Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 17-10-2023 and time 02:20:20 (Italy) in region 1 km E Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Basicò (ME), on

  • 17-10-2023 00:20:20 (UTC)
  • 17-10-2023 02:20:20 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0670, 15.0770 at 9 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
Basicò ME 1 612 612
Tripi ME 3 873 1485
Falcone ME 6 2808 4293
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 5824
Furnari ME 6 3784 9608
Oliveri ME 7 2181 11789
Montalbano Elicona ME 7 2287 14076
Novara di Sicilia ME 7 1337 15413
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 17469
San Piero Patti ME 10 2915 20384
Librizzi ME 11 1660 22044
Terme Vigliatore ME 11 7395 29439
Castroreale ME 12 2504 31943
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 12 1019 32962
Patti ME 13 13431 46393
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 48008
Raccuja ME 15 1041 49049
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 90632
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 91298
Malvagna ME 17 733 92031
Floresta ME 17 485 92516
Ucria ME 17 1058 93574
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 96664
Antillo ME 18 919 97583
Merì ME 19 2338 99921
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 100638
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 104583
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 105563
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 112637
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 20 4650 117287
Sinagra ME 20 2705 119992

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
51 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
63 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 0.8 2023-10-17
00:20:20
38.0673 15.0768 9 2023-10-17
00:34:17
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 122137601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-17 00:20:20 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0673 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0768 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 122137601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 293
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 267
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 51
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) 92
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
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) 0.06115
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33635
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 122137601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-17 00:34:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-10-17T00:20:33.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 346 35.3424 50 0.23 70
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-10-17T00:20:33.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 348 37.3293 50 0 71
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-10-17T00:20:30.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 70 25.6521 109 0.01 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-10-17T00:20:28.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 346 35.3424 50 0.35 91
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-10-17T00:20:28.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 348 37.3293 50 -0.06 70
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-10-17T00:20:28.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 20.9679 112 0.17 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-10-17T00:20:27.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 261 17.9709 116 -0.32 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-10-17T00:20:27.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 128 17.2716 116 -0.19 72
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-10-17T00:20:26.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 25.6521 109 -0.23 94
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-10-17T00:20:26.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 278 13.0758 123 0.04 74
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-10-17T00:20:25.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 20.9679 112 0.18 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-10-17T00:20:24.64 0.1 positive manual P 128 17.2716 116 -0.06 98
IV.NOV.HHE. 2023-10-17T00:20:24.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 130 6.7932 142 0.02 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-10-17T00:20:24.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 17.9709 116 -0.04 99
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-10-17T00:20:23.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 278 13.0758 123 0 100
IV.NOV.HHE. 2023-10-17T00:20:23.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 6.7932 142 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.0 0.00010815 0.24 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:27.61
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.7 0.0000458 0.94 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:28.57
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:0.7 0.000057193416499999995 0.25 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:27.63
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00003945 0.3 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:28.32
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.4 0.0000296075415 0.5 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:27.56
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.2 0.000021851337 0.28 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:27.53
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.0000329397 0.14 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:28.21
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000041955350000000005 0.22 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:28.11
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00005244734 0.78 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:33.17
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00004866239 0.92 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:37.58
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:0.9 0.00002833466 0.01 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:38.55
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:0.8 0.0000250593 0.01 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:46.38
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000158793 0.88 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:33.54
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00013506437 0.92 AML other m 2023-10-17T00:20:37.87
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