Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 31-01-2021 and time 23:23:09 (Italy) in region 3 km NW Longi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Longi (ME), on

  • 31-01-2021 22:23:09 (UTC)
  • 31-01-2021 23:23:09 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0400, 14.7260 at 9 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Longi ME 3 1473 1473
Alcara li Fusi ME 3 1980 3453
Frazzanò ME 4 711 4164
Galati Mamertino ME 4 2627 6791
Militello Rosmarino ME 4 1324 8115
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 5 1996 10111
Mirto ME 6 974 11085
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 6 1319 12404
Torrenova ME 7 4386 16790
Capri Leone ME 8 4515 21305
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 9 12624 33929
Castell'Umberto ME 9 3128 37057
Tortorici ME 9 6435 43492
Naso ME 11 3813 47305
San Fratello ME 12 3707 51012
Sinagra ME 12 2705 53717
Ficarra ME 12 1469 55186
Acquedolci ME 12 5744 60930
Capo d'Orlando ME 14 13254 74184
Ucria ME 14 1058 75242
Brolo ME 16 5783 81025
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 16 3090 84115
Raccuja ME 16 1041 85156
Floresta ME 17 485 85641
Piraino ME 18 3962 89603

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
61 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.6 2021-01-31
22:23:09
38.0398 14.7257 9 2021-07-12
16:55:03
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 88425981
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2021-01-31
22:23:09
38.0602 14.7222 9 2021-01-31
22:35:50
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86744321
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-31 22:23:09 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.0398 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.7257 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88425981

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 611
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 546
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 197
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 93
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10612
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.53690
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88425981
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-29 14:48:12

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86744321
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-31 22:35:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-01-31T22:23:24.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 31 43.4232 50 -0.28 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:22.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 35.9418 50 -0.1 48
IV.IFIL.HHE. 2021-01-31T22:23:21.20 1.0 undecidable manual P 347 59.5959 50 0.44 21
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:21.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 166 33.4443 50 -0.45 67
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2021-01-31T22:23:20.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 264 51.2154 50 0.53 64
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2021-01-31T22:23:20.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 259 59.496 50 -0.38 65
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:19.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 154 26.5512 109 -0.3 47
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:18.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 117 38.7279 50 0.83 38
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-01-31T22:23:18.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 31 43.4232 50 0.14 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:18.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 100 45.0216 50 -0.05 72
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-01-31T22:23:18.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 27 44.622 50 0.05 48
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:17.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 166 33.4443 50 0.34 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:16.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 92 35.9418 50 -0.19 71
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:16.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 154 26.5512 109 0.49 67
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:15.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 88 12.9759 125 0.06 50
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:14.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 267 11.7771 128 -0.11 50
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:12.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 267 11.7771 128 -0.18 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-31T22:23:12.98 0.1 positive manual P 88 12.9759 125 -0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0002365189 0.576 AML other m 2021-01-31T22:23:15.61
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000841 0.48 AML other m 2021-01-31T22:23:15.84
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00058129995 0.1792 AML other m 2021-01-31T22:23:15.93
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00019049795 0.32 AML other m 2021-01-31T22:23:16.22
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000305 0.54 AML other m 2021-01-31T22:23:22.49
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003149658 1.024 AML other m 2021-01-31T22:23:26.27
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000066043605 1.088 AML other m 2021-01-31T22:23:29.77
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00008624752999999999 2.3552 AML other m 2021-01-31T22:23:34.82
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