Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 03-01-2024 and time 12:29:16 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 03-01-2024 11:29:16 (UTC)
  • 03-01-2024 12:29:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8800, 15.3740 at 36 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
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 5 1554 1554
Forza d'Agrò ME 5 911 2465
Letojanni ME 6 2861 5326
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 7 9377 14703
Gallodoro ME 7 367 15070
Taormina ME 9 10960 26030
Castelmola ME 9 1088 27118
Furci Siculo ME 9 3382 30500
Mongiuffi Melia ME 9 600 31100
Savoca ME 9 1732 32832
Giardini-Naxos ME 10 9415 42247
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 10 842 43089
Roccafiorita ME 11 197 43286
Roccalumera ME 11 4141 47427
Limina ME 11 836 48263
Pagliara ME 12 1170 49433
Nizza di Sicilia ME 13 3667 53100
Graniti ME 13 1492 54592
Gaggi ME 14 3184 57776
Calatabiano CT 14 5308 63084
Alì Terme ME 15 2539 65623
Mandanici ME 15 601 66224
Antillo ME 16 919 67143
Fiumedinisi ME 16 1409 68552
Alì ME 17 768 69320
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 78943
Motta Camastra ME 18 845 79788
Piedimonte Etneo CT 19 3963 83751
Scaletta Zanclea ME 20 2140 85891
Itala ME 20 1640 87531

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
35 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
39 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 1.9 2024-01-03
11:29:16
37.8802 15.3742 36 2024-01-03
11:49:29
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124448751
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-03 11:29:16 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8802 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.3742 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 36 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124448751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 620
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 579
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 107
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 620.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 124
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
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) 0.14389
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.94159
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124448751
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-03 11:49:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:40.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 217 73.6707 111 0.34 43
IV.AGST.EHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:39.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 70.374 112 -0.29 42
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:34.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 293 47.3193 123 0.55 42
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:34.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 192 104.5176 54 0.25 81
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:34.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 300 45.0216 124 0.7 39
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-01-03T11:29:32.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 36.741 130 0.63 41
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:32.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 42 42.5241 126 -0.01 48
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:31.69 0.1 positive manual P 198 84.3489 54 -0.14 87
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:30.15 0.6 negative manual P 217 73.6707 111 -0.27 43
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:30.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 356 29.6481 137 -0.13 49
IV.AGST.EHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:29.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 70.374 112 -0.33 64
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:29.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 308 26.4513 140 -0.36 46
IT.LAZR.HNE. 2024-01-03T11:29:29.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 67 27.75 139 -0.08 49
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:29.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 196 68.7756 113 -0.29 64
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:29.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 235 17.4714 152 0.58 67
IV.EPMN.HHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:28.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 249 18.4704 150 -0.07 49
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:28.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 271 22.1556 145 -0.12 49
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:27.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 309 15.9729 154 -0.89 39
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:26.55 0.6 negative manual P 300 45.0216 124 0.06 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:26.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 293 47.3193 123 0.09 93
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:26.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 42 42.5241 126 0.13 47
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-01-03T11:29:25.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 36.741 130 0.24 92
IV.EPOZ.HHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:25.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 215 28.2495 138 0.47 68
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:24.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 29.6481 137 -0.25 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:24.12 0.1 negative manual P 308 26.4513 140 -0.24 95
IT.LAZR.HNE. 2024-01-03T11:29:24.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 67 27.75 139 0.04 49
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:24.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 22.1556 145 0.06 74
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:23.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 17.4714 152 0 75
IV.EPMN.HHE. 2024-01-03T11:29:23.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 249 18.4704 150 -0.02 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-01-03T11:29:23.10 0.1 negative manual P 309 15.9729 154 -0.38 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000625 0.18 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:27.59
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0004755 0.24 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:27.81
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001895 1.12 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:30.07
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00024166299999999998 0.32 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:29.90
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000793 0.42 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:33.30
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00007549999999999999 1.56 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:34.78
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000134 1.54 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:34.81
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00006654999999999999 0.96 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:34.88
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000096590185 0.1152 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:41.05
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00008425 1.02 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:41.48
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00012599754999999998 0.1408 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:45.87
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00027749999999999997 1.18 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:45.95
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.4 0.000326 0.14 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:45.95
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00033899999999999995 1.18 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:45.94
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.2 0.000048082785000000006 0.3072 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:29.64
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.3 0.000059067284999999995 0.3136 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:29.91
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00010153517000000001 0.2816 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:54.85
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0001396991 0.32 AML other m 2024-01-03T11:29:53.34
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