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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 17-05-2024 and time 17:27:29 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 17-05-2024 17:27:29 (UTC)
  • 17-05-2024 19:27:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0000, 15.4920 at 34 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
Scaletta Zanclea ME 6 2140 2140
Alì Terme ME 6 2539 4679
Alì ME 7 768 5447
Nizza di Sicilia ME 7 3667 9114
Itala ME 8 1640 10754
Roccalumera ME 9 4141 14895
Fiumedinisi ME 10 1409 16304
Furci Siculo ME 11 3382 19686
Pagliara ME 12 1170 20856
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 12 9377 30233
Savoca ME 14 1732 31965
Mandanici ME 15 601 32566
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 15 842 33408
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 16 1554 34962
Forza d'Agrò ME 17 911 35873
Motta San Giovanni RC 18 6208 42081
Reggio di Calabria RC 18 183035 225116
Monforte San Giorgio ME 20 2777 227893

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
22 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 1.5 2024-05-17
17:27:29		 37.9998 15.4922 34 2024-05-17
17:39:28		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 127828351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-17 17:27:29 ± 0.31
Latitude 37.9998 ± 0.0117
Longitude 15.4922 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 34 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 127828351

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1217
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 559
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 161
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1220.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 145
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30847
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 127828351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-17 17:39:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:28:03.51 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.76 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:57.87 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.03 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:55.59 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.15 0
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:43.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 56 34.2435 131 0.13 74
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:43.87 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.22 0
IV.EPMN.HHE. 2024-05-17T17:27:43.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 234 34.0437 131 0.64 64
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:42.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 3 29.3484 136 0.42 69
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-05-17T17:27:42.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 89 31.9458 133 -0.16 74
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:42.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 276 31.2465 134 -0.08 76
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:41.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 46 25.752 140 0.03 76
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:40.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 323 20.3685 147 -0.6 70
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:38.70 3.0 negative manual P 0.08 0
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:37.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 56 34.2435 131 0.16 99
IV.EPMN.HHE. 2024-05-17T17:27:37.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 234 34.0437 131 -0.01 100
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-05-17T17:27:36.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 89 31.9458 133 -0.2 73
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:36.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 276 31.2465 134 -0.06 75
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:36.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 46 25.752 140 0.03 77
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:36.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 29.3484 136 0.06 76
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:35.23 1.0 undecidable manual P 89 18.1707 150 -0.34 24
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-17T17:27:35.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 20.3685 147 -0.21 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000029016615 0.46 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:45.96
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000167 1 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:40.47
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001535 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:41.34
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00008965000000000001 1.34 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:42.30
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.5 0.000096 0.44 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:42.86
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000178 0.46 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:43.76
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00014649999999999998 0.14 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:43.78
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00014549999999999999 0.14 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:43.79
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001455 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:43.73
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00009789999999999998 0.76 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:43.90
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0001065 0.74 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:43.90
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:1.4 0.00007955000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:44.10
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000627 1.62 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:44.13
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00006809999999999999 0.86 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:45.07
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000614 1.06 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:46.63
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00006840000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:46.13
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00005208948 1.14 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:56.26
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00004007844 0.88 AML other m 2024-05-17T17:27:55.82
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