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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 07-03-2024 and time 03:10:41 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 07-03-2024 03:10:41 (UTC)
  • 07-03-2024 04:10:41 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3260, 15.4190 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.

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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 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 16 1133 31423
Rometta ME 17 6650 38073
Condrò ME 18 493 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 19 2837 320504
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 20 1807 322311

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
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 2024-03-07
03:10:41		 38.3255 15.4187 9 2024-03-07
03:20:05		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125743781
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-07 03:10:41 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.3255 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.4187 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125743781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 607
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 155
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 186
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 60
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 24
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.27254
Number of stations at which the event was observed 31
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 48
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125743781
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-07 03:20:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:11:18.58 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 3.82 0
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2024-03-07T03:11:07.27 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.07 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:11:04.67 3.0 positive manual P 0.68 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:11:04.19 0.6 positive manual P 19 141.2475 50 -0.69 33
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:11:03.10 1.0 positive manual P 36 133.3665 50 -0.57 18
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-03-07T03:11:02.88 3.0 positive manual P 0.54 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:11:02.75 3.0 negative manual P 0.54 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:11:01.67 3.0 negative manual P -1.57 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:57.69 1.0 negative manual P 81 89.7435 50 0.76 18
IT.DLNV.HNE. 2024-03-07T03:10:56.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 103 44.622 50 0.11 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:55.85 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.78 0
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:53.32 3.0 positive manual P -0.2 0
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:52.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 126 30.747 50 0.44 45
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:52.56 0.1 positive manual P 117 62.0934 50 -0.11 91
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:52.05 3.0 negative manual P -0.16 0
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:51.82 3.0 positive manual P -0.14 0
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-03-07T03:10:51.19 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.08 0
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:51.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 26.8509 109 -0.25 71
IV.IPNR.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:50.47 0.3 negative manual P 319 46.5201 50 0.19 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:49.44 0.1 negative manual P 217 41.1255 50 -0.01 96
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-03-07T03:10:49.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 37.7289 50 0.11 95
IT.DLNV.HNE. 2024-03-07T03:10:49.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 44.622 50 -0.04 95
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:49.81 3.0 positive manual P 0.02 0
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:49.22 0.1 negative manual P 282 38.4282 50 0.19 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:49.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 196 20.6682 114 -0.24 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:49.59 3.0 negative manual P -0.17 0
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:49.05 0.1 positive manual P 116 38.7279 50 -0.02 96
IT.SAAM.HNN. 2024-03-07T03:10:48.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 120 34.0437 50 -0.12 71
IT.RCPC.HNZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:48.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 33.0447 50 0.04 97
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:47.12 0.1 positive manual P 107 26.8509 109 0 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:47.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 17.3715 118 -0.26 72
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:47.71 0.1 positive manual P 126 30.747 50 -0.13 96
IT.RCU.HNE. 2024-03-07T03:10:47.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 31.2465 50 -0.09 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:46.01 0.1 negative manual P 196 20.6682 114 0.05 99
IV.MSRU.HNZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:46.28 0.1 undecidable manual S 131 10.3785 131 0.06 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:45.53 0.1 negative manual P 250 17.3715 118 0.16 97
IV.MSRU.HNZ. 2024-03-07T03:10:44.46 0.1 positive manual P 131 10.3785 131 0.26 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0030386855000000003 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:46.32
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:2.4 0.003045077 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:46.32
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:2.3 0.002781686 0.1104 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:46.70
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0028424725 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:46.54
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.9 0.007345 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:48.21
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0017850000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:48.92
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001318024 0.3808 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:50.12
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0016345 0.2192 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:50.23
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00021600000000000002 0.14 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:55.24
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00018449999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:56.23
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001815 0.36 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:56.13
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00017164745 0.3792 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:58.97
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003954429 0.2784 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:54.33
IV.IPNR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00089722715 0.3008 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:56.96
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0003695525 0.1792 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:55.99
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001419279 0.3008 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:57.65
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00018562905000000002 0.2208 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:57.36
IV.IPNR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00070357405 0.16 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:56.89
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.8 0.00016043859999999999 0.2208 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:58.21
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00012810559999999998 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:58.08
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:1.8 0.00014073365 0.32 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:59.76
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00021184785 0.2592 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:01.08
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000161 0.36 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:02.12
IV.SOI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000049598620000000005 0.2384 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:03.80
IV.SOI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000597 1.68 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:04.97
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00008425 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:05.25
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00012334960000000002 0.4608 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:06.68
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000074426825 0.7392 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:21.23
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00009327745 0.6608 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:11.05
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000084467025 0.32 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:14.86
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00006575018 0.4384 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:14.47
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000206 1 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:28.98
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000145 1.54 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:30.82
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00024129230000000001 0.2592 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:50.89
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00020574975 0.16 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:53.22
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.2 0.000047710625 0.2288 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:57.48
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00004270241 0.2192 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:10:56.23
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00014380424999999998 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:00.17
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001082768 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:00.17
IV.SOI.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000049805955 0.3104 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:03.95
IV.SOI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00007468424 0.4304 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:04.13
IV.MPAZ.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0000804620975 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:04.46
IV.MPAZ.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000120888885 0.4896 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:06.69
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:2.2 0.00010532507500000001 0.4016 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:20.79
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00009824585999999998 0.4992 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:27.01
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000055485604999999996 0.52 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:26.56
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000090603835 0.44 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:27.97
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.3 0.00011950384999999999 0.8704 AML other m 2024-03-07T03:11:28.91
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