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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 05-04-2024 and time 08:40:13 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 05-04-2024 08:40:13 (UTC)
  • 05-04-2024 10:40:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1410, 15.0760 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
Oliveri ME 2 2181 2181
Falcone ME 3 2808 4989
Furnari ME 6 3784 8773
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 10304
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 17699
Basicò ME 9 612 18311
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 20367
Patti ME 10 13431 33798
Tripi ME 10 873 34671
Montagnareale ME 11 1615 36286
Librizzi ME 11 1660 37946
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 13 41583 79529
Castroreale ME 13 2504 82033
San Piero Patti ME 14 2915 84948
Montalbano Elicona ME 14 2287 87235
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 88572
Merì ME 15 2338 90910
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 97984
Raccuja ME 17 1041 99025
Milazzo ME 17 31646 130671
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 17 3090 133761
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 140876
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 145526
Piraino ME 19 3962 149488
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 150507

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 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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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2024-04-05
08:40:13		 38.1407 15.0763 9 2024-04-05
08:53:06		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126489111
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-05 08:40:13 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1407 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0763 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126489111

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 680
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 252
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 160
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 82
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12231
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36063
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126489111
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-05 08:53:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:27.25 0.1 undecidable manual S 70 40.0266 50 0.04 93
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:24.24 0.1 undecidable manual S 342 27.4503 109 0.47 90
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2024-04-05T08:40:23.96 0.1 undecidable manual S 266 30.2475 50 -0.62 89
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:22.47 0.1 undecidable manual S 88 24.1536 111 -0.21 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:21.63 0.1 undecidable manual S 239 20.7681 114 0.04 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:21.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 40.0266 50 0.16 92
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:20.95 0.1 undecidable manual S 43 19.869 115 -0.36 91
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:19.33 0.1 undecidable manual S 157 13.5753 125 -0.1 99
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2024-04-05T08:40:19.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 30.2475 50 -0.18 96
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:19.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 244 14.3745 123 -0.1 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:19.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 27.4503 109 0.13 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:18.54 0.1 positive manual P 239 20.7681 114 0.29 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:18.97 0.1 positive manual P 88 24.1536 111 0.09 98
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:18.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 43 19.869 115 -0.02 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:17.25 0.1 positive manual P 157 13.5753 125 0.25 96
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-04-05T08:40:17.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 244 14.3745 123 0.16 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00023899999999999998 0.6 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:19.99
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000445 0.36 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:19.71
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.0 0.00010899999999999999 0.38 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:19.53
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000303 0.7 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:19.63
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:0.8 0.00006945 1.7 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:19.99
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001715 0.94 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:20.08
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000483 1.44 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:20.90
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0007505 0.2 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:20.61
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001585 0.38 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:21.52
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00023449999999999998 0.18 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:21.88
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00029400000000000004 0.2 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:22.13
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001295 0.5 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:22.13
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000445 0.22 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:22.83
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003435 0.3 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:23.41
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000226 0.16 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:26.79
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000201 0.84 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:27.56
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008335 0.64 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:28.77
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00008745 0.54 AML other m 2024-04-05T08:40:30.70
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