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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 15-05-2024 and time 14:32:39 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 15-05-2024 14:32:39 (UTC)
  • 15-05-2024 16:32:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1430, 15.1020 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
Falcone ME 3 2808 2808
Oliveri ME 4 2181 4989
Furnari ME 5 3784 8773
Terme Vigliatore ME 5 7395 16168
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 7 1531 17699
Rodì Milici ME 7 2056 19755
Basicò ME 10 612 20367
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 10 41583 61950
Tripi ME 10 873 62823
Castroreale ME 11 2504 65327
Patti ME 12 13431 78758
Merì ME 13 2338 81096
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 82711
Librizzi ME 14 1660 84371
Novara di Sicilia ME 14 1337 85708
Milazzo ME 15 31646 117354
San Filippo del Mela ME 15 7115 124469
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 126756
San Piero Patti ME 16 2915 129671
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 16 4650 134321
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 140560
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 141579
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 148653
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 19 1807 150460
Raccuja ME 19 1041 151501
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 20 3090 154591

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
48 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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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2024-05-15
14:32:39		 38.1433 15.1025 9 2024-05-15
14:47:37		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 127748301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-15 14:32:39 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1433 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1025 ± 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 127748301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 467
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 364
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 149
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11871
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60974
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 127748301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-15 14:47:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-05-15T14:32:51.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 103 67.6767 50 -0.04 69
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:50.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 266 32.5452 50 -0.8 59
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:48.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 46.2204 50 0.17 92
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:47.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 170 36.4413 50 0.61 63
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:47.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 89 21.867 113 -0.41 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:47.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 22.8549 112 -0.09 73
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:46.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 32.5452 50 -0.11 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:46.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 38 18.0708 117 0 50
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:45.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 16.5723 119 -0.09 74
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:45.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 27.9498 108 -0.05 73
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2024-05-15T14:32:45.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 29.8479 107 0.1 97
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:45.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 340 28.8489 108 0.17 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:44.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 21.867 113 -0.01 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:44.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 22.8549 112 0.14 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:44.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 167 13.1757 125 -0.22 73
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:43.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 16.5723 119 0.23 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:43.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 38 18.0708 117 0.04 75
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-15T14:32:42.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 167 13.1757 125 0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00028349999999999995 1.5 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:45.75
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:0.8 0.00007139999999999999 1.5 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:45.00
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0002785 1.8 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:46.01
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:0.8 0.0000658 1.8 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:46.01
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00011425 0.46 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:46.43
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00010225 0.18 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:46.60
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00010255 1.08 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:46.73
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000223 0.16 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:46.91
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000182 1.54 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:46.09
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.3 0.0001945 0.34 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:46.76
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00041349999999999997 0.18 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:47.52
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000897 0.34 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:48.13
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00011300000000000001 1.18 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:48.35
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00022 0.36 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:48.52
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000286 0.28 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:50.43
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:0.5 0.0000167 1.42 AML other m 2024-05-15T14:32:52.75
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