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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 24-09-2016 and time 19:07:13 (UTC) in region 4 km N Motta Camastra (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km N Motta Camastra (ME), on

  • 24-09-2016 19:07:13 (UTC)
  • 24-09-2016 21:07:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9350, 15.1830 at 22 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Motta Camastra ME 4 845 845
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 5 3945 4790
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 6 1019 5809
Graniti ME 6 1492 7301
Antillo ME 7 919 8220
Roccafiorita ME 8 197 8417
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 8 3215 11632
Limina ME 8 836 12468
Mongiuffi Melia ME 9 600 13068
Gaggi ME 9 3184 16252
Novara di Sicilia ME 10 1337 17589
Gallodoro ME 10 367 17956
Linguaglossa CT 11 5403 23359
Malvagna ME 11 733 24092
Castelmola ME 12 1088 25180
Moio Alcantara ME 12 717 25897
Letojanni ME 12 2861 28758
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 13 842 29600
Taormina ME 13 10960 40560
Calatabiano CT 13 5308 45868
Giardini-Naxos ME 13 9415 55283
Forza d'Agrò ME 14 911 56194
Savoca ME 14 1732 57926
Piedimonte Etneo CT 14 3963 61889
Mandanici ME 14 601 62490
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 14 1554 64044
Tripi ME 15 873 64917
Roccella Valdemone ME 15 666 65583
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 16 9623 75206
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 16 9377 84583
Pagliara ME 17 1170 85753
Furci Siculo ME 18 3382 89135
Basicò ME 18 612 89747
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 18 1531 91278
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 93565
Castroreale ME 19 2504 96069
Roccalumera ME 19 4141 100210
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 101190
Mascali CT 20 14282 115472
Furnari ME 20 3784 119256
Rodì Milici ME 20 2056 121312

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
44 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
49 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.9 2016-09-24
19:07:13		 37.9348 15.183 23 2017-05-03
09:54:45		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 44784181
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2016-09-24
19:07:13		 37.9313 15.1817 22 2016-09-24
19:15:41		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 29485371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-09-24 19:07:13 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.9348 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1830 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 44784181

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 628
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 138
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 290
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 102
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05396
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.97576
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 29485371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-09-24 19:15:41

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 44784181
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-05-03 09:54:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:46.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 108.3138 97 0.59 55
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:45.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 107.0151 97 0.23 41
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:36.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 182 72.0723 101 0.32 64
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:35.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 203 70.5738 101 -0.04 68
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:31.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 282 52.9026 106 0.4 66
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:31.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 183 108.3138 97 -0.35 40
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:31.76 0.3 negative manual P 223 107.0151 97 -0.19 62
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:30.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 340 52.1034 106 0.1 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:29.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 38 46.2204 108 0.63 62
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:28.46 0.1 undecidable manual S 270 42.7239 110 0.13 94
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:26.01 0.1 positive manual P 203 70.5738 101 -0.38 85
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:26.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 72.0723 101 -0.48 83
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:26.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 6 37.5291 113 -0.08 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:24.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 32 27.75 122 0.16 72
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:23.41 0.1 positive manual P 282 52.9026 106 -0.33 89
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:23.52 0.1 positive manual P 340 52.1034 106 -0.1 94
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:22.16 0.1 positive manual P 270 42.7239 110 -0.09 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:22.93 0.1 negative manual P 38 46.2204 108 0.17 93
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:22.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 80 45.8208 108 0.23 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:21.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 37.5291 113 -0.25 93
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:20.06 0.6 positive manual P 238 24.0537 127 0.37 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:20.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 47 5.994 163 -0.33 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:20.24 0.1 negative manual P 32 27.75 122 0.07 98
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-09-24T19:07:17.90 0.1 positive manual P 47 5.994 163 -0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0007574999999999999 0.24 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:07:21.35
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0005940000000000001 0.76 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:07:21.94
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0008435000000000001 1.42 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:07:47.79
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0009040000000000001 0.7 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:07:57.13
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00005605 0.62 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:07:35.54
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000502 1.2 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:07:36.72
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004575 0.26 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:07:25.52
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00048100000000000004 0.6 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:07:25.54
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000429 0.42 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:08:03.35
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00004155 0.42 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:08:10.70
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001455 0.2 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:07:30.31
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000221 0.5 AML other m 2016-09-24T19:07:30.52
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