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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 01-01-2021 and time 05:21:09 (Italy) in region 2 km W Militello Rosmarino (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Militello Rosmarino (ME), on

  • 01-01-2021 04:21:09 (UTC)
  • 01-01-2021 05:21:09 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0470, 14.6510 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
Militello Rosmarino ME 2 1324 1324
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 3 12624 13948
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 5 1996 15944
Alcara li Fusi ME 5 1980 17924
Torrenova ME 6 4386 22310
Acquedolci ME 6 5744 28054
San Fratello ME 6 3707 31761
Capri Leone ME 9 4515 36276
Frazzanò ME 9 711 36987
Longi ME 9 1473 38460
Mirto ME 10 974 39434
Galati Mamertino ME 11 2627 42061
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 11 1319 43380
Castell'Umberto ME 14 3128 46508
Naso ME 15 3813 50321
Capo d'Orlando ME 15 13254 63575
Tortorici ME 15 6435 70010
Ficarra ME 17 1469 71479
Sinagra ME 18 2705 74184
Caronia ME 19 3364 77548
Brolo ME 20 5783 83331

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
66 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
81 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
87 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2.2 2021-01-01
04:21:09		 38.047 14.6513 8 2021-07-12
16:54:56		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86379461
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2021-01-01
04:21:10		 38.0442 14.6408 7 2021-01-01
04:32:23		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85933551
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-01 04:21:09 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.0470 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.6513 ± 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 86379461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 640
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 224
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 174
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 62
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 33
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) 0.04856
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.94968
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 40
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86379461
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-19 14:31:15

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 34
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85933551
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-01 04:32:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RESU.HHE. 2021-01-01T04:21:31.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 230 68.4759 50 -0.12 66
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:28.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 159 105.4167 50 0.13 61
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:27.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 273 97.8243 50 0.16 61
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:27.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 53.3022 50 0.28 65
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:26.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 158 91.1421 50 0.2 62
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:26.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 262 44.8218 50 0.88 36
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:25.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 38 46.4202 50 0.11 45
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:25.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 114 44.9217 50 0.27 44
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:25.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 247 85.248 50 0.18 42
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:24.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 79.8645 50 0.24 83
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:23.61 0.1 positive manual P 72 78.5658 50 -0.29 83
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:23.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 262 79.7646 50 -0.21 84
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:23.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 38.0286 50 0.24 45
IV.RESU.HHE. 2021-01-01T04:21:22.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 230 68.4759 50 0.58 58
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:21.50 0.1 positive manual P 335 59.7957 50 0.49 82
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:21.04 0.1 positive manual P 80 62.1933 50 -0.35 84
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:21.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 144 30.5472 104 0.14 70
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:21.19 0.6 undecidable manual P 353 57.7977 50 0.49 41
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:19.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 53.3022 50 -1.01 67
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:19.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 196 49.0176 50 0.47 42
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:19.17 0.1 positive manual P 38 46.4202 50 0.21 89
IV.PETRA.HHE. 2021-01-01T04:21:19.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 243 52.6029 50 -0.58 60
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:19.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 55.0005 50 -0.39 85
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:19.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 99 51.5151 50 -0.38 85
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:18.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 262 44.8218 50 -0.39 65
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:18.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 114 44.9217 50 -0.01 93
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:17.28 0.1 positive manual P 191 38.0286 50 -0.38 88
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:17.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 91 19.4694 112 0.06 73
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:17.69 0.1 negative manual P 134 36.2415 102 0.32 89
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:16.14 0.1 negative manual P 144 30.5472 104 -0.13 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-01T04:21:14.06 0.1 positive manual P 91 19.4694 112 -0.08 96
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2021-01-01T04:21:13.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 255 5.3946 145 0.19 73
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2021-01-01T04:21:11.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 5.3946 145 0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00243 0.28 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:17.55
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0016231654999999997 0.4 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:17.55
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008631760500000001 0.3392 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:24.95
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002113013 0.24 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:27.67
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.4 0.0007090000000000001 0.68 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:28.16
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001265 0.62 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:28.93
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0007967461499999999 0.8832 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:35.98
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.6 0.0013477749999999998 0.5216 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:29.28
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003355 0.4 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:30.41
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00021506589999999997 0.32 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:30.45
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0013077065 0.6592 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:30.87
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0005561334499999999 0.24 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:31.56
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0005536457 0.16 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:33.72
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000671 0.42 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:31.85
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0004895 1.54 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:32.84
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0008855 1.22 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:32.16
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0019294635000000001 0.3392 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:32.17
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001865 0.28 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:32.52
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000347 0.32 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:33.41
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00038349999999999994 0.88 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:34.83
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000637 0.46 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:34.77
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0003435 1.58 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:37.85
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00007178387 0.3008 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:38.62
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001555 0.44 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:38.76
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000713 1.52 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:39.85
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00008418153000000001 0.2784 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:41.03
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000122 0.3 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:42.59
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001495 0.62 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:43.19
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008010000000000001 0.52 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:43.25
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000048149454999999994 0.2208 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:44.44
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00029200000000000005 0.88 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:46.29
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.7 0.000498 0.46 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:49.64
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00018348105 0.6016 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:28.39
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0001581608 0.72 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:30.52
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0011565015 0.3392 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:34.07
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.5 0.001201645 0.4992 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:27.58
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00013173255000000002 0.4 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:39.90
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00018332635 0.6208 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:37.04
IV.SCIAR.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00021302995 0.6912 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:48.75
IV.SCIAR.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000190739 0.8 AML other m 2021-01-01T04:21:46.82
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