Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 08-04-2024 and time 23:31:28 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 08-04-2024 23:31:28 (UTC)
  • 09-04-2024 01:31:28 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3090, 15.4230 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.

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 8 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 10 5021 13605
Venetico ME 11 3911 17516
Saponara ME 13 3988 21504
Valdina ME 14 1355 22859
Torregrotta ME 14 7431 30290
Roccavaldina ME 15 1133 31423
Rometta ME 15 6650 38073
CondrĂ² ME 17 493 38566
Monforte San Giorgio ME 17 2777 41343
Messina ME 17 238439 279782
Pace del Mela ME 17 6239 286021
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 288858
Milazzo ME 18 31646 320504
Gualtieri SicaminĂ² ME 19 1807 322311

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Catania (314555 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 1.0 2024-04-08
23:31:28
38.3087 15.4227 9 2024-04-08
23:45:44
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126582001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-08 23:31:28 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.3087 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.4227 ± 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 126582001

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 571
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 327
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 196
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 142
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) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08094
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.58006
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126582001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-08 23:45:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:42.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 144 41.625 50 0.04 49
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:41.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 219 39.9267 50 -0.52 44
3D.OEM9.HHN. 2024-04-08T23:31:41.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 283 38.628 50 -0.51 44
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2024-04-08T23:31:40.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 64.3911 50 0.23 89
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:38.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 29.3484 107 -0.45 46
IY.CNDF.HHN. 2024-04-08T23:31:38.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 50.8158 50 0.26 91
IV.IPNR.HHN. 2024-04-08T23:31:37.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 321 48.2184 50 -0.03 96
IV.ILOS.HHE. 2024-04-08T23:31:37.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 43.9227 50 0.2 94
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:36.76 1.0 undecidable manual P 144 41.625 50 0.04 24
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:36.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 284 41.3253 50 -0.02 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:36.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 219 39.9267 50 0.08 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:36.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 281 39.2274 50 0.04 49
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:36.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 284 39.2274 50 0.01 98
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:36.02 0.6 positive manual P 114 37.629 50 -0.08 49
3D.OEM9.HHN. 2024-04-08T23:31:36.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 283 38.628 50 0 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:35.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 199 18.9699 115 0.12 50
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:34.64 0.6 positive manual P 124 29.3484 107 -0.1 49
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:33.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 26.0517 109 -0.27 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:32.91 0.1 negative manual P 199 18.9699 115 0.11 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:32.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 8.9799 135 -0.12 51
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-04-08T23:31:31.30 0.1 positive manual P 124 8.9799 135 0.17 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:1.2 0.000251 0.46 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:33.00
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0002615 1.82 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:33.00
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00026749999999999994 0.22 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:33.13
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:1.3 0.0002635 0.26 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:34.24
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00008599999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:37.19
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000103 1.52 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:37.87
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000020914429999999996 0.52 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:40.14
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000029467595 1.06 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:39.62
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000027374795 0.52 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:42.01
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.6 0.0000165967 2.04 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:44.05
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.9 0.00002267752 1.13 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:42.49
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:0.9 0.00002467237 2.79 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:42.36
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000020512330000000002 5.52 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:45.68
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000027794885 1.6 AML other m 2024-04-08T23:31:43.81
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