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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 27-05-2024 and time 06:47:22 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 27-05-2024 04:47:22 (UTC)
  • 27-05-2024 06:47:22 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1840, 14.9800 at 12 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 5 13431 13431
Montagnareale ME 6 1615 15046
Gioiosa Marea ME 8 7074 22120
Oliveri ME 10 2181 24301
Librizzi ME 10 1660 25961
Piraino ME 10 3962 29923
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 11 3090 33013
Falcone ME 12 2808 35821
Brolo ME 14 5783 41604
San Piero Patti ME 15 2915 44519
Basicò ME 15 612 45131
Raccuja ME 15 1041 46172
Furnari ME 15 3784 49956
Ficarra ME 16 1469 51425
Sinagra ME 16 2705 54130
Terme Vigliatore ME 17 7395 61525
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 17 1531 63056
Ucria ME 18 1058 64114
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 66401
Naso ME 18 3813 70214
Tripi ME 18 873 71087
Rodì Milici ME 19 2056 73143
Castell'Umberto ME 19 3128 76271

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
59 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
66 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 0.8 2024-05-27
04:47:22		 38.1835 14.9797 13 2024-05-27
04:58:55		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 128220521
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-27 04:47:22 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.1835 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.9797 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 13 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 128220521

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 998
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 811
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 327
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1000.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 291
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.19875
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 128220521
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-27 04:58:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:49:13.71 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.64 0
IT.FIE.HGZ. 2024-05-27T04:48:47.83 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.5 0
IV.ATFO.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:48:43.95 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.68 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2024-05-27T04:48:40.80 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 8.68 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:48:17.79 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.99 0
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:48:14.94 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:48:12.30 3.0 undecidable manual Pg -0.47 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2024-05-27T04:48:06.36 3.0 negative manual Pn -6.18 0
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:47:56.13 3.0 undecidable manual Pg -0.63 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:47:56.04 3.0 undecidable manual S -6.6 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:47:38.05 3.0 undecidable manual S 5.39 0
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2024-05-27T04:47:32.37 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:47:31.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 142 22.0668 99 0.08 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:47:30.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 211 18.1707 104 0 99
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:47:28.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 202 11.9769 121 -0.04 75
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:47:27.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 142 22.0668 99 -0.14 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:47:27.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 211 18.1707 104 0.06 99
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-05-27T04:47:26.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 11.9769 121 0.07 75
IV.BASIC.HHN. 2024-05-27T04:47:26.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 149 15.0738 111 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000451 0.34 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:47:30.29
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000037699999999999995 0.94 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:47:38.08
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.1 0.0001135 0.76 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:47:38.15
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.0 0.00010245 0.24 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:47:38.18
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.6 0.00003990000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:47:38.11
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.0000306 0.74 AML other m 2024-05-27T04:47:41.57
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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