Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 17-02-2024 and time 02:39:38 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 17-02-2024 02:39:38 (UTC)
  • 17-02-2024 03:39:38 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3280, 15.4180 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 10 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 12 5021 13605
Venetico ME 13 3911 17516
Saponara ME 15 3988 21504
Valdina ME 15 1355 22859
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 30290
Roccavaldina ME 17 1133 31423
Rometta ME 17 6650 38073
CondrĂ² ME 19 493 38566
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 44805
Messina ME 19 238439 283244
Monforte San Giorgio ME 19 2777 286021
Milazzo ME 19 31646 317667
San Pier Niceto ME 20 2837 320504

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
31 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.4 2024-02-17
02:39:38
38.3277 15.418 9 2024-02-17
02:58:30
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125324731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-17 02:39:38 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.3277 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.4180 ± 0.0069
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 125324731

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 625
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 602
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 54
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 148
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09533
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56028
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125324731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-17 02:58:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IPNR.HHE. 2024-02-17T02:39:52.99 0.1 undecidable manual S 319 46.3203 50 -0.38 89
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:51.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 278 38.4282 50 0.26 70
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:49.37 0.6 negative manual P 117 62.1933 50 0.01 47
IV.IPNR.HHE. 2024-02-17T02:39:47.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 319 46.3203 50 0.11 94
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:46.58 1.0 undecidable manual P 146 43.623 50 0.09 24
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:46.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 42.7239 50 -0.02 97
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:45.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 278 38.4282 50 0.29 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:45.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 196 20.868 113 -0.25 72
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:44.40 0.6 positive manual P 126 30.8469 50 -0.13 48
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:43.81 1.0 undecidable manual P 107 26.9508 108 0.02 25
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:42.68 0.1 negative manual P 196 20.868 113 0.04 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:42.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 132 10.5783 130 -0.09 76
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-17T02:39:41.06 0.1 positive manual P 132 10.5783 130 0.19 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000261 0.56 AML other m 2024-02-17T02:39:42.87
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:1.3 0.000254 1.42 AML other m 2024-02-17T02:39:42.17
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00034899999999999997 0.22 AML other m 2024-02-17T02:39:43.10
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0003695 0.2 AML other m 2024-02-17T02:39:43.10
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000133 1.12 AML other m 2024-02-17T02:39:46.05
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00020050000000000002 1.68 AML other m 2024-02-17T02:39:46.91
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001065 0.7 AML other m 2024-02-17T02:39:52.59
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00010345 0.78 AML other m 2024-02-17T02:39:53.06
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