Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 23-11-2023 and time 20:48:52 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 23-11-2023 19:48:52 (UTC)
  • 23-11-2023 20:48:52 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9390, 15.5620 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
Motta San Giovanni RC 14 6208 6208
Alì Terme ME 14 2539 8747
Nizza di Sicilia ME 15 3667 12414
Scaletta Zanclea ME 15 2140 14554
Roccalumera ME 15 4141 18695
Alì ME 16 768 19463
Furci Siculo ME 16 3382 22845
Itala ME 17 1640 24485
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 17 9377 33862
Montebello Ionico RC 18 6214 40076
Roghudi RC 18 1104 41180
Fiumedinisi ME 18 1409 42589
Pagliara ME 19 1170 43759
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 19 1554 45313
Savoca ME 20 1732 47045
Melito di Porto Salvo RC 20 11355 58400

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
29 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
101 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 1.1 2023-11-23
19:48:52
37.9392 15.5617 8 2023-11-23
20:01:31
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123372601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-11-23 19:48:52 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.9392 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.5617 ± 0.0046
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 123372601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 958
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 289
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 350
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 960.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 189
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) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.24911
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41009
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:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123372601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-23 20:01:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-23T19:49:06.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 285 38.4282 50 0.2 72
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2023-11-23T19:49:06.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 88 38.9277 50 0.31 70
IV.GMB1.HHE. 2023-11-23T19:49:04.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 41 34.2435 103 -0.16 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-23T19:49:03.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 277 28.9488 106 0.08 75
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-11-23T19:49:02.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 322 29.3484 106 -0.22 73
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-11-23T19:49:02.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 27 27.6501 106 0.09 75
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-11-23T19:49:01.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 71 45.5211 50 -0.31 93
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-23T19:49:00.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 285 38.4282 50 -0.09 98
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2023-11-23T19:49:00.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 88 38.9277 50 -0.22 95
IV.GMB1.HHE. 2023-11-23T19:48:59.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 34.2435 103 0.16 73
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-11-23T19:48:58.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 322 29.3484 106 -0.08 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-23T19:48:58.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 277 28.9488 106 0.04 76
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-11-23T19:48:58.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 27.6501 106 0.27 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006719917 0.512 AML other m 2023-11-23T19:49:03.29
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000058263874999999994 2.7392 AML other m 2023-11-23T19:49:02.76
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000061570185 0.2816 AML other m 2023-11-23T19:49:04.45
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00008005277 0.2176 AML other m 2023-11-23T19:49:04.46
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000060663245 0.3584 AML other m 2023-11-23T19:49:06.65
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000047364910000000005 0.4736 AML other m 2023-11-23T19:49:07.49
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