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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 12-09-2018 and time 22:20:28 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 12-09-2018 20:20:28 (UTC)
  • 12-09-2018 22:20:28 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3000, 15.1940 at 113 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
Milazzo ME 10 31646 31646
Merì ME 15 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 41099
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 47338
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 17 41583 88921
Venetico ME 17 3911 92832
Spadafora ME 18 5021 97853
Condrò ME 18 493 98346
Terme Vigliatore ME 18 7395 105741
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 113172
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 19 1807 114979
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 19 4650 119629
Valdina ME 19 1355 120984

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
45 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
89 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 2.4 2018-09-12
20:20:28		 38.2997 15.194 113 2019-06-04
09:16:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 62867541
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2018-09-12
20:20:28		 38.3173 15.2092 113 2018-09-12
20:39:53		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 60880431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-09-12 20:20:28 ± 0.21
Latitude 38.2997 ± 0.0135
Longitude 15.1940 ± 0.0138
Depth (km) 113 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 62867541

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1308
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1127
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 167
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1310.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 81
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 38
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.01178
Number of stations at which the event was observed 27
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 31
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 62867541
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-07 15:12:58

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 57
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 60880431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-09-12 20:39:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CRJA.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:21:22.27 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.51 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:21:13.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 42 147.9408 123 0.87 31
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:21:08.10 3.0 undecidable manual S 195 109.2129 132 2.39 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:21:06.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 109.5126 132 0.97 32
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:21:02.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 12 223.3098 112 0.16 51
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-12T20:21:01.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 79.0653 142 0.25 43
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:21:01.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 15 216.7164 113 0.23 53
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:59.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 60 69.0753 146 -0.3 65
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:58.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 46 192.0633 116 0.15 31
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:58.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 94 61.0944 149 -0.19 68
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:57.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 33 180.2862 117 -0.09 66
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:56.59 1.0 undecidable manual S 175 36.6411 160 -0.19 24
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:56.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 295 20.4684 169 0.37 70
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:56.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 141 21.9669 168 0.27 47
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:55.05 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -3.84 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:55.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 134 4.4955 177 -0.38 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:55.87 1.0 undecidable manual S 98 27.6501 165 -0.34 23
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:55.78 0.6 undecidable manual P 54 166.9107 119 0.05 36
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:54.44 0.1 positive manual P 57 153.0357 122 0.18 75
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:54.19 0.1 positive manual P 25 151.3374 122 0.11 77
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:53.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 42 147.9408 123 -0.24 74
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:52.39 0.1 positive manual P 39 137.5623 125 -0.26 76
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:50.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 121.0899 129 -0.05 82
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:50.92 3.0 positive manual Pn -2.38 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:49.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 109.2129 132 -0.54 77
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:49.91 0.1 positive manual P 81 109.5126 132 0 85
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:47.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 79.0653 142 -0.17 66
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:47.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 77.367 142 -0.13 88
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:46.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 60.3951 149 0.94 70
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:46.90 0.6 undecidable manual P 180 69.6747 145 0.29 43
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:46.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 69.0753 146 -0.19 89
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:45.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 175 36.6411 160 0.42 90
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:45.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 94 61.0944 149 -0.4 65
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:45.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 189 30.5472 163 0.57 86
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:44.02 0.1 positive manual P 98 27.6501 165 -0.37 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:44.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 21.9669 168 -0.13 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:44.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 295 20.4684 169 -0.05 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-09-12T20:20:43.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 134 4.4955 177 -0.41 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00018002785 1.0912 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:20:51.76
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.6 0.00013306617500000002 0.448 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:20:54.23
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00005873226499999999 0.1792 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:20:55.92
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00012871085 1.0112 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:20:56.47
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0002044298 1.3856 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:20:56.74
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00027274665 1.5136 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:20:58.03
IV.PIPA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000039987309999999996 0.192 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:20:59.87
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00020412565 1.744 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:20:59.90
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00036380785000000003 0.2176 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:20:59.83
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00027612009999999996 0.2816 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:00.72
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001289834 0.192 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:01.16
IV.PIPA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00003324997 0.2432 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:01.32
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.4 0.0001467954 0.576 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:02.91
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.4 0.00013838665 0.4608 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:05.27
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00001744085 0.2304 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:05.51
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00016976485 1.2192 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:07.39
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.5 0.00015217565 0.512 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:07.64
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.5 0.00014566290000000002 0.32 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:07.41
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000138509915 0.32 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:07.41
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:2.3 0.00007897467 0.2688 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:09.24
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000500825 0.4992 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:10.96
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:2.5 0.00012961495 1.5392 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:11.99
IV.PIPA.HNN. ML:2.9 0.00017736705 0.6528 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:12.51
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00013816365 0.384 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:15.49
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.7 0.0001740054 0.64 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:16.24
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00006447586999999999 0.5888 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:16.45
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000036328475 1.0144 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:20.51
IV.AMUR.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0000337213 0.8992 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:23.68
IV.PIPA.HNE. ML:2.7 0.00012486734999999998 0.6144 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:30.85
IV.AMUR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00001836198 1.1008 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:42.61
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00003057243 0.464 AML other m 2018-09-12T20:21:52.93
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