Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 20-02-2024 and time 02:11:14 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 20-02-2024 01:11:14 (UTC)
  • 20-02-2024 02:11:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5460, 15.1750 at 141 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2024-02-20
01:11:14
38.5462 15.1747 141 2024-02-20
01:19:04
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125383991
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-20 01:11:14 ± 0.39
Latitude 38.5462 ± 0.0863
Longitude 15.1747 ± 0.0517
Depth (km) 141 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125383991

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 9566
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4461
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 174
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 9570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 294
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.99285
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125383991
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-20 01:19:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:12:31.64 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.02 0
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-02-20T01:11:53.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 135 84.6486 147 0.44 65
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:53.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 124 92.8404 144 -0.7 58
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:50.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 161 46.9197 160 0.75 42
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:50.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 124 56.8986 156 0.07 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:48.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 137 42.7239 162 -0.63 44
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:43.82 3.0 positive manual Pn 1.92 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:39.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 110.2119 139 0.31 85
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:37.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 97.9242 143 -0.19 67
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:37.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 92.8404 144 -0.15 91
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:36.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 143 75.6687 150 0.08 48
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-02-20T01:11:36.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 84.6486 147 -0.14 69
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:36.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 126 69.6747 152 0.45 67
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:35.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 56.8986 156 -0.01 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:34.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 42.7239 162 -0.23 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-20T01:11:34.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 161 46.9197 160 0.04 76
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00006465 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-20T01:11:51.39
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0000468 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-20T01:11:52.83
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000514 0.86 AML other m 2024-02-20T01:11:54.19
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:2.1 0.0000496 0.24 AML other m 2024-02-20T01:11:54.72
IV.SOI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00002625 0.68 AML other m 2024-02-20T01:11:55.73
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0000324 0.5 AML other m 2024-02-20T01:11:56.15
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.9 0.0000352 0.64 AML other m 2024-02-20T01:11:56.25
IV.SOI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000027249999999999998 0.78 AML other m 2024-02-20T01:11:57.04
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