Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 27-02-2021 and time 23:39:22 (UTC) in region Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME), on

  • 27-02-2021 23:39:22 (UTC)
  • 28-02-2021 00:39:22 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1440, 15.2170 at 11 km depth.

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

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
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 1 41583 41583
Merì ME 4 2338 43921
Terme Vigliatore ME 5 7395 51316
Castroreale ME 5 2504 53820
Rodì Milici ME 6 2056 55876
San Filippo del Mela ME 6 7115 62991
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 6 4650 67641
Pace del Mela ME 9 6239 73880
Milazzo ME 9 31646 105526
Furnari ME 9 3784 109310
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 9 1807 111117
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 112648
Condrò ME 10 493 113141
San Pier Niceto ME 12 2837 115978
Falcone ME 12 2808 118786
Torregrotta ME 13 7431 126217
Oliveri ME 14 2181 128398
Tripi ME 15 873 129271
Valdina ME 15 1355 130626
Roccavaldina ME 15 1133 131759
Monforte San Giorgio ME 15 2777 134536
Venetico ME 16 3911 138447
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 139784
Basicò ME 16 612 140396
Spadafora ME 16 5021 145417
Rometta ME 18 6650 152067
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 153086
Mandanici ME 18 601 153687
Antillo ME 19 919 154606
Fiumedinisi ME 20 1409 156015
Saponara ME 20 3988 160003

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
38 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.2 2021-02-27
23:39:22
38.1443 15.2167 11 2021-02-27
23:47:18
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87553191
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-27 23:39:22 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1443 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.2167 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87553191

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 418
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 322
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 123
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 87
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) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10702
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32286
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:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87553191
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-27 23:47:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:33.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 31.9458 50 -0.03 73
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:33.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 324 34.4433 50 -0.06 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:33.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 321 32.9448 50 0.31 70
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:33.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 322 35.8419 50 -0.32 45
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:31.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 62 28.6491 50 -0.31 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:29.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 176 19.2696 50 -0.27 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:28.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 62 28.6491 50 0.01 98
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:28.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 322 35.8419 50 -0.26 69
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:28.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 5 14.1747 128 -0.23 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:28.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 250 31.9458 50 0.15 73
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:28.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 324 34.4433 50 -0.03 73
IV.NOV.HNZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:28.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 208 14.6742 127 -0.1 75
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:28.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 321 32.9448 50 0.26 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:27.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 89 11.877 133 0.16 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:26.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 176 19.2696 50 0.09 100
IV.NOV.HNZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:26.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 14.6742 127 0.19 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:25.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 11.877 133 0.19 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-02-27T23:39:25.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 5 14.1747 128 0 76
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0005515 0.96 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:28.24
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00035350000000000003 0.36 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:28.14
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00022299999999999997 0.24 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:28.25
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0004095 0.26 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:28.38
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001098 0.18 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:29.70
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00011480000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:30.04
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006765 0.24 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:32.67
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00008095361499999999 0.2176 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:32.34
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000355 1.46 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:33.26
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000698 1.38 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:34.29
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000020749999999999996 0.94 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:34.03
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000047851005 0.3328 AML other m 2021-02-27T23:39:35.16
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