Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 12-11-2023 and time 03:00:14 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 12-11-2023 03:00:14 (UTC)
  • 12-11-2023 04:00:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1650, 15.1200 at 6 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
Terme Vigliatore ME 5 7395 7395
Falcone ME 6 2808 10203
Furnari ME 7 3784 13987
Oliveri ME 7 2181 16168
Rodì Milici ME 7 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 9 41583 61338
Castroreale ME 11 2504 63842
Merì ME 11 2338 66180
Basicò ME 12 612 66792
Milazzo ME 13 31646 98438
Tripi ME 13 873 99311
San Filippo del Mela ME 13 7115 106426
Patti ME 14 13431 119857
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 15 4650 124507
Montagnareale ME 15 1615 126122
Librizzi ME 16 1660 127782
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 129119
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 135358
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 17 1807 137165
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 139452
Condrò ME 18 493 139945
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 142860
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 149934

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
46 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
62 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
74 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 2023-11-12
03:00:14
38.1648 15.1202 6 2023-11-12
03:14:35
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123051971
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-11-12 03:00:14 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.1648 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1202 ± 0.0023
Depth (km) 6 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123051971

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 240
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 173
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 46
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 240.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 120
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) 0.13
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13760
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.25361
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:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123051971
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-12 03:14:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2023-11-12T03:00:24.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 336 27.1506 102 -0.02 49
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-12T03:00:23.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 238 25.3524 103 0.21 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-12T03:00:22.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 155 23.6541 104 -0.06 74
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-11-12T03:00:21.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 96 20.3685 106 0 75
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2023-11-12T03:00:21.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 242 18.9699 107 -0.26 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-12T03:00:20.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 175 15.2736 111 0.05 75
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2023-11-12T03:00:20.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 27.1506 102 0.04 99
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-11-12T03:00:20.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 28.1496 102 0.01 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-12T03:00:19.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 238 25.3524 103 -0.1 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-12T03:00:19.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 155 23.6541 104 -0.16 73
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2023-11-12T03:00:18.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 18.9699 107 0.04 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-12T03:00:18.05 0.1 positive manual P 175 15.2736 111 0.18 98
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-11-12T03:00:18.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 96 20.3685 106 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000111307685 0.2 AML other m 2023-11-12T03:00:23.52
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00007659038 0.2992 AML other m 2023-11-12T03:00:23.45
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.4 0.00002491457 0.2896 AML other m 2023-11-12T03:00:21.13
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000059070135 1.1392 AML other m 2023-11-12T03:00:31.17
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000052201442 0.1408 AML other m 2023-11-12T03:00:20.69
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