Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 24-12-2023 and time 17:51:32 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 24-12-2023 16:51:32 (UTC)
  • 24-12-2023 17:51:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2740, 14.3100 at 2 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
73 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.1 2023-12-24
16:51:32
38.2737 14.3098 2 2023-12-24
17:02:46
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124249031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-24 16:51:32 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.2737 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.3098 ± 0.0137
Depth (km) 2 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124249031

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1370
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 740
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 301
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1370.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 128
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.52
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.21498
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124249031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-24 17:02:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:53:27.00 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.77 0
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2023-12-24T16:52:53.52 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.46 0
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2023-12-24T16:52:50.21 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.77 0
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:52:14.28 3.0 undecidable manual S 164 126.5733 50 3.15 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:52:12.49 3.0 undecidable manual S 178 116.6943 50 4 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:52:09.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 113.7972 50 1.41 38
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:56.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 240 134.865 50 -0.21 78
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:55.27 1.0 negative manual P 164 126.5733 50 0.28 20
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:54.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 116.6943 50 0.79 68
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:53.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 113.7972 50 0.25 81
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:52.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 117 55.4001 50 0.26 68
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:52.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 111 57.8976 50 0.09 70
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:47.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 211 43.3233 93 -0.12 71
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:47.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 36 39.627 93 0.64 63
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:47.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 218 40.0266 93 1.1 51
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:45.71 1.0 positive manual P 160 66.378 50 0.01 23
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:44.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 205 34.4433 94 0.05 74
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:43.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 29.0487 94 0.27 47
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:42.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 57.8976 50 -1.47 54
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:42.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 117 55.4001 50 -1.38 57
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:40.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 39.627 93 0 98
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:40.74 0.3 negative manual P 218 40.0266 93 -0.22 70
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:40.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 211 43.3233 93 -0.62 84
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:39.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 205 34.4433 94 -0.17 96
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2023-12-24T16:51:38.76 0.1 negative manual P 8 29.0487 94 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.9 0.0003805 0.34 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:45.10
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00165 1.5 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:45.91
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.0 0.000437 0.8 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:45.64
IV.IACL.HNE. ML:2.5 0.0017349999999999998 1.5 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:45.16
IV.IACL.HNN. ML:2.6 0.00198 0.58 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:46.42
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00178 0.58 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:47.42
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00117 0.3 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:47.91
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.9 0.003085 0.36 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:48.32
IV.CSLB.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00028399999999999996 0.36 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:49.84
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002695 0.36 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:49.85
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00043149999999999997 0.48 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:50.01
IV.CSLB.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00020500000000000002 0.3 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:50.02
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000189 0.28 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:50.04
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000386 0.62 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:51.88
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001705 0.4 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:53.15
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002405 0.62 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:53.44
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.3 0.00047999999999999996 0.3 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:54.80
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00015900000000000002 0.58 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:54.87
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000241 1.56 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:54.98
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.3 0.0004235 0.28 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:51:56.19
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000202 1.44 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:52:06.14
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00027949999999999996 0.94 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:52:08.91
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.8 0.000117 1.48 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:52:08.92
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00011425 0.64 AML other m 2023-12-24T16:52:09.23
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