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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 26-01-2024 and time 20:58:06 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 26-01-2024 19:58:06 (UTC)
  • 26-01-2024 20:58:06 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2910, 15.1240 at 9 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Milazzo ME 13 31646 31646
Merì ME 17 2338 33984
Terme Vigliatore ME 17 7395 41379
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 18 41583 82962
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 90077
Oliveri ME 19 2181 92258
Falcone ME 20 2808 95066

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 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 2024-01-26
19:58:06		 38.2908 15.1237 9 2024-01-26
20:09:14		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124876831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-26 19:58:06 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.2908 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1237 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124876831

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 518
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 358
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 38
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 520.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 141
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14119
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.49103
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124876831
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-26 20:09:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:24.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 239 54.501 50 0.1 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:19.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 165 36.741 50 -0.31 68
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:18.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 218 35.0427 50 -0.22 70
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:17.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 217 28.5492 108 0.44 67
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:17.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 54.501 50 0.24 89
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:17.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 178 29.1486 107 -0.42 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:16.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 25.5522 110 -0.05 74
IV.IVCR.HHN. 2024-01-26T19:58:14.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 313 19.3695 115 0.07 49
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:14.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 36.741 50 0.11 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:13.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 33.6441 50 -0.06 97
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2024-01-26T19:58:13.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 313 15.7731 120 0.07 74
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:13.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 307 15.6732 120 0.14 73
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2024-01-26T19:58:13.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 307 19.2696 116 -0.35 70
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:13.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 310 18.3705 116 -0.58 65
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:13.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 218 35.0427 50 -0.06 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:13.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 29.1486 107 0.03 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:12.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 25.5522 110 0.12 97
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:12.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 314 16.7721 119 -0.6 65
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:12.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 217 28.5492 108 -0.08 97
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:11.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 310 18.3705 116 0.19 72
IV.IVCR.HHN. 2024-01-26T19:58:11.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 19.3695 115 -0.09 74
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2024-01-26T19:58:11.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 307 19.2696 116 0 100
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2024-01-26T19:58:10.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 15.7731 120 0.28 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:10.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 307 15.6732 120 0.34 94
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-01-26T19:58:10.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 16.7721 119 0.22 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000227343 0.064 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:14.05
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001531266 0.1792 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:13.38
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00023195654999999998 0.128 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:14.11
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0002394427 0.1152 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:13.93
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00023422195 0.064 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:14.84
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00019698373000000003 0.1024 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:14.84
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00019350000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:17.21
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00009069263499999999 0.2304 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:18.64
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010365705 0.1408 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:17.79
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00005745 0.56 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:18.95
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008415 1.18 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:20.16
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00010850000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:20.18
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.1 0.000068989305 0.128 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:18.03
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00007112954500000001 0.2048 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:19.19
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005957781 0.2048 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:17.38
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000866 0.86 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:20.74
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.6 0.0000200852395 0.1024 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:18.80
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000019932809500000003 0.2176 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:17.72
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000051667835 0.2176 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:20.66
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000053145925 0.128 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:18.52
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000137085755 0.2432 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:27.18
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000173386565 0.2432 AML other m 2024-01-26T19:58:25.67
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