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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 27-05-2024 and time 06:14:31 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 27-05-2024 04:14:31 (UTC)
  • 27-05-2024 06:14:31 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1720, 14.9840 at 13 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
Patti ME 4 13431 13431
Montagnareale ME 5 1615 15046
Gioiosa Marea ME 8 7074 22120
Oliveri ME 8 2181 24301
Librizzi ME 9 1660 25961
Piraino ME 11 3962 29923
Falcone ME 11 2808 32731
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 11 3090 35821
San Piero Patti ME 14 2915 38736
Brolo ME 14 5783 44519
Basicò ME 14 612 45131
Raccuja ME 14 1041 46172
Furnari ME 14 3784 49956
Ficarra ME 15 1469 51425
Sinagra ME 15 2705 54130
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 16 1531 55661
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 63056
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 65343
Ucria ME 17 1058 66401
Tripi ME 17 873 67274
Rodì Milici ME 18 2056 69330
Naso ME 18 3813 73143
Castell'Umberto ME 18 3128 76271

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
58 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
64 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2024-05-27
04:14:31		 38.1722 14.9842 13 2024-05-27
04:21:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 128218521
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-27 04:14:31 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1722 ± 0.0027
Longitude 14.9842 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 13 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 128218521

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 489
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 91
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 276
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 62
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 28
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) 0.61064
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 39
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 128218521
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-27 04:21:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:46.46 3.0 undecidable manual P -1.31 0
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:45.55 3.0 negative manual P 0.2 0
IV.IACL.HNE. 2024-05-27T04:14:43.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 306 67.7766 92 -0.39 63
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:43.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 160 34.3434 96 0.11 71
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:43.10 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.25 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:42.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 95 32.2455 96 -0.44 66
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:42.75 3.0 positive manual P -0.2 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:40.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 63 24.1536 101 -0.33 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:40.14 3.0 positive manual P -0.21 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:40.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 359 22.6551 102 0.28 70
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:40.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 0 24.8529 100 -0.12 71
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:40.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 40.5261 94 0.75 58
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:40.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 1 23.9538 101 0 73
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:40.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 355 24.9528 100 -0.04 73
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:39.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 20.868 104 0.08 73
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:39.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 255 22.8549 102 -0.46 68
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:38.78 3.0 negative manual P -0.2 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:38.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 214 17.2716 110 -0.21 72
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:38.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 34.3434 96 0.19 93
IV.BASIC.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:38.54 0.1 undecidable manual S 148 13.7751 119 0.45 90
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:37.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 0 24.8529 100 -0.01 97
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:37.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 23.9538 101 0.16 72
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:37.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 206 10.9779 129 -0.11 75
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:37.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 24.9528 100 0.12 96
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:37.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 25.0527 100 0.18 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:37.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 32.2455 96 -0.26 91
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:37.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 26.4513 99 0.65 84
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:36.19 0.1 positive manual P 140 20.868 104 -0.23 94
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:36.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 22.8549 102 -0.29 93
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:36.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 63 24.1536 101 -0.21 93
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:36.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 359 22.6551 102 0.26 94
IV.BASIC.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:35.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 148 13.7751 119 -0.06 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:35.86 0.1 negative manual P 214 17.2716 110 -0.03 99
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:14:34.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 206 10.9779 129 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0015300000000000001 0.14 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:37.51
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.7 0.004627781 0.22 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:37.59
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.6 0.004220000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:37.74
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0016616886 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:37.54
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.002389024 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:39.12
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0009170000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:39.70
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002222071 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.22
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000826 0.48 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.07
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000203 0.48 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.07
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0004355 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.24
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0006615 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.42
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0001605 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.42
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00037 1.68 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.07
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000711 0.5 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.71
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:1.9 0.000465671895 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.97
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005324436500000001 0.22 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:41.39
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0007645086999999999 0.11 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.99
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008109985500000001 0.14 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:41.02
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003592005 0.16 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:40.87
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00042210935000000006 0.08 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:42.17
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00052876195 0.08 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:41.96
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00040100000000000004 0.3 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:42.26
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005905 0.38 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:43.91
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00023500000000000002 0.22 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:43.84
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003141079 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:43.82
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000887 0.18 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:44.01
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000995 0.36 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:44.70
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001823475 0.36 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:44.80
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001248492 0.16 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:47.72
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001560424 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:48.23
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003591097 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:50.00
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0004185 0.22 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:51.37
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000063789525 0.36 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:53.63
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00008357322000000001 0.56 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:54.89
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00012035 0.5 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:54.45
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001245 0.64 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:56.09
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.1 0.000192 0.38 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:56.43
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00011467138 0.34 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:57.46
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000151350635 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:14:47.99
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