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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 25-02-2021 and time 08:42:08 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 25-02-2021 07:42:08 (UTC)
  • 25-02-2021 08:42:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3700, 15.4880 at 129 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 19 5021 13605
Venetico ME 20 3911 17516
Saponara ME 20 3988 21504

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
32 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 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 2.4 2021-02-25
07:42:08		 38.3697 15.4878 129 2021-07-12
16:55:12		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 90447171
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2021-02-25
07:42:07		 38.3985 15.4893 128 2021-02-25
08:03:57		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87474541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-25 07:42:08 ± 0.19
Latitude 38.3697 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.4878 ± 0.0161
Depth (km) 129 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 90447171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1325
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 995
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 134
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 83
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 46
Number of defining phases 46
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) 0.10702
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.70516
Number of stations at which the event was observed 32
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 32
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 42
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87474541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-25 08:03:57

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 42
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90447171
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-24 10:43:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CUC.HHE. 2021-02-25T07:43:00.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 9 182.3841 121 0.14 35
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2021-02-25T07:42:55.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 12 155.3223 126 0.49 37
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:51.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 127.5723 132 0.92 34
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:51.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 17 134.7651 130 -0.05 44
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:49.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 297.1803 109 -1.9 10
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:48.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 300.2772 109 -2.56 5
IV.GRI.EHN. 2021-02-25T07:42:45.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 95.1381 141 -0.17 46
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:44.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 83.0502 145 0.18 48
IV.FERC.HNE. 2021-02-25T07:42:42.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 80 56.3991 155 0.85 41
IV.SCHR.EHN. 2021-02-25T07:42:41.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 209.1351 118 0.8 37
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:41.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 123 59.2962 153 -0.28 48
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:40.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 37.3293 163 0.26 77
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:40.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 43.4232 160 -0.18 51
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:40.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 203.6406 118 -0.32 46
IV.BULG.HHN. 2021-02-25T07:42:39.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 189.7656 120 0.36 49
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:39.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 244 24.8529 168 -0.03 81
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:39.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 196.2591 119 0.11 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:39.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 205 27.3504 167 0.25 78
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:38.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 171 11.877 174 -0.68 46
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:38.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 122 23.3544 169 -0.54 71
MN.CUC.HHE. 2021-02-25T07:42:37.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 182.3841 121 -0.41 51
IV.MMN.HHE. 2021-02-25T07:42:36.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 174.1923 123 -0.33 54
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:36.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 42 168.7089 123 0.03 58
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2021-02-25T07:42:35.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 12 155.3223 126 -0.22 80
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:35.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 27 160.8168 125 -0.47 56
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:34.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 141.9468 129 0.03 65
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:34.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 144.5442 128 0.32 60
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:33.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 134.7651 130 -0.29 63
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:32.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 127.5723 132 0.24 85
IV.GRI.EHN. 2021-02-25T07:42:29.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 95.1381 141 0.05 71
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:29.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 42 92.0412 142 -0.15 70
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:28.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 83.0502 145 0.02 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:28.17 0.6 undecidable manual P 236 64.5909 151 0.44 47
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:27.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 123 59.2962 153 -0.11 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:27.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 219 48.7179 158 0.54 70
IV.FERC.HNE. 2021-02-25T07:42:27.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 80 56.3991 155 0.03 77
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:27.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 207 49.5171 157 0.65 67
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:26.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 44.1225 160 -0.05 78
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:26.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 274 43.7229 160 0.12 77
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:26.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 205 27.3504 167 0.03 54
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:26.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 37.3293 163 -0.07 79
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:26.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 155 44.622 159 0.17 77
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:26.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 43.4232 160 -0.26 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:25.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 244 24.8529 168 -0.17 79
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:25.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 11.877 174 -0.31 78
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-02-25T07:42:25.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 23.3544 169 -0.33 76
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.4 0.000158 0.3 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:39.15
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.5 0.00020750000000000003 0.5 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:39.44
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00027600000000000004 1.52 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:39.93
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00019600000000000002 1.1 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:40.59
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000163 0.94 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:40.43
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00027100000000000003 0.24 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:40.43
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0001305 0.4 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:40.59
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.4 0.0001525 0.52 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:40.59
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000212 0.12 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:41.09
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0003085 0.14 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:41.32
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000141 1.2 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:42.03
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001365 0.54 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:42.89
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000132 0.26 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:43.61
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00008774999999999999 1.44 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:43.83
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00010435918 0.4352 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:43.83
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00007155 0.72 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:44.42
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.8 0.000366 0.5 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:44.43
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000051699999999999996 1 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:44.65
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.7 0.000272 0.42 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:44.77
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.1 0.00007115000000000001 0.58 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:45.49
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000075368905 0.56 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:45.35
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00007815 0.48 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:45.15
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00016849999999999998 0.76 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:45.42
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000194 0.24 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:45.48
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.1 0.0000735 0.88 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:45.07
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00006025 0.6 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:46.34
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00006565048 0.5824 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:49.55
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000631 0.78 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:49.59
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000062 1.3 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:52.92
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:3.1 0.0004505 1.3 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:52.14
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:3.3 0.0007379999999999999 0.98 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:52.85
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00006355 1.42 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:53.89
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00004445 1.3 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:54.72
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000043700000000000005 0.64 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:55.68
IV.CELI.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0000566 0.26 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:55.58
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00006795 1.02 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:56.39
IV.TDS.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00005275 0.4 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:42:57.50
IV.TDS.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000324 0.74 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:43:00.88
IV.NOCI.HHE. ML:3.0 0.000108 0.54 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:43:22.23
IV.AMUR.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0001066 0.34 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:43:22.54
IV.NOCI.HHN. ML:3.1 0.0001225 0.9 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:43:22.38
IV.AMUR.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0000687 0.24 AML other m 2021-02-25T07:43:24.54
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