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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 13-05-2024 and time 17:00:03 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 13-05-2024 17:00:03 (UTC)
  • 13-05-2024 19:00:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3100, 15.1790 at 114 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
Milazzo ME 11 31646 31646
Merì ME 17 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 41099
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 47338
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 18 41583 88921
Venetico ME 19 3911 92832
Terme Vigliatore ME 19 7395 100227
Spadafora ME 20 5021 105248
Condrò ME 20 493 105741
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 113172

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
46 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.9 2024-05-13
17:00:03		 38.3102 15.1793 114 2024-05-13
17:13:19		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 127681821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-13 17:00:03 ± 0.26
Latitude 38.3102 ± 0.0153
Longitude 15.1793 ± 0.0172
Depth (km) 114 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 127681821

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1523
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1414
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 159
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1520.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 45
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.70691
Number of stations at which the event was observed 34
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 127681821
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-13 17:13:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:02:00.30 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.51 0
MN.TRI.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:01:49.04 3.0 positive manual Pn -4.87 0
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:01:38.00 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 12.8 0
IV.BRSN.HNZ. 2024-05-13T17:01:34.84 3.0 negative manual Pn -5.03 0
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:01:25.05 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.74 0
IV.FOSV.EHZ. 2024-05-13T17:01:25.89 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.15 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2024-05-13T17:01:13.01 3.0 positive manual Pn -4.63 0
OT.CGL1.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:58.37 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 7.39 0
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:57.00 3.0 negative manual Pg 2.9 0
IV.LINA.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:57.87 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 1.53 0
IV.PTQR.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:57.16 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -9.03 0
IV.PGHD.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:52.50 3.0 undecidable manual Pg -2.25 0
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:49.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 153.5352 122 0.65 32
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:48.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 26 150.8379 122 0.68 32
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:40.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 110.6004 132 -0.5 39
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2024-05-13T17:00:36.79 1.0 undecidable manual S 118 82.3509 141 -0.18 22
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2024-05-13T17:00:36.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 94 72.4719 145 0.84 35
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-05-13T17:00:35.28 0.1 undecidable manual S 120 68.2761 146 0.12 90
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2024-05-13T17:00:34.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 180 54.3012 152 0.82 37
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2024-05-13T17:00:34.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 127 56.7987 151 0.38 65
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:33.93 1.0 undecidable manual S 222 39.8268 159 1.6 13
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:33.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 55 189.4659 116 -0.13 31
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:31.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 100 29.1486 164 -0.48 69
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:30.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 134 6.2937 177 -0.5 71
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:29.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 150.8379 122 0.22 57
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:29.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 153.5352 122 0.09 77
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:27.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 137.5623 125 -0.21 58
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:25.08 0.1 positive manual P 82 110.6004 132 -0.12 83
IV.CSGE1.HHE. 2024-05-13T17:00:23.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 92 90.7425 138 0.34 83
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2024-05-13T17:00:22.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 94 72.4719 145 0.22 88
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2024-05-13T17:00:22.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 118 82.3509 141 -0.11 88
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2024-05-13T17:00:21.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 56.7987 151 0.03 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:21.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 222 39.8268 159 1 55
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-05-13T17:00:21.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 120 68.2761 146 -0.23 89
IV.NICCA.HNN. 2024-05-13T17:00:21.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 71.4729 145 -0.35 65
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:21.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 57.6978 151 0.01 95
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2024-05-13T17:00:20.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 180 54.3012 152 0.08 47
IV.LIBRI.HNE. 2024-05-13T17:00:20.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 221 33.3444 162 0.59 66
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2024-05-13T17:00:20.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 110 48.5181 155 -0.37 67
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:19.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 293 18.87 170 -0.06 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:19.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 100 29.1486 164 -0.51 67
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:19.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 97 47.0196 156 -0.58 42
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:19.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 140 23.6541 167 -0.22 96
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:19.46 1.0 undecidable manual P 300 19.3695 169 0.06 25
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-05-13T17:00:18.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 134 6.2937 177 -0.46 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00011350000000000001 0.5 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:35.24
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000074883595 0.4 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:36.14
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000052337785 0.3 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:36.08
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:1.8 0.00004725 0.18 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:35.94
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00007485 0.44 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:36.14
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0000604 0.34 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:36.54
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:2.0 0.0000644 0.74 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:37.73
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000743 0.68 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:39.87
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00003635 0.68 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:42.34
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000385 0.42 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:43.13
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000241 1.54 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:46.90
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00003275 1.62 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:48.09
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000025550000000000004 0.66 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:50.48
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000044999999999999996 0.64 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:51.09
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00000737367 0.62 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:49.87
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000009096155500000001 0.34 AML other m 2024-05-13T17:00:51.37
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