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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 27-05-2024 and time 06:29:20 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 27-05-2024 04:29:20 (UTC)
  • 27-05-2024 06:29:20 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1670, 14.9810 at 15 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 3 13431 13431
Montagnareale ME 5 1615 15046
Gioiosa Marea ME 8 7074 22120
Librizzi ME 8 1660 23780
Oliveri ME 8 2181 25961
Piraino ME 10 3962 29923
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 10 3090 33013
Falcone ME 11 2808 35821
San Piero Patti ME 13 2915 38736
Brolo ME 13 5783 44519
Basicò ME 14 612 45131
Raccuja ME 14 1041 46172
Furnari ME 14 3784 49956
Sinagra ME 15 2705 52661
Ficarra ME 15 1469 54130
Ucria ME 16 1058 55188
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 16 1531 56719
Montalbano Elicona ME 16 2287 59006
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 66401
Tripi ME 17 873 67274
Naso ME 18 3813 71087
Rodì Milici ME 18 2056 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)
74 Km N 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 		ML 2.1 2024-05-27
04:29:20		 38.1672 14.9813 15 2024-05-27
04:40:12		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 128219601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-27 04:29:20 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.1672 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.9813 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 128219601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 524
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 412
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 113
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 520.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 61
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.61244
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 128219601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-27 04:40:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:42.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 307 67.9764 94 0.93 54
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:36.96 3.0 positive manual P 0.39 0
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:32.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 67.9764 94 -0.29 65
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:32.23 3.0 negative manual P -0.12 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:31.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 94 32.4453 101 -0.21 71
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:31.80 3.0 negative manual P -0.23 0
IV.ISNA.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:30.20 3.0 negative manual P 0.78 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:29.56 0.1 undecidable manual S 62 24.6531 107 -0.33 94
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:29.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 360 23.1546 108 0.28 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:29.34 3.0 positive manual P -0.17 0
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:29.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 1 25.3524 106 -0.19 72
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:29.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 356 25.5522 106 -0.16 72
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:29.53 3.0 positive manual P 1.4 0
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:28.89 0.1 undecidable manual S 257 22.4553 109 -0.44 91
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:27.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 94 32.4453 101 -0.08 98
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:27.98 3.0 negative manual P -0.03 0
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-05-27T04:29:27.36 0.1 undecidable manual S 145 13.4754 127 0.15 99
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:26.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 25.5522 106 0.06 99
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:26.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 206 10.3785 137 -0.1 76
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:26.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 360 23.1546 108 0.28 95
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:26.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 1 25.3524 106 0.08 99
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:25.68 0.1 negative manual P 257 22.4553 109 0 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:25.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 62 24.6531 107 -0.06 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:25.41 3.0 positive manual P 0.15 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:25.06 3.0 negative manual P 0.15 0
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-05-27T04:29:24.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 145 13.4754 127 0.11 100
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2024-05-27T04:29:24.24 0.1 negative manual P 206 10.3785 137 0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001895 0.12 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:26.72
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.8 0.0058931315 0.21 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:26.80
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.7 0.005134705000000001 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:26.95
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00200720755 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:26.75
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0029968505 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:28.33
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0011834544999999998 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:28.91
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00029161785 0.22 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:29.43
IV.NOV.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00023999999999999998 0.48 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:29.27
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001064 0.48 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:29.27
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005725 0.24 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:29.44
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000755 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:29.63
IV.NOV.HNN. ML:1.4 0.000182 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:29.63
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000547 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:30.27
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00059436455 0.14 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:30.15
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0009019999999999999 1.54 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:30.93
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000726156 0.22 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:30.17
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0010302894000000001 0.1 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:30.19
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0011305 0.14 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:30.21
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00050125305 0.16 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:30.06
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005760465500000001 0.1 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:30.72
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00060806955 0.1 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:30.77
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000491 0.24 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:32.47
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0008215 1.64 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:32.11
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00047528340000000004 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:33.01
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00011800000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:33.21
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001315 1.64 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:33.90
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00022396964 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:37.41
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000246444795 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:37.42
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00018003340000000002 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:37.55
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002016244 0.22 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:36.14
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00012523420000000001 0.44 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:42.28
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000091058345 0.24 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:42.95
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00017099999999999998 0.52 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:43.65
IV.IACL.HNE. ML:2.5 0.0005413282 0.21 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:44.54
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0006355 0.22 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:44.36
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000609 0.2 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:44.64
IV.IACL.HNN. ML:2.6 0.0006353918000000001 0.21 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:44.35
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000185 0.66 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:29:45.61
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