Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 21-02-2024 and time 05:34:40 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 21-02-2024 04:34:40 (UTC)
  • 21-02-2024 05:34:40 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1890, 15.6220 at 11 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
Villa San Giovanni RC 4 13784 13784
Campo Calabro RC 4 4536 18320
Messina ME 6 238439 256759
Fiumara RC 7 1018 257777
Calanna RC 9 934 258711
Reggio di Calabria RC 9 183035 441746
San Roberto RC 10 1750 443496
Laganadi RC 11 413 443909
Scilla RC 11 4964 448873
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 12 343 449216
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 15 1263 450479
Saponara ME 16 3988 454467
Cardeto RC 17 1641 456108
Villafranca Tirrena ME 17 8584 464692
Rometta ME 18 6650 471342
Bagnara Calabra RC 19 10255 481597

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
9 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
90 Km NE 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 1.4 2024-02-21
04:34:40
38.1893 15.6223 11 2024-02-21
04:41:44
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125413841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-21 04:34:40 ± 0.04
Latitude 38.1893 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.6223 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125413841

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 399
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 239
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 24
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 97
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.26170
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125413841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-21 04:41:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-02-21T04:34:50.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 135 29.0487 50 -0.16 71
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:49.85 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.25 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:49.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 259 23.9538 50 -0.28 70
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:48.99 0.1 undecidable manual S 162 21.7671 50 -0.03 99
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:48.44 3.0 positive manual P -0.09 0
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:47.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 96 17.1717 50 -0.13 73
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-02-21T04:34:46.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 29.0487 50 0.13 72
IT.SAAM.HNN. 2024-02-21T04:34:46.29 0.1 undecidable manual S 98 11.9769 133 -0.11 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:46.60 0.1 undecidable manual S 310 12.9759 130 -0.05 100
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:45.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 113 7.6812 145 -0.07 75
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:45.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 47 10.9779 135 -0.23 72
IT.RCU.HNZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:45.43 0.1 undecidable manual S 153 8.4804 143 -0.14 99
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:45.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 162 21.7671 50 0.2 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:45.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 23.9538 50 0.04 98
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:44.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 310 12.9759 130 0.09 99
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:44.97 0.3 positive manual P 96 17.1717 50 0.16 73
IT.SAAM.HNN. 2024-02-21T04:34:44.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 98 11.9769 133 0.14 98
IT.RCPC.HNZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:43.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 164 11.0778 135 -0.16 49
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:43.63 0.1 positive manual P 113 7.6812 145 0.19 98
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:43.96 0.6 positive manual P 47 10.9779 135 0.1 50
IT.RCU.HNZ. 2024-02-21T04:34:43.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 153 8.4804 143 0.17 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00016749999999999998 0.34 AML other m 2024-02-21T04:34:45.47
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0001605 0.72 AML other m 2024-02-21T04:34:45.75
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000347 0.28 AML other m 2024-02-21T04:34:46.68
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0002945 0.9 AML other m 2024-02-21T04:34:47.45
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000261 0.74 AML other m 2024-02-21T04:34:47.80
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000211 0.36 AML other m 2024-02-21T04:34:47.98
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000264 0.38 AML other m 2024-02-21T04:34:48.15
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0002375 0.36 AML other m 2024-02-21T04:34:48.15
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00020950000000000002 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-21T04:34:49.67
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001715 0.54 AML other m 2024-02-21T04:34:50.56
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