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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 31-07-2024 and time 02:19:27 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 31-07-2024 02:19:27 (UTC)
  • 31-07-2024 04:19:27 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3910, 15.2470 at 138 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Milazzo ME 19 31646 31646

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
47 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 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 2.3 2024-07-31
02:19:27		 38.3913 15.2473 138 2024-07-31
02:30:26		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130288111
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-07-31 02:19:27 ± 0.36
Latitude 38.3913 ± 0.0270
Longitude 15.2473 ± 0.0275
Depth (km) 138 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 130288111

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2689
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2352
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 181
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2690.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 99
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 41
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.26265
Number of stations at which the event was observed 36
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitude information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 43
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 130288111
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-07-31 02:30:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ACATE.HNZ. 2024-07-31T02:20:26.23 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.43 0
IV.SACR.HNZ. 2024-07-31T02:20:10.48 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -4.52 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:20:10.86 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.32 0
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:20:05.25 0.1 undecidable manual S 116 78.6657 148 0.79 74
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-07-31T02:20:04.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 129 68.376 152 0.95 70
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:20:00.34 0.1 undecidable manual S 266 23.2545 170 0.25 95
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-07-31T02:20:00.57 0.1 undecidable manual S 110 43.3233 161 -0.61 83
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:59.54 0.1 undecidable manual S 122 26.751 168 -0.7 83
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:58.29 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.51 0
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:55.19 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.09 0
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:54.42 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.13 0
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:53.94 3.0 negative manual Pn 0.35 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:53.45 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.14 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:53.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 140.1486 131 0.29 75
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:53.08 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.13 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:52.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 41 126.873 134 -0.09 81
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:52.03 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.6 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:51.17 3.0 negative manual Pn 1.65 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:51.42 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.16 0
IY.CHCE.HHZ.00 2024-07-31T02:19:51.26 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.33 0
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:51.72 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.45 0
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:50.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 105.7164 140 -0.08 84
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:49.20 3.0 negative manual Pn 1.55 0
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:49.30 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.76 0
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-07-31T02:19:48.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 68.376 152 -0.03 91
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:48.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 78.6657 148 -0.02 90
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:48.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 79 78.2661 148 0.13 88
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:47.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 58.3971 155 0.1 92
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:47.90 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.37 0
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:47.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 193 41.4252 162 0.33 90
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:47.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 55.3002 157 -0.12 92
3D.OEM4.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:46.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 274 26.6511 168 0.42 91
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:46.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 43.3233 161 -0.47 87
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:46.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 24.9528 169 0.14 97
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:46.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 22.755 170 -0.03 100
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:46.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 29.9478 167 0.33 92
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:46.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 23.2545 170 -0.09 99
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:46.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 26.0517 169 0.24 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:45.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 28.6491 167 -0.43 91
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:45.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 26.751 168 -0.53 89
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-07-31T02:19:45.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 186 13.3755 174 -0.52 91
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00007246365999999999 0.32 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:19:59.19
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00009079236 0.28 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:01.31
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00007426298500000001 0.52 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:07.54
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0000935 0.16 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:19:48.48
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00011110882 0.42 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:19:59.84
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00020850000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:00.79
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00010278703 0.24 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:01.54
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00010248414 0.34 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:02.24
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00011135000000000001 0.76 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:03.20
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00009096143500000001 0.4 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:04.45
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:2.5 0.0001395 0.24 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:04.70
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000074766005 0.34 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:01.33
IY.SPDC.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0008269999999999999 1.64 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:06.95
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:2.4 0.0001075 0.2 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:06.35
IY.SPDC.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0005465 1.58 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:09.00
IV.GIZZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000108 0.26 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:09.81
IY.CHCE.HHN.00 ML:2.8 0.000265 1.56 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:10.00
IV.GIZZ.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00014050000000000003 0.24 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:10.21
IY.CHCE.HHE.00 ML:2.8 0.000272 0.38 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:10.55
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:2.5 0.0001079 1.3 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:11.66
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:2.4 0.00008599999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:11.69
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000072342345 0.5 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:18.64
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00007465 1.4 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:14.11
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0001135 1.38 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:14.73
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00003585 0.46 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:15.61
IV.SELL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000041349999999999995 0.52 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:15.71
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00006011675 0.36 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:13.46
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00003317366 0.4 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:18.25
IV.SELL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000214 0.72 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:17.42
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000019799999999999997 0.8 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:18.56
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000020549999999999998 0.36 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:18.92
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0001286803 0.38 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:02.26
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:2.3 0.000104316375 0.27 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:01.31
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00004435103 0.36 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:06.53
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000049448295 0.44 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:07.52
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000102169315 0.44 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:05.25
IV.SOI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00009138315499999999 0.36 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:05.78
IV.SOI.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000071271985 0.4 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:07.74
IV.SOI.HNN. ML:2.4 0.0001045798 0.37 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:05.60
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00007833329999999999 0.39 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:16.39
IV.SELL.HNE. ML:2.6 0.0001365661 0.49 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:15.71
IV.SELL.HNN. ML:2.4 0.00009103311999999999 0.37 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:21.37
IV.SERS.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00004670966 0.46 AML other m 2024-07-31T02:20:15.38
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