Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 29-02-2024 and time 21:55:33 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 29-02-2024 20:55:33 (UTC)
  • 29-02-2024 21:55:33 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4140, 15.4240 at 116 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 20 8584 8584

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
39 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2024-02-29
20:55:33		 38.4145 15.4242 116 2024-02-29
21:07:48		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125626761
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-29 20:55:33 ± 0.24
Latitude 38.4145 ± 0.0234
Longitude 15.4242 ± 0.0218
Depth (km) 116 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125626761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2594
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1827
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 192
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2590.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 113
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) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16458
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.18710
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitude information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125626761
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-29 21:07:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-02-29T20:56:03.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 266 37.8288 160 0.55 45
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-02-29T20:56:02.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 125 30.747 164 -0.18 49
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:56:02.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 227 23.0547 168 0.1 51
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:56:02.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 139 37.0296 161 0.02 50
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:56:02.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 30.3474 164 0.17 49
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:56:01.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 156 18.2706 170 -0.22 49
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:57.96 0.6 undecidable manual P 20 131.7681 127 0.27 39
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:54.17 0.1 positive manual P 87 88.245 139 0.46 82
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:52.35 1.0 negative manual P 62 97.4247 136 -2.13 8
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:52.10 0.3 positive manual P 124 66.6777 147 -0.01 71
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-02-29T20:55:51.65 0.3 positive manual P 140 59.1963 150 0.02 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:51.51 0.6 positive manual P 210 49.7169 155 0.43 45
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:51.76 0.6 negative manual P 229 63.1923 149 -0.12 47
IT.ARMO.HNZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:51.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 146 45.2214 157 0.36 92
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:50.65 0.1 negative manual P 267 38.1285 160 0.12 98
IV.GMB1.HNZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:50.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 43.5231 157 0.1 97
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:50.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 38.8278 160 -0.28 94
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:50.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 30.747 164 -0.23 97
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:50.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 37.8288 160 0.03 100
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:50.50 0.1 positive manual P 139 37.0296 161 0.02 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:49.54 0.1 positive manual P 156 18.2706 170 -0.35 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:49.74 0.1 positive manual P 227 23.0547 168 -0.26 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-02-29T20:55:49.90 0.6 negative manual P 192 30.3474 164 -0.33 47
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000096156935 0.9216 AML other m 2024-02-29T20:56:16.11
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00011401274999999999 0.3072 AML other m 2024-02-29T20:56:02.37
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000128760295 0.8448 AML other m 2024-02-29T20:56:17.40
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0001632862 0.8832 AML other m 2024-02-29T20:56:11.71
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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