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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 16-11-2023 and time 19:20:51 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-11-2023 18:20:51 (UTC)
  • 16-11-2023 19:20:51 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2210, 14.8810 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.

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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
Gioiosa Marea ME 6 7074 7074
Piraino ME 7 3962 11036
Brolo ME 8 5783 16819
Montagnareale ME 11 1615 18434
Patti ME 12 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 16 2705 57856
Castell'Umberto ME 16 3128 60984
Raccuja ME 19 1041 62025
Mirto ME 19 974 62999
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 19 1319 64318
Oliveri ME 19 2181 66499
Ucria ME 19 1058 67557
Capri Leone ME 20 4515 72072

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)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.4 2023-11-16
18:20:51		 38.2212 14.8808 8 2023-11-16
18:29:21		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123180271
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-11-16 18:20:51 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.2212 ± 0.0027
Longitude 14.8808 ± 0.0057
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 123180271

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 422
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 224
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 93
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 420.0
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 24
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41818
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123180271
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-16 18:29:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:21:06.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 325 46.4202 50 -0.34 45
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2023-11-16T18:21:06.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 101 42.0246 50 0.26 46
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:21:05.32 3.0 negative manual P -0.65 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:21:05.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 132 41.4252 50 0.32 46
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-11-16T18:21:02.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 32.6451 103 -0.34 46
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:21:01.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 134 30.9468 104 -0.49 45
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:21:01.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 6 27.6501 105 -0.14 49
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:21:00.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 46.4202 50 0.37 89
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2023-11-16T18:20:59.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 42.0246 50 -0.45 89
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:59.33 1.0 undecidable manual P 132 41.4252 50 -0.29 23
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:59.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 22.0668 109 -0.16 49
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:59.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 27 20.868 110 0.27 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:58.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 182 19.7691 111 0.23 48
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:58.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 20 20.6682 110 -0.27 48
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:57.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 165 15.7731 115 0.11 50
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:57.56 1.0 undecidable manual P 134 30.9468 104 -0.18 24
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2023-11-16T18:20:57.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 32.6451 103 -0.09 97
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:57.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 27.6501 105 0.05 99
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:56.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 22.0668 109 0.09 99
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:55.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 20.6682 110 0.13 99
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:55.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 20.868 110 0.07 100
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:55.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 21.4674 109 -0.05 100
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:55.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 15.7731 115 0.13 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-16T18:20:55.82 0.6 negative manual P 182 19.7691 111 0.22 48
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00025234585 0.1408 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:20:59.00
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00029670594999999997 0.1664 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:20:59.17
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000247 0.3 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:20:59.13
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00024292 0.1792 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:21:00.24
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00021115855 0.1024 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:20:59.58
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00015449535 0.448 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:21:04.53
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00017015 0.3456 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:21:04.01
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000097321885 0.1792 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:21:06.91
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00005813065 0.192 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:21:06.97
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00006132873999999999 0.1152 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:20:59.04
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00006860604500000001 0.2176 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:20:58.48
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.9 0.000041743955 0.3456 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:21:04.01
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.0 0.000043578220000000004 0.6656 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:21:03.90
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00033858045 0.256 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:21:09.02
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000165359535 0.256 AML other m 2023-11-16T18:21:08.00
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