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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 20-09-2024 and time 03:23:46 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 20-09-2024 03:23:46 (UTC)
  • 20-09-2024 05:23:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3110, 14.9610 at 13 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
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 7074
Lipari ME 18 12753 19827
Piraino ME 19 3962 23789
Patti ME 19 13431 37220
Montagnareale ME 20 1615 38835

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
54 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 0.9 2024-09-20
03:23:46		 38.3107 14.961 13 2024-09-20
03:52:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131573081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-20 03:23:46 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.3107 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.9610 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 13 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131573081

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 677
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 675
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 91
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 166
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
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) 0.06745
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43167
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131573081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-20 03:52:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-20T03:23:57.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 194 30.6471 96 -0.21 70
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-09-20T03:23:57.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 161 28.6491 97 -0.01 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-09-20T03:23:55.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 96 47.9187 93 -0.02 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-09-20T03:23:54.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 118 38.7279 94 -0.14 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-09-20T03:23:53.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 194 30.6471 96 0.05 98
IV.BASIC.HHE. 2024-09-20T03:23:52.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 161 28.6491 97 0.07 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-09-20T03:23:52.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 13 7.4814 142 0.11 76
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-09-20T03:23:52.22 0.1 undecidable manual S 360 9.5793 133 -0.07 100
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2024-09-20T03:23:51.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 100 23.9538 99 -0.18 72
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-09-20T03:23:51.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 13 9.6792 132 -0.44 69
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2024-09-20T03:23:50.18 0.1 negative manual P 360 9.5793 133 0.16 99
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2024-09-20T03:23:50.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 13 9.6792 132 0.14 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-09-20T03:23:50.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 13 7.4814 142 0.26 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00015320685000000002 0.62 AML other m 2024-09-20T03:23:51.42
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000077325165 0.16 AML other m 2024-09-20T03:23:52.21
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0001181562 0.06 AML other m 2024-09-20T03:23:52.35
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00015252735 0.2 AML other m 2024-09-20T03:23:52.18
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001676356675 0.12 AML other m 2024-09-20T03:23:52.31
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00008189251 0.08 AML other m 2024-09-20T03:23:53.02
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00015044849875000003 0.09 AML other m 2024-09-20T03:23:52.28
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:0.9 0.00009349560500000001 0.08 AML other m 2024-09-20T03:23:52.64
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.3 0.000008677274 0.12 AML other m 2024-09-20T03:23:58.63
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.5 0.0000134930075 0.18 AML other m 2024-09-20T03:23:58.70
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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