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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 04-03-2024 and time 15:31:01 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 04-03-2024 15:31:01 (UTC)
  • 04-03-2024 16:31:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1440, 15.1290 at 6 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
Terme Vigliatore ME 3 7395 7395
Furnari ME 4 3784 11179
Falcone ME 5 2808 13987
Rodì Milici ME 5 2056 16043
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 17574
Oliveri ME 6 2181 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 8 41583 61338
Castroreale ME 9 2504 63842
Basicò ME 11 612 64454
Tripi ME 11 873 65327
Merì ME 11 2338 67665
San Filippo del Mela ME 13 7115 74780
Milazzo ME 13 31646 106426
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 14 4650 111076
Novara di Sicilia ME 14 1337 112413
Patti ME 14 13431 125844
Librizzi ME 16 1660 127504
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 129119
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 135358
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 17 1807 137165
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 139452
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 142367
Condrò ME 18 493 142860
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 143879
San Pier Niceto ME 20 2837 146716

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
71 Km N 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 2.4 2024-03-04
15:31:01		 38.1438 15.1292 6 2024-03-04
15:38:35		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125694401
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-04 15:31:01 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.1438 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1292 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 6 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125694401

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 474
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 299
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 338
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 84
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50182
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 34
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125694401
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-04 15:38:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2024-03-04T15:32:01.36 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.43 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:27.23 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.01 0
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:24.42 3.0 positive manual P 0.65 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:21.10 3.0 negative manual P 0.03 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:18.51 3.0 negative manual P -0.47 0
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:15.61 3.0 positive manual P -0.65 0
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:13.91 3.0 positive manual P 2.34 0
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-03-04T15:31:13.51 3.0 negative manual P -0.13 0
IV.IPNR.HHN. 2024-03-04T15:31:12.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 355 55.6998 50 -0.03 46
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:11.35 3.0 positive manual P -0.08 0
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:11.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 181 29.0487 102 -0.29 70
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:11.44 3.0 positive manual P -0.01 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:10.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 243 24.9528 104 -0.33 70
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:10.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 39.1275 99 0.61 84
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:10.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 214 42.7239 50 0.18 94
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:10.95 3.0 positive manual P -0.1 0
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:10.89 3.0 positive manual P -0.07 0
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:09.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 173 36.1416 100 0.13 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:09.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 89 19.4694 108 0.1 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:09.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 155 21.1677 107 -0.13 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:09.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 68 35.6421 100 -0.12 72
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:08.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 249 18.7701 109 -0.18 73
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:08.51 3.0 negative manual P -0.16 0
IT.MFG.HNE. 2024-03-04T15:31:08.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 82 36.2415 100 -0.5 88
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:07.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 177 12.876 116 0.15 73
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:07.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 29.0487 102 -0.35 92
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:07.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 28.8489 102 0.14 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:06.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 155 21.1677 107 0.01 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:06.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 24.9528 104 -0.06 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:06.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 19.4694 108 0.18 97
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:05.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 249 18.7701 109 0.06 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-03-04T15:31:04.97 0.1 positive manual P 177 12.876 116 0.21 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.6 0.004958283 0.2432 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:07.78
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00151 0.52 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:07.13
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00099453115 0.448 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:09.13
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:3.0 0.008539999999999999 0.16 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:09.19
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00102 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:09.34
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0042853085 0.2816 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:09.56
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00107053095 0.2816 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:09.55
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00253 0.82 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:09.21
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.4 0.002345 0.18 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:09.66
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00415 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:09.74
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.6 0.003205 1.44 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:10.19
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:3.0 0.007585000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:10.30
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0017800000000000001 0.64 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:10.59
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00103 1.18 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:11.00
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001265 1.42 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:12.20
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001067 0.88 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:12.94
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00046599999999999994 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:13.23
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:2.6 0.00196 0.44 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:14.18
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0020949999999999996 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:14.19
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:2.6 0.00199 0.3 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:15.21
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00027400000000000005 0.98 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:15.11
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00212 0.56 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:16.68
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:2.5 0.001295 0.44 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:16.91
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001006 0.38 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:17.13
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00017999999999999998 0.8 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:18.54
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0004 0.26 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:19.27
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002465 0.3 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:19.88
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00048499999999999997 0.36 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:20.73
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00034199999999999996 1.26 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:22.08
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0004595 1.46 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:22.85
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:2.3 0.00033999999999999997 0.6 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:24.39
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:2.2 0.000315 0.8 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:26.61
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00015 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:39.84
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00033999999999999997 0.74 AML other m 2024-03-04T15:31:43.47
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