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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 05-09-2024 and time 02:13:51 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 05-09-2024 00:13:51 (UTC)
  • 05-09-2024 02:13:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8790, 15.3530 at 20 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
Letojanni ME 4 2861 2861
Forza d'Agrò ME 4 911 3772
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 5 1554 5326
Gallodoro ME 6 367 5693
Taormina ME 7 10960 16653
Castelmola ME 7 1088 17741
Mongiuffi Melia ME 7 600 18341
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 8 9377 27718
Giardini-Naxos ME 8 9415 37133
Savoca ME 9 1732 38865
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 9 842 39707
Roccafiorita ME 9 197 39904
Furci Siculo ME 10 3382 43286
Limina ME 10 836 44122
Graniti ME 11 1492 45614
Roccalumera ME 11 4141 49755
Gaggi ME 12 3184 52939
Pagliara ME 12 1170 54109
Calatabiano CT 13 5308 59417
Nizza di Sicilia ME 13 3667 63084
Mandanici ME 14 601 63685
Antillo ME 14 919 64604
Alì Terme ME 15 2539 67143
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 16 9623 76766
Motta Camastra ME 16 845 77611
Fiumedinisi ME 17 1409 79020
Piedimonte Etneo CT 17 3963 82983
Alì ME 18 768 83751
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 89154
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 93099
Mascali CT 19 14282 107381
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 20 1019 108400

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
36 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
39 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
48 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 0.8 2024-09-05
00:13:51		 37.8788 15.3533 20 2024-09-05
00:18:26		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131218741
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-05 00:13:51 ± 0.43
Latitude 37.8788 ± 0.0135
Longitude 15.3533 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 20 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131218741

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1152
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1142
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 339
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1150.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 117
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.49
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.62953
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131218741
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-05 00:18:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-09-05T00:14:12.87 0.1 undecidable manual S 189 69.8745 99 0.1 89
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-09-05T00:14:06.18 0.1 undecidable manual S 72 46.2204 104 -0.37 91
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2024-09-05T00:14:04.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 189 69.8745 99 0.77 75
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:14:03.52 0.1 undecidable manual S 65 33.3444 111 0.25 99
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:14:03.88 3.0 negative manual P 1.81 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:14:02.63 0.1 undecidable manual S 360 29.6481 114 0.25 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:14:00.46 0.1 undecidable manual S 311 25.1526 119 -0.83 70
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-09-05T00:13:59.57 0.6 negative manual P 72 46.2204 104 -0.61 41
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:13:59.91 0.1 undecidable manual S 271 20.3685 126 -0.31 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:13:59.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 314 14.6742 137 0.81 90
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:13:57.48 0.3 positive manual P 311 25.1526 119 0.34 76
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:13:57.68 0.6 undecidable manual P 65 33.3444 111 -0.6 42
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:13:57.89 1.0 undecidable manual P 360 29.6481 114 0.12 25
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:13:55.95 1.0 positive manual P 314 14.6742 137 0.08 26
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-09-05T00:13:55.74 0.3 positive manual P 271 20.3685 126 -0.78 60
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000030600000000000005 0.86 AML other m 2024-09-05T00:14:00.99
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.5 0.0000177 1.82 AML other m 2024-09-05T00:14:01.03
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:1.0 0.00002715 0.22 AML other m 2024-09-05T00:14:06.79
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.0 0.000028999999999999997 0.58 AML other m 2024-09-05T00:14:07.46
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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