Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 27-03-2024 and time 20:10:43 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 27-03-2024 20:10:43 (UTC)
  • 27-03-2024 21:10:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3570, 15.5240 at 68 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 8584
Villa San Giovanni RC 18 13784 22368
Messina ME 18 238439 260807
Campo Calabro RC 20 4536 265343
Saponara ME 20 3988 269331
Spadafora ME 20 5021 274352

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.0 2024-03-27
20:10:43
38.3567 15.5243 68 2024-03-27
20:29:06
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126210901
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-27 20:10:43 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.3567 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.5243 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 68 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126210901

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 899
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 365
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) 900.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60165
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126210901
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-27 20:29:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:12:01.97 1.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.93 0
IV.LIBRI.HNE. 2024-03-27T20:11:06.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 240 60.0954 131 0.29 45
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-03-27T20:11:01.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 19.9689 161 -0.06 50
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:11:01.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 27.6501 154 -0.24 48
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:11:01.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 144 26.6511 155 0.04 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:11:00.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 10.3785 170 0.1 51
IV.EPMN.HHE. 2024-03-27T20:10:57.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 207 66.7776 128 0.03 93
IV.LIBRI.HNE. 2024-03-27T20:10:56.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 240 60.0954 131 0.12 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:56.96 1.0 undecidable manual P 239 66.4779 128 -0.05 23
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:55.69 0.3 positive manual P 223 49.7169 138 0.22 69
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2024-03-27T20:10:55.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 274 46.5201 140 -0.19 94
IY.CNDF.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:55.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 48.8178 138 0.01 96
IV.NICCA.HNZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:55.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 42.3243 143 0.3 92
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:55.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 159 42.1245 143 0.18 95
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:55.95 0.3 negative manual P 124 55.8996 134 -0.05 71
IV.IST3.HNZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:55.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 55.3002 134 0 95
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:54.30 0.1 negative manual P 129 32.745 150 0.08 98
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:53.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 19.9689 161 -0.15 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:53.43 0.6 negative manual P 213 27.6501 154 -0.5 45
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:53.85 0.1 negative manual P 144 26.6511 155 -0.02 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-27T20:10:52.99 0.3 negative manual P 188 10.3785 170 -0.26 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0002755 1.14 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:56.23
IV.SALB.HNE. ML:3.2 0.00046100000000000004 0.52 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:12:05.35
IV.SALB.HNN. ML:3.2 0.0004535 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:12:05.45
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00016700000000000002 1 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:12:05.15
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00031742615000000004 0.86 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:02.42
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00021889865 0.16 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:01.36
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0004442304 0.55 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:01.66
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00021375854999999998 0.62 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:02.23
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001354215 1.98 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:03.02
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00020300655 3.26 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:01.94
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00011485205000000001 2.38 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:03.30
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00007332429499999999 0.96 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:02.47
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000065104785 0.14 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:05.14
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000068875645 0.62 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:16.98
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00007599030000000002 0.61 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:10.69
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0000642682 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:16.75
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.8 0.00008450516999999999 0.86 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:01.11
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:1.6 0.000056099565 0.92 AML other m 2024-03-27T20:11:05.04
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