Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - 1.4 km southeast of Terme, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy, on Thursday, 24 September 2020 at 05:55 (GMT) -
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Weak magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 9 km depth
24 Sep 06:08 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.
24 Sep 06:09: Now using data updates from INGV
24 Sep 06:09: Now using data updates from INGV
Date & time: 24 Sep 2020 05:55:00 UTC -
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 8.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.126°N / 15.1672°E
(Province of Messina, Sizilien, Italy)Nearest volcano: Vulcano (36 km / 22 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
0 km (0 mi) NNW of Pietre Rosse (pop: 124) --> See nearby quakes!
5 km (3 mi) WSW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (Provincia di Messina) (pop: 34,600) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (8 mi) SSW of Milazzo (Province of Messina) (pop: 31,800) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) E of Patti (Province of Messina) (pop: 9,320) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) ENE of San Piero Patti (pop: 2,060) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) WSW of Spadafora (pop: 4,550) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) WNW of Fiumedinisi (pop: 1,200) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) N of Francavilla di Sicilia (pop: 3,870) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (100 mi) E of Palermo (pop: 648,300) --> See nearby quakes!
476 km (296 mi) SSE of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
23°C (73 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SSW
Primary data source: INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)Scattered Clouds
23°C (73 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SSWEstimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.9 | 8.8 km | 1 Km S Terme Vigliatore (ME), Italy | INGV |
| M 2.9 | 9 km | 34 Km WSW of Messina, Italy | EMSC |
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