Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 01-02-2021 and time 04:39:10 (UTC) in region 5 km W Fondachelli Fantina (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Fondachelli Fantina (ME), on

  • 01-02-2021 04:39:10 (UTC)
  • 01-02-2021 05:39:10 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9710, 15.1240 at 7 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
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 5 1019 1019
Novara di Sicilia ME 5 1337 2356
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 8 3945 6301
Malvagna ME 8 733 7034
Tripi ME 9 873 7907
Motta Camastra ME 9 845 8752
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 10 3215 11967
Moio Alcantara ME 10 717 12684
Antillo ME 11 919 13603
Roccella Valdemone ME 11 666 14269
Montalbano Elicona ME 11 2287 16556
Basicò ME 12 612 17168
Graniti ME 13 1492 18660
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 13 1531 20191
Roccafiorita ME 13 197 20388
Limina ME 13 836 21224
Linguaglossa CT 14 5403 26627
Gaggi ME 15 3184 29811
Furnari ME 15 3784 33595
Mongiuffi Melia ME 15 600 34195
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 35175
Rodì Milici ME 16 2056 37231
Castroreale ME 16 2504 39735
San Piero Patti ME 17 2915 42650
Gallodoro ME 17 367 43017
Falcone ME 17 2808 45825
Mandanici ME 17 601 46426
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 18 842 47268
Oliveri ME 18 2181 49449
Castelmola ME 18 1088 50537
Piedimonte Etneo CT 19 3963 54500
Randazzo CT 19 10900 65400
Calatabiano CT 19 5308 70708
Letojanni ME 19 2861 73569
Floresta ME 19 485 74054
Terme Vigliatore ME 19 7395 81449
Savoca ME 19 1732 83181
Taormina ME 19 10960 94141
Forza d'Agrò ME 20 911 95052
Giardini-Naxos ME 20 9415 104467

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
45 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
52 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.8 2021-02-01
04:39:10
37.9707 15.1243 7 2021-07-12
16:54:56
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86758911
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2021-02-01
04:39:10
37.9707 15.1243 7 2021-02-01
05:04:12
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86748981
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-01 04:39:10 ± 0.21
Latitude 37.9707 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.1243 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 7 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86758911

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 840
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 471
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 322
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 840.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 80
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05756
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42448
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86758911
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-01 01:41:17

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86748981
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-01 05:04:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-02-01T04:39:21.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 46 27.9498 104 0.96 38
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2021-02-01T04:39:19.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 279 47.1195 50 -0.43 68
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-02-01T04:39:19.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 23.3544 106 0.53 69
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2021-02-01T04:39:16.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 28.4493 103 0.21 74
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-02-01T04:39:16.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 46 27.9498 104 0.07 76
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-02-01T04:39:15.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 23.3544 106 -0.22 99
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-02-01T04:39:15.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 207 19.0698 109 0.75 64
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-02-01T04:39:14.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 182 9.879 124 -0.09 78
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-02-01T04:39:14.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 90 9.4794 125 0.37 74
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2021-02-01T04:39:14.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 159 21.4674 107 0.06 77
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-02-01T04:39:14.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 18.6702 110 0.36 73
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-02-01T04:39:13.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 10 6.3936 136 -0.21 77
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-02-01T04:39:12.42 0.1 positive manual P 90 9.4794 125 -0.33 99
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-02-01T04:39:12.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 9.879 124 -0.67 89
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-02-01T04:39:11.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 10 6.3936 136 -0.31 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0012887215 1.8016 AML other m 2021-02-01T04:39:14.94
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0006391106 1.76 AML other m 2021-02-01T04:39:15.93
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0009995 0.16 AML other m 2021-02-01T04:39:15.27
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0014052349499999999 0.2208 AML other m 2021-02-01T04:39:15.32
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00039441875 1.5392 AML other m 2021-02-01T04:39:19.20
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00028802265 0.2592 AML other m 2021-02-01T04:39:20.34
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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