Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 21-03-2021 and time 10:44:05 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 21-03-2021 09:44:05 (UTC)
  • 21-03-2021 10:44:05 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1270, 15.0910 at 10 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Falcone ME 1 2808 2808
Oliveri ME 3 2181 4989
Furnari ME 4 3784 8773
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 10304
Terme Vigliatore ME 6 7395 17699
Rodì Milici ME 7 2056 19755
Basicò ME 8 612 20367
Tripi ME 9 873 21240
Castroreale ME 11 2504 23744
Patti ME 11 13431 37175
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 78758
Librizzi ME 12 1660 80418
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 82033
Novara di Sicilia ME 13 1337 83370
Montalbano Elicona ME 13 2287 85657
San Piero Patti ME 14 2915 88572
Merì ME 14 2338 90910
San Filippo del Mela ME 17 7115 98025
Milazzo ME 17 31646 129671
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 134321
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 17 1019 135340
Raccuja ME 18 1041 136381
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 143455
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 146545
Pace del Mela ME 20 6239 152784

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
58 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.1 2021-03-21
09:44:05
38.1273 15.0907 10 2021-07-12
16:55:05
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 88766481
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.1 2021-03-21
09:44:05
38.1273 15.0907 10 2021-03-21
10:14:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 88342911
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-21 09:44:05 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1273 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0907 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88766481

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 295
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 282
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 43
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10612
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40380
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88766481
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-04 13:53:46

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88342911
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-21 10:14:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2021-03-21T09:44:20.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 44.8218 50 0.05 48
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-03-21T09:44:18.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 67 39.4272 50 -0.01 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:44:16.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 29.2485 50 0.18 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:44:14.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 144 21.3675 114 0.41 46
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2021-03-21T09:44:14.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 44.8218 50 -0.04 71
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-03-21T09:44:13.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 39.4272 50 0.08 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:44:13.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 244 21.0678 114 -0.27 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:44:13.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 85 22.9548 113 -0.37 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:44:12.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 29.2485 50 0.24 70
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-03-21T09:44:12.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 31.9458 50 -0.14 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:44:10.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 244 21.0678 114 0 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:44:10.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 11.7771 129 -0.09 50
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:44:10.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 22.9548 113 -0.04 99
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:44:10.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 144 21.3675 114 -0.06 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:44:08.78 0.1 positive manual P 160 11.7771 129 0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0004612881 1.3824 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:44:11.59
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00016042475 0.3008 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:44:11.14
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000037159894999999996 0.1408 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:44:13.66
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00013098405 1.6032 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:44:13.13
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00006579562999999999 0.1792 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:44:14.19
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000063244275 0.1408 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:44:14.97
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000055158674999999996 0.864 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:44:14.77
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