Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 24-10-2023 and time 13:26:50 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 24-10-2023 11:26:50 (UTC)
  • 24-10-2023 13:26:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1360, 15.0730 at 8 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 2 2181 2181
Falcone ME 2 2808 4989
Furnari ME 6 3784 8773
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 7 1531 10304
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 17699
Basicò ME 8 612 18311
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 20367
Patti ME 10 13431 33798
Tripi ME 10 873 34671
Librizzi ME 11 1660 36331
Montagnareale ME 11 1615 37946
Castroreale ME 13 2504 40450
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 13 41583 82033
San Piero Patti ME 13 2915 84948
Montalbano Elicona ME 13 2287 87235
Novara di Sicilia ME 14 1337 88572
Merì ME 16 2338 90910
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 97984
Raccuja ME 17 1041 99025
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 17 3090 102115
Milazzo ME 18 31646 133761
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 140876
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 145526
Piraino ME 19 3962 149488
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 150507
Ucria ME 20 1058 151565

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
70 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 1.0 2023-10-24
11:26:50
38.1355 15.0733 8 2023-10-24
11:36:54
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 122335141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-24 11:26:50 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1355 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0733 ± 0.0023
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 122335141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 254
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 185
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 329
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 250.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.12
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11871
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39210
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 122335141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-24 11:36:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:59.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 255 43.5231 50 -0.06 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:59.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 143 22.9548 109 0.16 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:59.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 24.4533 108 -0.4 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:58.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 42 20.4684 112 0.17 49
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:58.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 39.4272 50 -0.05 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:58.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 240 20.1687 112 -0.06 75
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:57.03 0.6 positive manual P 343 27.9498 106 0.21 48
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:57.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 345 29.8479 105 -0.09 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:56.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 87 24.4533 108 0.06 49
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:56.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 246 13.875 120 -0.14 50
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:56.08 1.0 undecidable manual S 155 13.1757 122 -0.28 24
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:56.97 0.6 undecidable manual P 346 28.9488 106 -0.04 49
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:56.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 143 22.9548 109 0.22 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:55.40 0.1 positive manual P 240 20.1687 112 0.04 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:55.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 42 20.4684 112 -0.05 50
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:54.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 155 13.1757 122 0.05 51
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-10-24T11:26:54.30 0.3 positive manual P 246 13.875 120 0.09 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00005255 0.28 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:26:56.71
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00011344999999999999 1.36 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:26:56.05
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00007625 0.58 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:26:56.86
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.7 0.0000622 1.02 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:26:57.42
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00017999999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:26:58.41
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.1 0.0001375 0.2 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:26:58.83
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.7 0.0000414 0.44 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:26:58.80
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000733 1.5 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:26:58.07
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000669 0.18 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:27:00.87
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00004865 1.22 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:27:01.65
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00009245000000000001 1.02 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:27:02.46
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008054999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2023-10-24T11:27:03.66
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