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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 16-10-2023 and time 01:01:30 (Italy) in region 3 km SE Falcone (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SE Falcone (ME), on

  • 15-10-2023 23:01:30 (UTC)
  • 16-10-2023 01:01:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0960, 15.0950 at 8 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Falcone ME 3 2808 2808
Furnari ME 3 3784 6592
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 4 1531 8123
Oliveri ME 5 2181 10304
Basicò ME 5 612 10916
Tripi ME 5 873 11789
Rodì Milici ME 7 2056 13845
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 21240
Novara di Sicilia ME 9 1337 22577
Castroreale ME 10 2504 25081
Montalbano Elicona ME 11 2287 27368
Librizzi ME 12 1660 29028
San Piero Patti ME 12 2915 31943
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 73526
Patti ME 13 13431 86957
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 88572
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 14 1019 89591
Merì ME 16 2338 91929
Raccuja ME 17 1041 92970
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 97620
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 104735
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 107825
Antillo ME 19 919 108744
Milazzo ME 19 31646 140390
Roccella Valdemone ME 20 666 141056
Ucria ME 20 1058 142114
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 149188
Malvagna ME 20 733 149921

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
54 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
66 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.2 2023-10-15
23:01:30		 38.096 15.0952 8 2023-10-15
23:14:01		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 122116621
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-15 23:01:30 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.0960 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0952 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 122116621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 462
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 346
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 9
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 171
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07554
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40110
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 122116621
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-15 23:14:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2023-10-15T23:01:39.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 175 23.8539 108 0.16 47
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-10-15T23:01:38.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 44.5221 50 -0.16 91
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-10-15T23:01:38.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 23.1546 109 0.1 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-10-15T23:01:37.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 253 20.1687 112 -0.3 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-10-15T23:01:36.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 139 18.3705 113 -0.12 48
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-10-15T23:01:35.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 23.1546 109 -0.06 96
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-10-15T23:01:35.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 265 14.5743 119 0.02 49
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2023-10-15T23:01:35.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 175 23.8539 108 0.23 93
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-10-15T23:01:34.16 0.3 positive manual P 139 18.3705 113 -0.03 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-10-15T23:01:34.66 1.0 undecidable manual P 253 20.1687 112 0.13 24
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-10-15T23:01:33.79 0.3 positive manual P 265 14.5743 119 0.29 70
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-10-15T23:01:33.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 154 8.3805 134 -0.34 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-10-15T23:01:32.49 0.1 positive manual P 154 8.3805 134 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:0.5 0.0000504 0.52 AML other m 2023-10-15T23:01:33.20
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.7 0.00007919999999999999 1.76 AML other m 2023-10-15T23:01:34.05
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0003285 1.74 AML other m 2023-10-15T23:01:34.93
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00018099999999999998 0.92 AML other m 2023-10-15T23:01:35.53
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00029749999999999997 0.2 AML other m 2023-10-15T23:01:37.37
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00031800000000000003 1.06 AML other m 2023-10-15T23:01:37.40
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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