Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 17-05-2024 and time 19:12:12 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 17-05-2024 17:12:12 (UTC)
  • 17-05-2024 19:12:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0280, 15.4830 at 35 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
Scaletta Zanclea ME 3 2140 2140
Itala ME 5 1640 3780
Alì ME 6 768 4548
Alì Terme ME 6 2539 7087
Nizza di Sicilia ME 8 3667 10754
Fiumedinisi ME 9 1409 12163
Roccalumera ME 10 4141 16304
Furci Siculo ME 12 3382 19686
Pagliara ME 12 1170 20856
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 14 9377 30233
Mandanici ME 15 601 30834
Savoca ME 15 1732 32566
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 16 842 33408
Monforte San Giorgio ME 17 2777 36185
Reggio di Calabria RC 17 183035 219220
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 17 1554 220774
Rometta ME 17 6650 227424
Forza d'Agrò ME 18 911 228335
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 231172
Saponara ME 19 3988 235160
Motta San Giovanni RC 19 6208 241368
Messina ME 20 238439 479807
Roccavaldina ME 20 1133 480940

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
20 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
54 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 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
Md 1.6
ML 1.2
2024-05-17
17:12:12
38.0283 15.4827 35 2024-05-17
17:21:00
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 127827641
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-17 17:12:12 ± 0.31
Latitude 38.0283 ± 0.0207
Longitude 15.4827 ± 0.0137
Depth (km) 35 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 127827641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1987
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1243
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 357
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1990.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 118
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) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15648
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.83367
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 127827641
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-17 17:21:00

Md:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 127827641
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-17 17:21:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:12:39.01 1.0 undecidable manual S 216 92.5407 54 -0.98 15
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:12:27.41 1.0 negative manual P 216 92.5407 54 -0.87 17
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-05-17T17:12:26.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 32.8449 133 -0.01 50
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:12:25.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 33.3444 132 -0.47 68
IV.NOV.HHE. 2024-05-17T17:12:25.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 270 30.2475 136 0.08 74
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2024-05-17T17:12:24.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 52 24.2535 142 0.37 70
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:12:23.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 98 19.1697 149 -0.03 51
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:12:23.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 319 17.3715 151 -0.15 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:12:23.94 0.1 undecidable manual S 5 26.2515 140 -1 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:12:20.12 0.1 negative manual P 5 26.2515 140 0.53 90
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:12:20.78 0.1 positive manual P 61 33.3444 132 0.43 91
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-05-17T17:12:20.17 0.1 positive manual P 95 32.8449 133 -0.13 97
IV.NOV.HHE. 2024-05-17T17:12:20.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 270 30.2475 136 0.25 96
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2024-05-17T17:12:19.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 24.2535 142 0.29 95
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:12:18.67 0.1 positive manual P 98 19.1697 149 -0.29 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:12:18.95 0.1 negative manual P 319 17.3715 151 0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009995 1 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:12:23.92
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008575 0.22 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:12:24.69
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000060566625 0.42 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:12:27.52
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000054885935 0.24 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:12:26.32
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.1 0.000036940035 0.44 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:12:26.33
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:0.9 0.0000253484585 0.46 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:12:29.72
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000259199 0.12 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:12:27.29
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000045921184999999996 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:12:27.23
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