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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 16-09-2024 and time 02:03:52 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 16-09-2024 02:03:52 (UTC)
  • 16-09-2024 04:03:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9230, 15.3960 at 9 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
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 4 9377 9377
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 4 1554 10931
Furci Siculo ME 5 3382 14313
Forza d'Agrò ME 5 911 15224
Roccalumera ME 6 4141 19365
Savoca ME 6 1732 21097
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 7 842 21939
Nizza di Sicilia ME 8 3667 25606
Pagliara ME 8 1170 26776
Letojanni ME 9 2861 29637
Gallodoro ME 9 367 30004
Alì Terme ME 9 2539 32543
Mongiuffi Melia ME 11 600 33143
Limina ME 11 836 33979
Roccafiorita ME 11 197 34176
Mandanici ME 11 601 34777
Fiumedinisi ME 12 1409 36186
Alì ME 12 768 36954
Castelmola ME 13 1088 38042
Taormina ME 13 10960 49002
Giardini-Naxos ME 14 9415 58417
Antillo ME 14 919 59336
Scaletta Zanclea ME 15 2140 61476
Itala ME 15 1640 63116
Graniti ME 15 1492 64608
Gaggi ME 17 3184 67792
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 73100
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 73945

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
33 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
54 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
96 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 1.5 2024-09-16
02:03:52		 37.9232 15.3955 9 2024-09-16
02:26:48		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131479301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-16 02:03:52 ± 0.04
Latitude 37.9232 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.3955 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131479301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 377
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 263
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 175
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 151
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19785
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37951
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131479301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-16 02:26:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-09-16T02:04:06.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 77 41.3253 50 -0.23 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:04:06.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 39.0276 50 0.01 49
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-09-16T02:04:04.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 32.745 50 0.21 47
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-09-16T02:04:03.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 32.5452 50 -0.31 47
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:04:03.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 71 28.0497 109 0.37 47
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:04:01.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 24.4533 111 -0.19 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:04:01.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 351 25.0527 111 -0.13 49
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:04:01.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 239 22.2555 113 0.24 49
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:04:01.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 228 21.9669 113 0.22 49
IT.LAZR.HNE. 2024-09-16T02:04:01.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 24.4533 111 -0.1 49
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:04:00.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 15 39.0276 50 0.21 94
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-09-16T02:04:00.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 41.3253 50 -0.03 98
IT.SAAM.HNE. 2024-09-16T02:04:00.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 49 42.1245 50 0.02 49
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-09-16T02:03:59.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 32.745 50 -0.2 97
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-09-16T02:03:59.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 32.5452 50 0.12 73
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:03:58.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 71 28.0497 109 -0.04 100
IT.LAZR.HNE. 2024-09-16T02:03:58.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 24.4533 111 0.11 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:03:58.32 0.6 negative manual P 351 25.0527 111 0.18 49
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:03:57.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 239 22.2555 113 -0.07 75
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:03:57.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 228 21.9669 113 -0.09 100
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2024-09-16T02:03:57.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 24.4533 111 -0.09 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001645 0.66 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:04:03.06
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0002065 0.6 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:04:03.44
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000195 0.44 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:04:03.25
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000305 0.4 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:04:03.55
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001725 0.76 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:04:06.57
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000158 0.9 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:04:07.62
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00012684575 0.28 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:04:02.49
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000178485 0.64 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:04:01.24
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:0.9 0.000026033265 0.26 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:04:09.62
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:0.9 0.00002415823 0.26 AML other m 2024-09-16T02:04:11.90
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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