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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 18-09-2024 and time 13:03:40 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 18-09-2024 13:03:40 (UTC)
  • 18-09-2024 15:03:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3740, 14.8110 at 15 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
Lipari ME 17 12753 12753

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
68 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 2.1 2024-09-18
13:03:40		 38.3743 14.8107 15 2024-09-18
13:44:28		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131541761
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-18 13:03:40 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.3743 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.8107 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131541761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 439
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 148
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 241
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 440.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 101
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12950
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.27704
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131541761
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-18 13:44:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HNZ. 2024-09-18T13:04:03.35 1.0 undecidable manual P 86 141.747 92 -0.12 19
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:57.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 118 53.6019 95 0.22 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:54.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 42.3243 97 0.55 43
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:54.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 294 43.3233 97 0.24 45
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:53.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 38.3283 98 0.11 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:52.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 171 37.1295 98 0.03 48
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:51.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 101 61.9935 94 0.1 68
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:50.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 194 29.0487 102 -0.34 68
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:50.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 316 29.3484 102 -0.42 67
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:49.78 0.3 negative manual P 118 53.6019 95 -0.12 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:48.32 1.0 undecidable manual P 207 42.3243 97 0.15 23
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:48.43 0.1 negative manual P 294 43.3233 97 0.11 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:47.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 171 37.1295 98 -0.03 48
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:47.44 0.1 positive manual P 107 38.3283 98 -0.12 94
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:46.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 316 29.3484 102 0.18 71
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:46.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 57 14.3745 124 0.08 73
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:45.85 0.3 negative manual P 194 29.0487 102 -0.3 69
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2024-09-18T13:03:44.03 0.1 positive manual P 57 14.3745 124 -0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:2.7 0.004380000000000001 0.76 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:47.41
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00293 1.26 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:47.10
IV.ILOS.HNN. ML:2.7 0.004189999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:48.13
IV.ILOS.HNE. ML:2.5 0.00273 1.02 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:48.08
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0018399999999999998 1.02 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:51.94
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000482 0.38 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:52.59
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001323 0.32 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:53.01
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00004075 0.22 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:53.21
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000748 1.18 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:53.08
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000235 0.3 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:54.59
IV.IACL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0004145 0.2 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:55.39
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00044100000000000004 0.6 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:55.38
IV.IACL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0003235 0.78 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:56.43
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003115 0.24 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:57.41
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000126 0.82 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:59.17
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001395 0.62 AML other m 2024-09-18T13:03:59.50
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