.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 22.1556 103 -0.16 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:16.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 163 20.7681 104 0.48 91
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:16.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 25.752 101 -0.01 99
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-10-06T13:28:15.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 18.3705 105 0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.7 0.0000265 1.24 AML other m 2023-10-06T13:28:22.95
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000286 0.56 AML other m 2023-10-06T13:28:23.06
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.2 0.000012828696 1.44 AML other m 2023-10-06T13:28:19.46
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0000081115845 1.6192 AML other m 2023-10-06T13:28:19.11
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000025009460000000002 0.96 AML other m 2023-10-06T13:28:20.32
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.4 0.00002214232 1.696 AML other m 2023-10-06T13:28:21.09
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