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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 06-11-2023 and time 08:44:26 (Italy) in region 4 km E Villafranca Tirrena (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Villafranca Tirrena (ME), on

  • 06-11-2023 07:44:26 (UTC)
  • 06-11-2023 08:44:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2410, 15.4760 at 187 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.

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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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 4 8584 8584
Saponara ME 6 3988 12572
Messina ME 9 238439 251011
Spadafora ME 9 5021 256032
Rometta ME 9 6650 262682
Venetico ME 10 3911 266593
Valdina ME 11 1355 267948
Roccavaldina ME 11 1133 269081
Torregrotta ME 12 7431 276512
Monforte San Giorgio ME 12 2777 279289
San Pier Niceto ME 14 2837 282126
Villa San Giovanni RC 14 13784 295910
Condrò ME 15 493 296403
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 302642
Campo Calabro RC 16 4536 307178
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 16 1807 308985
Fiumara RC 19 1018 310003
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 317118

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
21 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2023-11-06
07:44:26		 38.2413 15.4758 187 2023-11-06
08:07:04		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 122843961
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-11-06 07:44:26 ± 0.34
Latitude 38.2413 ± 0.0630
Longitude 15.4758 ± 0.0435
Depth (km) 187 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 122843961

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 7546
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2200
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 156
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 7550.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 160
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.23567
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 122843961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-06 08:07:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ATFO.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:46:35.56 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2023-11-06T07:46:30.28 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -8.31 0
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-11-06T07:46:15.65 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
IV.BRSN.HNZ. 2023-11-06T07:46:03.50 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -3.26 0
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:46.65 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -1.2 0
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:37.29 3.0 negative manual Pn -9.29 0
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:26.03 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.62 0
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:23.78 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.9 0
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:18.62 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 1.67 0
IV.MOCO.HNZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:13.13 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -7 0
IV.VENT.EHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:12.30 3.0 negative manual Pn -6.03 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:11.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 56.8986 162 0.53 43
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:10.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 30.747 170 0.75 41
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:10.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 36.741 168 0.37 46
IY.SPDC.HHE. 2023-11-06T07:45:10.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 65.2902 160 -0.75 39
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:10.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 110 53.8017 163 -0.35 46
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2023-11-06T07:45:09.06 1.0 undecidable manual S 226 15.0738 175 -0.09 26
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:09.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 37.9287 168 0.07 49
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:45:09.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 114 21.6672 173 -0.27 49
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:59.94 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.17 0
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:56.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 137.1627 142 0.28 59
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:56.57 0.6 negative manual P 50 129.3705 143 0.44 38
IV.OEM5.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:54.25 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:53.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 74 86.8464 154 0.35 85
IY.SPDC.HHE. 2023-11-06T07:44:52.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 65.2902 160 -0.05 71
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:52.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 110 53.8017 163 0.47 66
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:51.35 0.1 negative manual P 231 37.9287 168 0.01 100
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2023-11-06T07:44:51.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 250 50.8158 164 -0.09 72
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:51.01 0.1 positive manual P 104 30.747 170 -0.16 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:51.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 247 56.8986 162 -0.05 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:51.29 0.3 negative manual P 215 36.741 168 -0.02 75
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-11-06T07:44:50.57 0.1 positive manual P 114 21.6672 173 -0.43 94
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2023-11-06T07:44:50.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 15.0738 175 -0.57 68
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000107 0.58 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:10.68
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00008740000000000001 1.34 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:11.10
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.8 0.000235 0.42 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:11.28
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.4 0.000079789 0.4992 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:14.72
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0001535 0.38 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:13.21
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.3 0.00006494434 0.5184 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:10.43
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00006652333 0.2752 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:16.43
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000070464645 0.2176 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:14.78
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000055899499999999996 0.48 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:11.29
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:2.1 0.000037936225 0.3648 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:13.40
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000082842775 1.0368 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:12.20
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000060737515 0.6592 AML other m 2023-11-06T07:45:16.56
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