Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 02-03-2021 and time 02:35:49 (UTC) in region 8 km N Messina (ME)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 8 km N Messina (ME), on

  • 02-03-2021 02:35:49 (UTC)
  • 02-03-2021 03:35:49 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2700, 15.5520 at 9 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
Messina ME 8 238439 238439
Villa San Giovanni RC 9 13784 252223
Villafranca Tirrena ME 11 8584 260807
Campo Calabro RC 11 4536 265343
Saponara ME 13 3988 269331
Fiumara RC 14 1018 270349
Scilla RC 14 4964 275313
Rometta ME 16 6650 281963
Spadafora ME 16 5021 286984
Venetico ME 17 3911 290895
San Roberto RC 17 1750 292645
Calanna RC 18 934 293579
Valdina ME 18 1355 294934
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 296067
Monforte San Giorgio ME 19 2777 298844
Torregrotta ME 19 7431 306275
Reggio di Calabria RC 20 183035 489310
Laganadi RC 20 413 489723

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
20 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 0.9 2021-03-02
02:35:49
38.2703 15.5522 9 2021-03-02
02:43:59
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87615611
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-02 02:35:49 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.2703 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.5522 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87615611

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 577
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 235
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 186
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 112
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 19
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48024
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87615611
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-02 02:43:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:36:31.70 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.33 0
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-03-02T02:36:06.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 286 51.2154 50 -0.04 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:36:06.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 283 51.1155 50 0.51 64
IV.SOI.EHE. 2021-03-02T02:36:05.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 48.9177 50 -0.36 66
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:36:04.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 38 47.2194 50 -0.33 67
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:36:01.23 0.1 undecidable manual S 156 32.3454 50 0.17 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:36:00.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 92 29.748 106 -0.19 71
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:35:59.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 270 27.9498 107 -0.5 66
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-03-02T02:35:59.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 286 51.2154 50 -0.03 94
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:35:59.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 283 51.1155 50 0.01 94
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-03-02T02:35:59.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 285 53.3022 50 -0.03 70
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:35:58.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 47.2194 50 0.14 92
IV.SOI.EHE. 2021-03-02T02:35:58.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 48.9177 50 -0.05 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:35:57.37 0.1 undecidable manual S 232 22.1556 111 -0.33 93
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:35:56.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 156 32.3454 50 0.11 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:35:55.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 270 27.9498 107 -0.16 95
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:35:55.82 0.1 positive manual P 92 29.748 106 0.16 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:35:54.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 22.1556 111 0.15 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:35:52.88 0.1 undecidable manual S 259 3.8961 156 0.13 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-03-02T02:35:51.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 3.8961 156 0.35 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00025634645 0.0608 AML other m 2021-03-02T02:35:52.88
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0002501067 0.0592 AML other m 2021-03-02T02:35:53.06
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00007611903000000001 0.2016 AML other m 2021-03-02T02:35:58.25
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00008320191 0.2208 AML other m 2021-03-02T02:35:58.58
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000027512445 0.1808 AML other m 2021-03-02T02:36:00.71
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000026360175 0.0992 AML other m 2021-03-02T02:36:00.48
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000036277619999999994 0.44 AML other m 2021-03-02T02:36:03.09
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