Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 09-04-2024 and time 18:48:18 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 09-04-2024 16:48:18 (UTC)
  • 09-04-2024 18:48:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3440, 14.6130 at 7 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
84 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
95 Km NW of Acireale (52622 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 1.4 2024-04-09
16:48:18
38.3445 14.6133 7 2024-04-09
17:15:46
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126601801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-09 16:48:18 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.3445 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.6133 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126601801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 507
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 484
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 269
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
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) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64391
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126601801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-09 17:15:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MESG.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:50:12.33 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.64 0
4P.IT08A.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:50:04.42 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.17 0
IV.FOSV.EHZ. 2024-04-09T16:49:54.52 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.09 0
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:49:54.41 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.2 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2024-04-09T16:49:54.76 3.0 negative manual Pn -3.62 0
IV.CSNT.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:49:53.44 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 4.58 0
IV.SNTG.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:49:52.87 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 12.42 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:49:51.49 3.0 negative manual Pg 7.79 0
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:49:45.73 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.53 0
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:49:27.73 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.6 0
IV.CESX.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:49:25.75 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -7.17 0
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:51.70 3.0 positive manual Pn -2.43 0
IV.CSLB.HNZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:39.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 227 66.2781 50 -0.05 48
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:38.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 233 64.5909 50 0.01 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:31.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 146 40.4262 50 -0.65 43
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:31.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 136 39.9267 50 -0.36 47
IV.PETRA.HNZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:30.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 218 71.4729 50 -0.43 88
IV.CSLB.HNZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:30.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 227 66.2781 50 0.47 88
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:30.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 183 34.5432 102 0.08 50
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:30.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 233 64.5909 50 0.43 89
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:28.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 313 30.6471 103 -0.65 44
3D.OEM4.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:28.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 29.4483 104 -0.14 50
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:27.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 352 24.5532 106 0.04 52
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:27.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 26.9508 105 -0.04 52
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:26.33 0.6 negative manual P 146 40.4262 50 -0.02 51
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:26.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 39.9267 50 0.29 96
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:25.14 1.0 undecidable manual P 183 34.5432 102 -0.12 25
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:24.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 30.6471 103 -0.23 98
3D.OEM4.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:24.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 29.4483 104 0.17 100
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:23.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 24.5532 106 0.25 99
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:23.74 0.3 positive manual P 158 26.9508 105 -0.05 77
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2024-04-09T16:48:17.00 3.0 undecidable manual P -9.99 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00020800000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2024-04-09T16:48:29.99
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001875 0.46 AML other m 2024-04-09T16:48:30.68
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000033733035 0.3 AML other m 2024-04-09T16:48:34.51
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000057081519999999994 0.54 AML other m 2024-04-09T16:48:34.24
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