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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 16-09-2024 and time 15:13:38 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 16-09-2024 15:13:38 (UTC)
  • 16-09-2024 17:13:38 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9260, 15.4000 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
Furci Siculo ME 4 3382 12759
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 5 1554 14313
Roccalumera ME 6 4141 18454
Forza d'Agrò ME 6 911 19365
Savoca ME 6 1732 21097
Nizza di Sicilia ME 7 3667 24764
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 8 842 25606
Pagliara ME 8 1170 26776
Alì Terme ME 9 2539 29315
Letojanni ME 10 2861 32176
Gallodoro ME 10 367 32543
Mongiuffi Melia ME 11 600 33143
Mandanici ME 11 601 33744
Fiumedinisi ME 11 1409 35153
Limina ME 11 836 35989
Alì ME 12 768 36757
Roccafiorita ME 12 197 36954
Castelmola ME 13 1088 38042
Taormina ME 13 10960 49002
Scaletta Zanclea ME 14 2140 51142
Giardini-Naxos ME 14 9415 60557
Itala ME 14 1640 62197
Antillo ME 15 919 63116
Graniti ME 16 1492 64608
Gaggi ME 17 3184 67792
Calatabiano CT 19 5308 73100

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)
97 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 1.7 2024-09-16
15:13:38		 37.9257 15.4005 9 2024-09-16
15:25:28		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131497371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-16 15:13:38 ± 0.07
Latitude 37.9257 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.4005 ± 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 131497371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 479
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 99
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 158
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 480.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 150
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43078
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131497371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-16 15:25:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:14:11.59 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.12 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:53.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 286 47.8188 50 -0.07 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:51.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 38.7279 50 0.06 50
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-09-16T15:13:51.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 78 40.8258 50 -0.13 73
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:51.21 3.0 negative manual P 0.11 0
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:50.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 32.6451 50 0.37 47
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:48.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 72 27.5502 108 0.02 51
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:47.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 350 24.8529 110 0.11 76
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:47.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 286 47.8188 50 -0.11 73
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-09-16T15:13:46.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 78 40.8258 50 -0.07 74
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:46.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 41.1255 50 -0.01 75
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:45.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 247 32.6451 50 0.41 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:45.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 38.7279 50 -0.01 75
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-09-16T15:13:44.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 299 32.9448 50 -0.31 72
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:44.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 27.5502 108 0.14 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:43.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 24.8529 110 0.01 77
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2024-09-16T15:13:42.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 239 22.755 111 -0.32 73
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2024-09-16T15:13:42.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 22.4553 112 0.01 78
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005495 0.58 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:48.84
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0007575 1.6 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:48.95
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00013550000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:51.22
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00014500000000000003 0.42 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:51.82
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:1.3 0.00006745 0.96 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:51.89
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00019 1.76 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:51.91
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002465 0.98 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:52.84
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00017449999999999999 0.38 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:53.31
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00009389999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:54.19
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00009065000000000001 1.4 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:54.25
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.4 0.0000733 0.6 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:55.03
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000641 0.38 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:55.49
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000851 1.4 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:13:56.80
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007035 0.6 AML other m 2024-09-16T15:14:01.70
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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