Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-11-2023 and time 18:10:43 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-11-2023 18:10:43 (UTC)
  • 16-11-2023 19:10:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2200, 14.8840 at 7 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
Gioiosa Marea ME 5 7074 7074
Piraino ME 7 3962 11036
Brolo ME 8 5783 16819
Montagnareale ME 11 1615 18434
Patti ME 11 13431 31865
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 12 3090 34955
Ficarra ME 13 1469 36424
Naso ME 14 3813 40237
Capo d'Orlando ME 14 13254 53491
Librizzi ME 15 1660 55151
Sinagra ME 15 2705 57856
Castell'Umberto ME 16 3128 60984
Raccuja ME 18 1041 62025
Oliveri ME 19 2181 64206
Mirto ME 19 974 65180
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 19 1319 66499
Ucria ME 19 1058 67557
Capri Leone ME 20 4515 72072
San Piero Patti ME 20 2915 74987

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
59 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
72 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
82 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 2.0 2023-11-16
18:10:43
38.22 14.8842 7 2023-11-16
18:21:26
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123180171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-11-16 18:10:43 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.2200 ± 0.0027
Longitude 14.8842 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123180171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 505
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 157
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 90
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42088
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123180171
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-16 18:21:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:11:10.82 3.0 positive manual P -0.29 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:11:05.25 3.0 positive manual P 0.7 0
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:59.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 325 46.7199 50 0.31 45
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:58.08 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.06 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:58.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 132 41.1255 50 0.24 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:58.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 101 41.625 50 0.08 48
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:57.25 3.0 positive manual P -0.81 0
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:56.42 3.0 positive manual P -0.09 0
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:55.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 134 30.6471 103 0.53 44
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:54.30 3.0 negative manual P 2.23 0
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-11-16T18:10:54.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 32.8449 102 -0.55 43
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:53.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 25.6521 106 0.49 45
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:53.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 6 27.75 105 -0.23 47
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:52.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 46.7199 50 0.25 91
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:51.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 26 20.7681 109 0.06 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:51.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 41.625 50 -0.4 89
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:51.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 183 19.6692 110 0.28 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:51.46 0.3 negative manual P 132 41.1255 50 -0.37 67
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:51.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 24 21.4674 109 -0.43 46
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:51.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 22.0668 108 -0.16 48
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-11-16T18:10:50.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 32.8449 102 -0.24 93
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:50.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 16 20.3685 110 -0.14 49
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:50.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 20.7681 109 -0.37 46
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:49.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 13 25.6521 106 0.51 89
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:49.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 27.75 105 -0.09 97
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:49.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 15.5733 115 0.18 49
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:49.77 0.1 negative manual P 134 30.6471 103 -0.13 96
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2023-11-16T18:10:49.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 79 30.747 103 -0.25 93
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:48.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 20.7681 109 0.1 98
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:48.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 24 21.4674 109 0 100
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:48.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 22.0668 108 -0.12 98
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:48.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 20.7681 109 0.1 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:48.04 1.0 undecidable manual P 183 19.6692 110 0.25 24
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:48.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 16 20.3685 110 0.2 96
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:10:47.24 0.3 negative manual P 166 15.5733 115 0.2 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0014100000000000002 0.16 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:50.33
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0003285 1.28 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:50.13
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00034399999999999996 1.24 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:50.21
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.1 0.001285 0.76 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:50.88
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0009159999999999999 1.44 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:51.19
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000979 0.3 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:51.38
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000756 0.28 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:51.83
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.001036 0.32 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:52.49
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00041549999999999996 1.1 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:52.36
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0005124999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:54.25
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00014850000000000003 0.2 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:55.75
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007105 0.58 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:55.75
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00020500000000000002 1.42 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:56.76
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008489999999999999 1.4 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:56.76
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000363 0.18 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:10:59.05
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00017449999999999999 0.38 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:11:00.73
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005235 0.54 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:11:01.12
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0011025 0.44 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:11:03.87
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.8 0.00009635 1.64 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:11:10.11
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.0 0.000162 0.42 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:11:12.82
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