Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 27-07-2024 and time 18:40:17 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 27-07-2024 16:40:17 (UTC)
  • 27-07-2024 18:40:17 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1500, 15.0570 at 3 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Oliveri ME 3 2181 2181
Falcone ME 4 2808 4989
Furnari ME 8 3784 8773
Patti ME 8 13431 22204
Terme Vigliatore ME 9 7395 29599
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 31130
Basicò ME 10 612 31742
Montagnareale ME 10 1615 33357
Librizzi ME 10 1660 35017
Rodì Milici ME 11 2056 37073
Tripi ME 12 873 37946
San Piero Patti ME 14 2915 40861
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 14 41583 82444
Montalbano Elicona ME 14 2287 84731
Gioiosa Marea ME 15 7074 91805
Castroreale ME 15 2504 94309
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 16 3090 97399
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 98736
Raccuja ME 16 1041 99777
Merì ME 17 2338 102115
Piraino ME 17 3962 106077
Milazzo ME 18 31646 137723
San Filippo del Mela ME 19 7115 144838
Ucria ME 19 1058 145896
Sinagra ME 20 2705 148601
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 20 4650 153251

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
52 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 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 0.8 2024-07-27
16:40:17
38.1498 15.0572 3 2024-07-27
16:48:03
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130213061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-07-27 16:40:17 ± 0.22
Latitude 38.1498 ± 0.0108
Longitude 15.0572 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 3 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 130213061

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 951
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 800
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 198
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 950.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 158
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08364
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30757
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 130213061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-07-27 16:48:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHN. 2024-07-27T16:40:26.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 142 25.0527 96 0.41 68
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2024-07-27T16:40:24.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 34.1436 95 -0.06 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-07-27T16:40:24.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 234 19.869 98 -0.36 92
IV.AIO.HHN. 2024-07-27T16:40:22.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 142 25.0527 96 -0.2 94
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-07-27T16:40:22.78 0.1 undecidable manual S 237 13.3755 102 0.25 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-07-27T16:40:21.97 0.6 negative manual P 234 19.869 98 0.16 48
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-07-27T16:40:21.01 0.1 undecidable manual S 174 9.2796 107 -0.12 98
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2024-07-27T16:40:21.06 0.6 positive manual P 237 13.3755 102 0.53 45
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-07-27T16:40:20.77 0.3 positive manual P 153 15.1737 100 -0.11 73
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-07-27T16:40:19.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 174 9.2796 107 -0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:0.9 0.00009635 1.16 AML other m 2024-07-27T16:40:23.14
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:0.7 0.000058649999999999996 0.96 AML other m 2024-07-27T16:40:23.92
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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