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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 28-08-2018 and time 07:06:42 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 28-08-2018 05:06:42 (UTC)
  • 28-08-2018 07:06:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1530, 15.0770 at 8 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
Oliveri ME 3 2181 2181
Falcone ME 4 2808 4989
Furnari ME 7 3784 8773
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 16168
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 17699
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 19755
Patti ME 10 13431 33186
Basicò ME 10 612 33798
Montagnareale ME 11 1615 35413
Tripi ME 12 873 36286
Librizzi ME 12 1660 37946
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 13 41583 79529
Castroreale ME 13 2504 82033
San Piero Patti ME 15 2915 84948
Merì ME 15 2338 87286
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 89573
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 90910
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 97984
Milazzo ME 17 31646 129630
San Filippo del Mela ME 17 7115 136745
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 139835
Raccuja ME 18 1041 140876
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 145526
Piraino ME 19 3962 149488

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 Km N of Catania (314555 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.9 2018-08-28
05:06:42		 38.1533 15.0767 8 2019-04-24
14:50:54		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 60351761
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2018-08-28
05:06:42		 38.149 15.0722 8 2018-08-28
05:12:54		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 60279891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-08-28 05:06:42 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1533 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0767 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 60351761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 363
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 174
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 69
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 105
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.77881
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 60279891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-28 05:12:54

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 60351761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-29 21:06:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:07:08.44 0.1 undecidable manual S 54 86.4468 50 -0.34 83
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-08-28T05:07:08.99 0.1 undecidable manual S 96 85.7475 50 0.4 82
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:07:05.12 0.1 undecidable manual S 80 72.1722 50 0.15 89
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:07:04.29 3.0 negative manual P 0.94 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:57.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 96 85.7475 50 -0.12 87
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:57.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 86.4468 50 -0.08 88
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:56.66 0.1 undecidable manual S 234 41.5251 50 -0.1 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:55.78 0.1 undecidable manual S 72 39.5271 50 -0.47 88
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:54.96 0.1 positive manual P 80 72.1722 50 -0.48 83
IV.ILLI.HNN. 2018-08-28T05:06:54.76 0.1 undecidable manual S 341 34.3434 102 0.15 96
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2018-08-28T05:06:52.26 0.1 undecidable manual S 340 28.8489 105 -0.51 89
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:52.07 0.1 undecidable manual S 341 26.1516 106 0.21 96
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2018-08-28T05:06:51.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 40.3263 50 0.86 57
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:51.21 0.1 undecidable manual S 92 24.0537 107 0.02 100
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:51.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 234 41.5251 50 0.41 89
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:51.56 0.1 undecidable manual S 146 24.3534 107 0.28 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:50.17 0.1 negative manual P 72 39.5271 50 -0.24 93
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:50.94 0.1 positive manual P 208 41.3253 50 0.26 92
IV.ILLI.HNN. 2018-08-28T05:06:50.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 34.3434 102 0.62 84
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:49.51 0.1 undecidable manual S 46 18.7701 112 0.06 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:49.83 0.1 undecidable manual S 235 21.5673 109 -0.51 90
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:48.07 0.1 undecidable manual S 159 14.874 117 -0.14 99
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2018-08-28T05:06:48.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 28.8489 105 0.03 99
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:48.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 26.1516 106 0.14 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:47.44 0.1 positive manual P 146 24.3534 107 -0.1 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:47.62 0.1 positive manual P 92 24.0537 107 0.13 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:46.70 0.1 negative manual P 235 21.5673 109 -0.3 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:46.54 0.1 negative manual P 46 18.7701 112 0.06 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-08-28T05:06:45.67 0.1 positive manual P 159 14.874 117 -0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0006405043500000001 0.3392 AML other m 2018-08-28T05:06:51.02
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0010159475 0.4192 AML other m 2018-08-28T05:06:50.74
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0008365835500000001 0.16 AML other m 2018-08-28T05:06:52.72
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0006485697999999999 0.1408 AML other m 2018-08-28T05:06:51.96
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001562553 0.2784 AML other m 2018-08-28T05:07:07.84
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00012220510000000002 0.2208 AML other m 2018-08-28T05:07:08.70
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00012437694 0.6176 AML other m 2018-08-28T05:07:09.08
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00012028085 0.2784 AML other m 2018-08-28T05:07:07.85
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.000067780965 0.2784 AML other m 2018-08-28T05:07:12.30
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00009035421000000001 0.3584 AML other m 2018-08-28T05:07:09.39
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