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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 06-10-2019 and time 03:40:37 (UTC) in region 3 km NE Antillo (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Antillo (ME), on

  • 06-10-2019 03:40:37 (UTC)
  • 06-10-2019 05:40:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9940, 15.2720 at 30 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Antillo ME 3 919 919
Mandanici ME 4 601 1520
Limina ME 6 836 2356
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 6 842 3198
Roccafiorita ME 7 197 3395
Savoca ME 7 1732 5127
Pagliara ME 8 1170 6297
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 9 1019 7316
Mongiuffi Melia ME 10 600 7916
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 10 9377 17293
Furci Siculo ME 10 3382 20675
Fiumedinisi ME 10 1409 22084
Forza d'Agrò ME 10 911 22995
Gallodoro ME 10 367 23362
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 11 1554 24916
Roccalumera ME 11 4141 29057
Nizza di Sicilia ME 12 3667 32724
Graniti ME 12 1492 34216
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 35553
Castroreale ME 13 2504 38057
Letojanni ME 13 2861 40918
Alì Terme ME 13 2539 43457
Alì ME 13 768 44225
Motta Camastra ME 14 845 45070
Castelmola ME 15 1088 46158
Gaggi ME 15 3184 49342
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 16 3945 53287
Taormina ME 16 10960 64247
Rodì Milici ME 16 2056 66303
Itala ME 16 1640 67943
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 16 1531 69474
Tripi ME 16 873 70347
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 16 4650 74997
Giardini-Naxos ME 17 9415 84412
Scaletta Zanclea ME 17 2140 86552
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 18 41583 128135
Furnari ME 18 3784 131919
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 18 3215 135134
Terme Vigliatore ME 19 7395 142529
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 19 1807 144336
Calatabiano CT 19 5308 149644
Merì ME 20 2338 151982
San Filippo del Mela ME 20 7115 159097
San Pier Niceto ME 20 2837 161934
Basicò ME 20 612 162546

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
35 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
43 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
57 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 2.1 2019-10-06
03:40:37		 37.9943 15.2715 30 2020-02-28
16:42:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73557181
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2019-10-06
03:40:37		 37.9928 15.2875 27 2019-10-06
03:53:31		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73072951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-06 03:40:37 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.9943 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.2715 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 30 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73557181

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 899
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 77
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 148
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 900.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03777
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.85076
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73557181
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-29 08:17:01

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73072951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-06 03:53:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:41:05.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 94.4388 103 0.17 43
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:41:02.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 206 79.7646 105 0.09 45
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-10-06T03:40:55.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 52.3032 114 0.49 43
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2019-10-06T03:40:54.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 49.4172 115 0.29 45
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:40:53.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 94.4388 103 -0.54 59
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2019-10-06T03:40:52.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 40.9257 121 0.43 45
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-10-06T03:40:52.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 88 37.4292 123 0.88 38
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:40:51.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 35 36.3414 124 0.36 46
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:40:51.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 206 79.7646 105 -0.58 59
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:40:50.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 35.1426 125 -0.17 47
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-10-06T03:40:48.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 227 18.1707 145 0.26 49
IV.GMB.BHE. 2019-10-06T03:40:47.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 52.3032 114 0.04 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:40:47.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 23 18.2706 145 -0.06 50
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2019-10-06T03:40:47.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 40.9257 121 1.05 70
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2019-10-06T03:40:47.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 329 49.4172 115 0.03 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:40:45.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 279 35.1426 125 -0.08 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:40:45.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 233 4.1958 171 -0.35 48
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-10-06T03:40:45.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 88 37.4292 123 -0.28 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:40:45.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 35 36.3414 124 -0.27 93
IV.ECTS.EHE. 2019-10-06T03:40:43.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 227 18.1707 145 -0.04 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:40:43.18 0.1 positive manual P 23 18.2706 145 -0.24 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-10-06T03:40:42.39 0.1 positive manual P 233 4.1958 171 -0.21 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00043960145 0.36 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:40:46.34
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005158744 0.24 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:40:47.16
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007152952500000001 0.3408 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:40:48.24
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00065799735 1.56 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:40:49.06
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00091197475 1.7792 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:40:52.94
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0009928596 0.2592 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:40:52.06
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000101033365 1.04 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:40:52.88
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008670465499999999 0.88 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:40:53.34
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00003277468 0.9792 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:41:02.57
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00003569360000000001 0.4784 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:41:03.57
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00029006044999999996 0.52 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:41:08.32
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00049938245 0.24 AML other m 2019-10-06T03:41:08.79
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