Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 27-05-2024 and time 06:21:24 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 27-05-2024 04:21:24 (UTC)
  • 27-05-2024 06:21:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1570, 14.9830 at 16 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 2 13431 13431
Montagnareale ME 4 1615 15046
Librizzi ME 7 1660 16706
Oliveri ME 8 2181 18887
Gioiosa Marea ME 8 7074 25961
Falcone ME 10 2808 28769
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 10 3090 31859
Piraino ME 11 3962 35821
San Piero Patti ME 12 2915 38736
Basicò ME 13 612 39348
Raccuja ME 13 1041 40389
Brolo ME 14 5783 46172
Furnari ME 14 3784 49956
Sinagra ME 14 2705 52661
Ficarra ME 15 1469 54130
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 56417
Ucria ME 15 1058 57475
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 15 1531 59006
Tripi ME 16 873 59879
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 67274
Rodì Milici ME 17 2056 69330
Castell'Umberto ME 17 3128 72458
Naso ME 17 3813 76271
Tortorici ME 20 6435 82706
Floresta ME 20 485 83191

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)
63 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
73 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2024-05-27
04:21:24		 38.1572 14.9833 16 2024-05-27
04:35:02		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 128219251
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-27 04:21:24 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.1572 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.9833 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 16 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 128219251

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 510
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 230
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 72
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08544
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61963
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 128219251
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-27 04:35:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HNN. 2024-05-27T04:21:46.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 308 68.7756 95 0.84 37
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:39.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 47.3193 99 -0.45 65
IV.IACL.HNN. 2024-05-27T04:21:37.88 3.0 undecidable manual P 308 68.7756 95 0.89 0
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:36.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 248 36.8298 102 -0.41 65
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:34.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 1 25.6521 110 -0.19 70
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:34.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 1 26.4513 109 -0.09 71
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:33.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 137 19.6692 118 0.37 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:33.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 75 47.3193 99 -0.09 46
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:32.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 248 36.8298 102 0.18 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:31.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 217 15.873 126 -0.37 46
IV.BASIC.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:31.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 143 12.4764 135 0.07 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:31.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 92 32.2455 104 -0.06 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:30.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 24.3534 112 0.13 72
3D.OEM9.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:30.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 25.6521 110 0.19 71
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:30.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 26.4513 109 -0.05 72
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:30.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 9.4794 144 -0.23 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:29.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 217 15.873 126 0.17 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:29.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 19.6692 118 0.02 98
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:28.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 210 9.4794 144 0.04 100
IV.BASIC.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:21:28.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 12.4764 135 0.07 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001545 0.12 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:30.93
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0004446827 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:31.39
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00018447125 0.18 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:30.96
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0004265888 0.16 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:31.51
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00023349999999999998 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:32.54
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00009049999999999999 1.72 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:33.12
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00009905 0.46 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:33.50
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000835 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:33.69
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000043421130000000006 0.08 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:34.11
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006412723000000001 0.4 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:37.36
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008933968 0.24 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:36.62
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000060825335000000004 0.12 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:21:34.44
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