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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 08-03-2021 and time 04:02:14 (UTC) in region 4 km NE San Piero Patti (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE San Piero Patti (ME), on

  • 08-03-2021 04:02:14 (UTC)
  • 08-03-2021 05:02:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0690, 15.0030 at 9 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
San Piero Patti ME 4 2915 2915
Librizzi ME 5 1660 4575
Montalbano Elicona ME 5 2287 6862
Basicò ME 5 612 7474
Oliveri ME 8 2181 9655
Raccuja ME 8 1041 10696
Patti ME 9 13431 24127
Montagnareale ME 9 1615 25742
Tripi ME 9 873 26615
Falcone ME 9 2808 29423
Ucria ME 11 1058 30481
Furnari ME 12 3784 34265
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 12 3090 37355
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 12 1531 38886
Floresta ME 12 485 39371
Novara di Sicilia ME 13 1337 40708
Sinagra ME 14 2705 43413
Gioiosa Marea ME 15 7074 50487
Roccella Valdemone ME 15 666 51153
Rodì Milici ME 15 2056 53209
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 60604
Ficarra ME 16 1469 62073
Piraino ME 16 3962 66035
Tortorici ME 16 6435 72470
Castell'Umberto ME 17 3128 75598
Malvagna ME 17 733 76331
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 77311
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 78330
Brolo ME 18 5783 84113
Castroreale ME 19 2504 86617
Moio Alcantara ME 19 717 87334
Naso ME 20 3813 91147
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 20 1319 92466

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
63 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.8 2021-03-08
04:02:14		 38.0693 15.003 9 2021-07-12
16:55:03		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 88427571
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2021-03-08
04:02:13		 38.0812 14.9968 9 2021-03-08
04:24:29		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87894431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-08 04:02:14 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.0693 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0030 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88427571

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 342
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 291
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 270
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 340.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 62
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10522
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.72575
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87894431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-08 04:24:29

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88427571
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-24 10:04:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:33.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 61.2942 50 0.5 42
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-03-08T04:02:30.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 49.1175 50 0.06 47
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:28.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 74 80.5638 50 0.06 44
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:27.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 358 36.2415 50 0.49 44
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:26.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 326 66.2781 50 0.08 67
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:26.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 264 36.1416 50 0.05 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:26.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 357 34.1436 50 0.79 38
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-03-08T04:02:26.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 36.5412 50 -0.14 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:25.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 74 31.746 105 -0.33 68
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:25.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 205 30.0477 106 0.23 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:24.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 42 29.9478 106 -0.12 48
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:24.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 190 27.9498 107 0.5 66
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:24.91 0.1 positive manual P 97 61.2942 50 -0.3 85
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-03-08T04:02:23.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 49.1175 50 -0.02 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:22.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 118 22.8549 111 -0.24 70
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:22.38 1.0 undecidable manual P 205 39.3273 50 0.56 22
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:22.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 23.2545 111 -0.23 70
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-03-08T04:02:21.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 354 36.5412 50 -0.11 93
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:21.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 34.1436 50 0.34 67
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:21.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 358 36.2415 50 0.06 95
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:20.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 190 27.9498 107 0.21 93
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:20.65 0.1 positive manual P 264 36.1416 50 -0.68 79
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:20.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 42 29.9478 106 -0.05 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:20.47 0.1 negative manual P 74 31.746 105 -0.15 94
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:20.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 171 29.0487 107 0.26 92
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:19.98 0.1 positive manual P 205 30.0477 106 -0.32 91
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:19.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 112 12.5763 125 0.21 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:18.82 0.1 positive manual P 118 22.8549 111 -0.11 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:18.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 255 11.6772 127 -0.24 73
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:18.98 0.1 positive manual P 154 23.2545 111 -0.02 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:17.33 0.1 positive manual P 112 12.5763 125 0.24 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-03-08T04:02:16.87 0.1 negative manual P 255 11.6772 127 -0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0014249999999999998 0.32 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:19.34
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0006591420500000001 0.2592 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:19.56
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00098265305 0.3616 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:20.20
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000919377 0.2016 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:20.79
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002541772 0.2208 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:22.46
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00029497629999999996 0.2592 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:22.65
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00045722035000000005 0.2208 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:23.00
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000333 0.36 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:24.02
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00020049654999999998 0.4 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:25.92
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000117522875 0.4416 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:25.93
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000132 1.38 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:26.04
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00046010699999999996 0.4192 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:26.85
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00017680584999999998 0.2208 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:27.12
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003095926 0.2592 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:27.45
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000407 0.3 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:28.32
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001413 0.4 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:28.49
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00041289075 0.56 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:30.03
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003615 0.36 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:30.97
IV.ESCV.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013811865 0.3776 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:31.57
IV.ESCV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00012472365 0.2208 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:32.79
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001325 0.62 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:35.68
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0003555 0.44 AML other m 2021-03-08T04:02:41.80
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