Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 24-11-2023 and time 11:29:57 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 24-11-2023 10:29:57 (UTC)
  • 24-11-2023 11:29:57 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2560, 15.6670 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
Scilla RC 4 4964 4964
Campo Calabro RC 5 4536 9500
Villa San Giovanni RC 5 13784 23284
Fiumara RC 5 1018 24302
San Roberto RC 8 1750 26052
Calanna RC 10 934 26986
Laganadi RC 11 413 27399
Messina ME 12 238439 265838
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 12 343 266181
Bagnara Calabra RC 12 10255 276436
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 15 1263 277699
Reggio di Calabria RC 16 183035 460734
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 17 4120 464854
Sinopoli RC 19 2089 466943
MelicuccĂ  RC 20 930 467873
Palmi RC 20 18930 486803
San Procopio RC 20 534 487337

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
16 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 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 1.7 2023-11-24
10:29:57
38.2563 15.6667 8 2023-11-24
10:41:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123387701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-11-24 10:29:57 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.2563 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.6667 ± 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 123387701

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 825
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 352
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 189
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 177
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.35523
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123387701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-24 10:41:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-11-24T10:30:11.28 0.1 undecidable manual S 121 39.4272 50 -0.31 90
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-11-24T10:30:10.66 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2023-11-24T10:30:10.85 0.1 undecidable manual S 273 37.9287 50 -0.35 90
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-11-24T10:30:08.56 0.1 undecidable manual S 246 29.9478 105 -0.08 96
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-11-24T10:30:06.46 0.1 positive manual P 121 39.4272 50 0.66 81
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2023-11-24T10:30:05.57 0.1 undecidable manual S 169 20.3685 111 0.1 98
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2023-11-24T10:30:05.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 37.9287 50 -0.02 96
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-11-24T10:30:04.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 29.9478 105 0.25 70
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-11-24T10:30:03.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 125 16.1727 116 -0.24 72
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-11-24T10:30:02.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 163 10.9779 126 -0.06 100
IT.SAAM.HNE. 2023-11-24T10:30:02.62 0.1 undecidable manual S 139 12.1767 123 -0.3 95
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2023-11-24T10:30:02.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 20.3685 111 0.23 95
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-11-24T10:30:01.50 0.1 positive manual P 125 16.1727 116 0.01 100
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-11-24T10:30:00.81 0.1 undecidable manual S 90 4.1958 152 -0.16 99
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-11-24T10:30:00.81 1.0 undecidable manual P 163 10.9779 126 0.22 24
IT.SAAM.HNE. 2023-11-24T10:30:00.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 139 12.1767 123 0.1 99
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-11-24T10:29:59.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 90 4.1958 152 0.28 48
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0005725862 0.1344 AML other m 2023-11-24T10:30:02.25
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0004970734 0.1344 AML other m 2023-11-24T10:30:04.48
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000526 0.14 AML other m 2023-11-24T10:30:04.47
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0004883014500000001 0.1408 AML other m 2023-11-24T10:30:04.61
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.0 0.00006384482 0.1408 AML other m 2023-11-24T10:30:11.46
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.0 0.00006888437 0.5184 AML other m 2023-11-24T10:30:11.65
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:0.0 0.0026635655 0.2624 AML other m 2023-11-24T10:30:01.34
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:0.0 0.00131563375 0.1408 AML other m 2023-11-24T10:30:01.37
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:2.0 0.001328683 0.1216 AML other m 2023-11-24T10:30:02.71
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0011034704999999998 0.1408 AML other m 2023-11-24T10:30:02.75
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