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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 28-02-2019 and time 22:06:26 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 28-02-2019 22:06:26 (UTC)
  • 28-02-2019 23:06:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3620, 15.4290 at 119 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 14 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 16 5021 13605
Venetico ME 17 3911 17516
Saponara ME 19 3988 21504
Valdina ME 19 1355 22859
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 30290

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
34 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.1 2019-02-28
22:06:26		 38.3625 15.4288 119 2019-08-22
08:24:54		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 66964371
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2019-02-28
22:06:26		 38.373 15.4172 116 2019-02-28
22:33:08		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66063771
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-02-28 22:06:26 ± 0.34
Latitude 38.3625 ± 0.0234
Longitude 15.4288 ± 0.0241
Depth (km) 119 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 66964371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2711
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1514
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 151
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 107
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.33639
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66964371
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-06-21 10:38:15

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66063771
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-02-28 22:33:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SAMA.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:08:15.52 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.66 0
IV.FIR.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:08:13.30 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.53 0
IV.MMUR.HNZ. 2019-02-28T22:07:59.68 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 11.87 0
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2019-02-28T22:07:47.55 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.55 0
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:07:39.80 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.42 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2019-02-28T22:07:25.61 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.82 0
MN.TIP.HHN. 2019-02-28T22:07:11.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 146.4423 125 0.63 35
IV.CELI.HHE. 2019-02-28T22:07:11.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 39 148.3404 124 0.83 32
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:07:09.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 137.0628 127 0.28 40
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:07:05.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 34 119.7912 131 -0.61 39
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2019-02-28T22:07:01.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 83 88.245 140 0.38 65
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:58.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 45.0216 157 1.65 26
IV.SOI.EHN. 2019-02-28T22:06:58.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 120 63.2922 149 -0.05 49
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-02-28T22:06:58.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 202 46.62 157 1.41 30
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:56.78 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.98 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:56.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 105 42.0246 159 0.03 51
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2019-02-28T22:06:56.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 272 39.0276 160 0.02 52
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:54.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 148 12.9759 173 -0.47 49
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:54.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 115 27.5502 166 -0.58 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:54.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 195 24.8529 167 -0.45 49
MN.TIP.HHN. 2019-02-28T22:06:52.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 146.4423 125 0.17 81
IV.CELI.HHE. 2019-02-28T22:06:52.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 148.3404 124 0.38 58
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:51.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 137.0628 127 0.15 62
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:49.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 119.7912 131 -0.31 84
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2019-02-28T22:06:46.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 88.245 140 0.19 91
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-02-28T22:06:44.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 46.62 157 0.48 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:44.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 45.0216 157 0.62 88
IV.SOI.EHN. 2019-02-28T22:06:44.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 120 63.2922 149 -0.12 97
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2019-02-28T22:06:44.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 234 59.9955 151 0 75
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2019-02-28T22:06:43.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 272 39.0276 160 -0.19 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:43.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 42.0246 159 -0.2 100
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:43.43 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.08 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:42.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 24.8529 167 -0.61 92
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:42.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 148 12.9759 173 -0.57 96
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-02-28T22:06:42.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 115 27.5502 166 -0.46 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IST3.HHN. ML:3.8 0.0040520009999999995 0.2432 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:06:41.96
IV.IST3.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0017576425 0.2432 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:06:41.82
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000028407919999999998 0.2816 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:06:57.89
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.4 0.000165653925 0.32 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:06:58.25
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000034330449999999996 0.2688 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:06:58.53
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.2 0.00012901678 0.3584 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:07:01.97
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00005655062 0.5376 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:07:02.81
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00002929574 0.2816 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:07:07.60
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000038855495 0.32 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:07:09.17
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000033696095000000004 0.2688 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:07:09.70
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00007214998999999999 0.2048 AML other m 2019-02-28T22:07:11.24
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