Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 25-12-2023 and time 01:53:13 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 25-12-2023 00:53:13 (UTC)
  • 25-12-2023 01:53:13 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1650, 15.1530 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 6 41583 48978
Rodì Milici ME 6 2056 51034
Furnari ME 7 3784 54818
Falcone ME 8 2808 57626
Merì ME 8 2338 59964
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 61495
Castroreale ME 9 2504 63999
Oliveri ME 9 2181 66180
Milazzo ME 10 31646 97826
San Filippo del Mela ME 10 7115 104941
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 12 4650 109591
Pace del Mela ME 14 6239 115830
Tripi ME 14 873 116703
Basicò ME 14 612 117315
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 14 1807 119122
Condrò ME 15 493 119615
Novara di Sicilia ME 17 1337 120952
Patti ME 17 13431 134383
San Pier Niceto ME 17 2837 137220
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 144651
Montagnareale ME 18 1615 146266
Librizzi ME 19 1660 147926
Valdina ME 19 1355 149281
Venetico ME 20 3911 153192
Roccavaldina ME 20 1133 154325
Montalbano Elicona ME 20 2287 156612
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 20 1019 157631

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
43 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
74 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 2.1 2023-12-25
00:53:13
38.1652 15.1533 8 2023-12-25
01:02:17
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124255161
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-25 00:53:13 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1652 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1533 ± 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 124255161

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 419
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 316
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 12
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) 119
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.71406
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124255161
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-25 01:02:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:38.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 79.2651 50 0.1 45
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:32.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 89 57.9975 50 -0.19 46
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:30.91 3.0 negative manual P -1.47 0
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:29.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 90 47.9187 50 -0.14 71
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:28.79 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:27.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 97 79.2651 50 -0.37 85
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:26.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 312 66.9774 50 0.56 82
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2023-12-25T00:53:24.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 327 30.6471 104 -0.78 60
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:24.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 57.9975 50 0 95
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-12-25T00:53:24.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 29.4483 105 0 50
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:23.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 214 45.9207 50 0.36 90
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:23.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 27.9498 105 -0.24 72
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:22.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 90 47.9187 50 -0.35 90
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:22.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 162 22.6551 109 -0.12 74
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:21.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 245 21.5673 109 0 76
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-12-25T00:53:20.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 17.4714 114 0.33 48
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-12-25T00:53:20.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 330 29.4483 105 0.02 100
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2023-12-25T00:53:20.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 327 30.6471 104 -0.06 99
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2023-12-25T00:53:20.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 330 28.4493 105 0.29 95
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2023-12-25T00:53:20.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 31.2465 104 0.08 99
IV.IVCR.HHE. 2023-12-25T00:53:20.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 328 31.8459 103 0.17 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:19.59 0.1 positive manual P 241 27.9498 105 -0.16 97
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:18.45 0.1 positive manual P 245 21.5673 109 -0.09 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-12-25T00:53:18.91 0.3 positive manual P 162 22.6551 109 0.17 74
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-12-25T00:53:17.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 97 17.4714 114 0.2 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.5 0.0025099999999999996 0.88 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:21.54
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00135 1.52 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:22.84
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.5 0.002255 1.46 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:22.87
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008600000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:22.35
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0010975000000000002 0.98 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:22.19
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00113 1.76 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:23.04
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0010095 1.2 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:23.81
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008100000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:23.99
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000329 0.36 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:30.52
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002375 1.36 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:32.12
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00017199999999999998 0.2 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:33.30
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0001485 0.22 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:33.41
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00020500000000000002 0.38 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:33.71
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00021150000000000002 0.38 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:33.71
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0010275 0.6 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:36.15
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00005196 0.42 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:41.68
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00034550000000000005 0.66 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:41.95
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000135 0.78 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:46.82
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.5 0.000046899999999999995 0.42 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:46.76
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00009384999999999999 0.38 AML other m 2023-12-25T00:53:49.56
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