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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 26-01-2024 and time 21:27:14 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 26-01-2024 20:27:14 (UTC)
  • 26-01-2024 21:27:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2190, 15.0860 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.

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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
Oliveri ME 11 2181 2181
Falcone ME 11 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 11 7395 12384
Furnari ME 13 3784 16168
Patti ME 14 13431 29599
Milazzo ME 14 31646 61245
Rodì Milici ME 14 2056 63301
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 14 41583 104884
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 15 1531 106415
Merì ME 15 2338 108753
Montagnareale ME 15 1615 110368
San Filippo del Mela ME 17 7115 117483
Castroreale ME 17 2504 119987
Librizzi ME 17 1660 121647
Basicò ME 18 612 122259
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 129333
Tripi ME 19 873 130206
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 19 4650 134856
Pace del Mela ME 20 6239 141095

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 0.8 2024-01-26
20:27:14		 38.2192 15.086 10 2024-01-26
20:40:36		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124877021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-26 20:27:14 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.2192 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0860 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124877021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 418
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 257
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 263
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) 106
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17807
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33455
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124877021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-26 20:40:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:26.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 37.1295 50 -0.33 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:25.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 155 30.3474 50 -0.01 74
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:24.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 224 26.9508 50 -0.17 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:23.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 24.6531 50 -0.04 75
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:22.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 329 22.9548 114 -0.29 71
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:22.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 222 20.3685 117 -0.22 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:22.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 168 21.6672 115 -0.14 73
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:22.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 336 20.4684 117 -0.15 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:22.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 19.7691 117 0.09 75
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:22.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 336 21.4674 116 -0.35 70
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:22.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 331 22.5552 114 -0.3 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:21.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 82 37.1295 50 -0.06 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:20.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 26.9508 50 -0.01 75
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:20.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 155 30.3474 50 0.07 97
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:20.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 23.754 113 0.43 91
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:19.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 21.4674 116 0.09 99
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:19.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 22.5552 114 -0.07 99
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:19.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 329 22.9548 114 0.41 69
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:19.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 20.3685 117 0.06 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:19.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 168 21.6672 115 0.19 97
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:19.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 20.4684 117 0.15 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:19.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 332 19.7691 117 0.31 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-01-26T20:27:19.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 109 24.6531 50 0.05 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000145406575 0.1408 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:22.75
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00011250767999999999 0.0896 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:23.05
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00020619874999999998 0.1024 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:23.25
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000148648245 0.128 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:23.13
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000548764 0.1792 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:24.67
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000022373618500000003 0.1024 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:24.88
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.1 0.0000104012615 0.1408 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:22.18
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.1 0.0000123287885 0.1408 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:22.94
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.6 0.00002430939 0.1792 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:22.00
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00002271547 0.1792 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:23.46
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000021008035000000002 0.1408 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:25.54
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000023085235499999998 0.1152 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:24.96
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000036397885000000005 0.2176 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:25.94
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000045969535 0.1664 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:25.82
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00002067822 0.1536 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:27.74
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00002164949 0.1152 AML other m 2024-01-26T20:27:28.10
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