Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 05-03-2021 and time 08:39:36 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 05-03-2021 07:39:36 (UTC)
  • 05-03-2021 08:39:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8720, 15.4400 at 8 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
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 10 1554 1554
Forza d'Agrò ME 10 911 2465
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 10 9377 11842
Furci Siculo ME 11 3382 15224
Letojanni ME 12 2861 18085
Roccalumera ME 12 4141 22226
Savoca ME 13 1732 23958
Gallodoro ME 13 367 24325
Nizza di Sicilia ME 13 3667 27992
Taormina ME 14 10960 38952
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 14 842 39794
Castelmola ME 14 1088 40882
Pagliara ME 15 1170 42052
Giardini-Naxos ME 15 9415 51467
Alì Terme ME 15 2539 54006
Mongiuffi Melia ME 15 600 54606
Roccafiorita ME 16 197 54803
Limina ME 17 836 55639
Alì ME 17 768 56407
Fiumedinisi ME 18 1409 57816
Mandanici ME 18 601 58417
Graniti ME 19 1492 59909
Gaggi ME 19 3184 63093
Scaletta Zanclea ME 19 2140 65233
Calatabiano CT 19 5308 70541
Itala ME 20 1640 72181

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
37 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
38 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
51 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.9 2021-03-05
07:39:36
37.8722 15.4398 8 2021-07-12
16:55:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 88183101
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2021-03-05
07:39:36
37.8635 15.4607 8 2021-03-05
07:52:52
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87766971
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-05 07:39:36 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8722 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.4398 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88183101

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 651
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 518
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 161
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 650.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 135
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19066
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.07289
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88183101
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-25 11:08:53

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87766971
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-05 07:52:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:56.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 67 58.1973 50 0.63 41
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:56.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 119.0919 50 -0.01 63
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:56.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 43 58.497 50 0.82 38
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2021-03-05T07:39:54.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 291 53.0025 50 0.17 46
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2021-03-05T07:39:53.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 47.9187 50 0.37 45
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2021-03-05T07:39:52.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 90.243 50 0.32 63
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-03-05T07:39:52.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 43.8228 50 0.63 42
IV.SSY.HHE. 2021-03-05T07:39:50.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 85.5477 50 -0.93 51
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:49.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 326 70.2741 50 0.1 68
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2021-03-05T07:39:49.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 324 68.7756 50 0.31 66
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:48.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 244 29.748 105 0.95 37
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:47.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 58.497 50 -0.24 68
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:47.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 303 31.6461 104 -0.2 48
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2021-03-05T07:39:47.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 346 31.3464 104 -0.23 48
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:47.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 57 26.9508 107 0.54 45
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:47.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 58.1973 50 -0.54 63
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2021-03-05T07:39:46.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 291 53.0025 50 -0.34 90
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-03-05T07:39:45.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 8 43.8228 50 -0.25 93
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:45.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 246 22.0668 110 0.77 41
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2021-03-05T07:39:45.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 47.9187 50 -0.3 68
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:45.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 301 21.1677 111 0.54 45
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2021-03-05T07:39:44.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 244 34.2435 103 0.31 70
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:44.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 36.741 50 -0.17 72
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:43.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 259 34.2435 103 0.15 72
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:43.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 225 31.3464 104 0.34 70
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:43.00 0.1 positive manual P 244 29.748 105 0.04 99
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2021-03-05T07:39:43.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 252 32.6451 104 0.19 72
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2021-03-05T07:39:42.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 31.3464 104 -0.37 69
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:42.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 27.9498 106 -0.54 67
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:42.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 26.9508 107 -0.11 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:42.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 303 31.6461 104 -0.53 67
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:41.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 22.0668 110 -0.35 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-03-05T07:39:41.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 301 21.1677 111 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0003755 0.22 AML other m 2021-03-05T07:39:45.72
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00067851655 0.2816 AML other m 2021-03-05T07:39:46.25
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00028149999999999996 0.3 AML other m 2021-03-05T07:39:46.74
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004645 0.46 AML other m 2021-03-05T07:39:47.32
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007282838000000001 0.3392 AML other m 2021-03-05T07:39:49.26
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0010067754499999998 0.256 AML other m 2021-03-05T07:39:50.45
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.1 0.000030174850000000005 0.4032 AML other m 2021-03-05T07:39:56.22
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005879135 0.3392 AML other m 2021-03-05T07:39:56.47
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00004099243 0.5632 AML other m 2021-03-05T07:40:02.76
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00084408515 0.736 AML other m 2021-03-05T07:40:02.88
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