Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 14-10-2024 and time 08:42:33 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 14-10-2024 08:42:33 (UTC)
  • 14-10-2024 10:42:33 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0790, 14.4820 at 10 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Caronia ME 7 3364 3364
Acquedolci ME 10 5744 9108
San Fratello ME 12 3707 12815
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 13 12624 25439
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 14 4694 30133
Reitano ME 17 806 30939
Torrenova ME 17 4386 35325
Militello Rosmarino ME 17 1324 36649
Motta d'Affermo ME 19 739 37388
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 19 1996 39384
Mistretta ME 19 4791 44175

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
75 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
83 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Palermo (674435 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 1.3 2024-10-14
08:42:33
38.0792 14.4817 10 2024-10-14
08:48:58
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 132039141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-10-14 08:42:33 ± 0.16
Latitude 38.0792 ± 0.0126
Longitude 14.4817 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 132039141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1360
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 425
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 359
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 205
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37412
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 132039141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-10-14 08:48:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.KLV.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:44:20.31 3.0 positive manual Pg 16.639999 0
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:44:18.18 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.86 0
MN.TIR.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:44:03.89 3.0 positive manual Pg 10.78 0
IV.ASSB.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:44:01.08 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.04 0
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2024-10-14T08:43:49.47 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.91 0
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:43:46.35 3.0 negative manual Pn -3.43 0
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:43:38.48 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.01 0
ML.XLND.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:43:34.35 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.2 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:43:05.54 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.02 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:42:47.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 41.5251 50 0.04 51
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:42:46.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 40.2264 50 -0.57 45
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:42:45.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 34.4433 50 0.02 51
IV.PLLN.HNE. 2024-10-14T08:42:44.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 31.1466 50 0.07 51
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:42:42.28 1.0 negative manual P 170 41.5251 50 0.44 23
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:42:41.76 1.0 negative manual P 247 40.2264 50 0.12 25
IV.PLLN.HNE. 2024-10-14T08:42:40.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 31.1466 50 0.2 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:42:40.62 0.3 positive manual P 97 34.4433 50 -0.14 75
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:42:38.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 118 10.7781 132 -0.17 52
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2024-10-14T08:42:36.84 0.6 positive manual P 118 10.7781 132 0.09 53
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00032450000000000003 1.7 AML other m 2024-10-14T08:42:38.85
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00015350000000000002 0.24 AML other m 2024-10-14T08:42:39.07
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000063 1.42 AML other m 2024-10-14T08:42:46.83
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000605 1.36 AML other m 2024-10-14T08:42:47.21
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008925 0.52 AML other m 2024-10-14T08:42:55.65
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00009345000000000001 1.08 AML other m 2024-10-14T08:42:55.23
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