Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 27-11-2023 and time 02:26:56 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 27-11-2023 01:26:56 (UTC)
  • 27-11-2023 02:26:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1500, 15.1340 at 10 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 3 7395 7395
Furnari ME 5 3784 11179
Rodì Milici ME 5 2056 13235
Falcone ME 6 2808 16043
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 7 1531 17574
Oliveri ME 7 2181 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 8 41583 61338
Castroreale ME 9 2504 63842
Merì ME 10 2338 66180
Tripi ME 12 873 67053
Basicò ME 12 612 67665
San Filippo del Mela ME 12 7115 74780
Milazzo ME 13 31646 106426
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 13 4650 111076
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 112413
Patti ME 15 13431 125844
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 132083
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 16 1807 133890
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 135505
Librizzi ME 16 1660 137165
Condrò ME 17 493 137658
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 139945
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 142860
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 143879
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 146716
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 154147

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 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 1.2 2023-11-27
01:26:56
38.15 15.1338 10 2023-11-27
01:33:28
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123476951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-11-27 01:26:56 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1500 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.1338 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123476951

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 704
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 314
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 174
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 116
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12231
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.29318
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123476951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-27 01:33:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-11-27T01:27:07.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 30.1476 50 -0.35 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-27T01:27:06.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 242 25.6521 111 -0.13 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-27T01:27:04.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 156 21.6672 114 -0.27 72
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-11-27T01:27:03.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 91 19.0698 117 -0.21 49
IV.IVCR.HHE. 2023-11-27T01:27:03.55 1.0 undecidable manual P 332 32.5452 50 0.35 23
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-11-27T01:27:03.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 19.3695 117 -0.17 49
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-11-27T01:27:02.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 25.6521 111 0.04 100
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-11-27T01:27:02.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 335 30.1476 50 0.03 49
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-27T01:27:02.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 13.5753 126 0 77
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2023-11-27T01:27:02.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 335 29.1486 50 0.12 49
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2023-11-27T01:27:02.88 1.0 undecidable manual P 331 31.2465 50 -0.13 24
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-11-27T01:27:01.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 248 19.3695 117 0.12 99
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-11-27T01:27:01.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 21.6672 114 0.19 73
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-11-27T01:27:00.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 91 19.0698 117 0.07 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-11-27T01:27:00.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 13.5753 126 0.16 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001875 0.46 AML other m 2023-11-27T01:27:02.70
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00010375 0.62 AML other m 2023-11-27T01:27:03.03
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.3 0.000154 1.24 AML other m 2023-11-27T01:27:04.90
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000641 0.46 AML other m 2023-11-27T01:27:04.92
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000135 0.2 AML other m 2023-11-27T01:27:05.03
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.2 0.0001235 0.2 AML other m 2023-11-27T01:27:05.16
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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