Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 22-02-2021 and time 17:38:54 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 22-02-2021 17:38:54 (UTC)
  • 22-02-2021 18:38:54 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2420, 15.0820 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Oliveri ME 13 2181 2181
Terme Vigliatore ME 14 7395 9576
Falcone ME 14 2808 12384
Milazzo ME 14 31646 44030
Patti ME 15 13431 57461
Furnari ME 16 3784 61245
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 16 41583 102828
Rodì Milici ME 16 2056 104884
Merì ME 17 2338 107222
Montagnareale ME 17 1615 108837
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 18 1531 110368
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 117442
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 124557
Librizzi ME 19 1660 126217
Castroreale ME 20 2504 128721
Basicò ME 20 612 129333

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
82 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.0 2021-02-22
17:38:54
38.2422 15.0825 10 2021-02-22
17:44:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87383551
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-22 17:38:54 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.2422 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0825 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87383551

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 489
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 352
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 34
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 108
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) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12051
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33455
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87383551
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-22 17:44:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-02-22T17:39:06.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 37.1295 50 -0.17 47
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-02-22T17:39:05.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 156 32.8449 50 -0.2 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-02-22T17:39:04.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 220 28.6491 50 -0.25 71
IV.NOV.HHE. 2021-02-22T17:39:03.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 24.2535 112 -0.22 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-02-22T17:39:03.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 114 25.8519 111 0.01 75
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-02-22T17:39:01.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 329 17.3715 120 0.12 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-02-22T17:39:01.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 37.1295 50 0.04 97
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-02-22T17:39:01.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 328 20.1687 116 -0.66 64
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-02-22T17:39:01.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 32.8449 50 0.5 67
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-02-22T17:39:01.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 334 18.9699 117 0.02 76
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-02-22T17:39:00.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 220 28.6491 50 -0.01 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-02-22T17:38:59.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 76 13.3755 126 -0.21 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-02-22T17:38:59.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 114 25.8519 111 -0.03 75
IV.NOV.HHE. 2021-02-22T17:38:59.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 24.2535 112 0.31 70
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-02-22T17:38:58.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 18.9699 117 0.17 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-02-22T17:38:58.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 17.3715 120 0.29 96
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-02-22T17:38:58.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 328 20.1687 116 -0.06 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-02-22T17:38:57.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 13.3755 126 0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006525 0.74 AML other m 2021-02-22T17:39:04.00
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00004435 0.28 AML other m 2021-02-22T17:39:04.47
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000608 0.3 AML other m 2021-02-22T17:39:05.37
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00004255292 0.4224 AML other m 2021-02-22T17:39:04.31
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00016414655 0.2816 AML other m 2021-02-22T17:38:59.87
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000115477535 0.2816 AML other m 2021-02-22T17:38:59.87
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00007951324 0.1664 AML other m 2021-02-22T17:39:02.30
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00006477010499999999 0.1664 AML other m 2021-02-22T17:39:01.91
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00003789423 0.7808 AML other m 2021-02-22T17:39:07.56
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00003316154 0.2432 AML other m 2021-02-22T17:39:07.63
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