Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 06-04-2021 and time 09:16:15 (Italy) in region 2 km SW Alcara li Fusi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Alcara li Fusi (ME), on

  • 06-04-2021 07:16:15 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2021 09:16:15 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0110, 14.6910 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
Alcara li Fusi ME 2 1980 1980
Militello Rosmarino ME 4 1324 3304
Longi ME 6 1473 4777
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 7 1996 6773
Galati Mamertino ME 8 2627 9400
San Fratello ME 8 3707 13107
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 8 12624 25731
Frazzanò ME 8 711 26442
Torrenova ME 9 4386 30828
Mirto ME 10 974 31802
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 10 1319 33121
Acquedolci ME 10 5744 38865
Capri Leone ME 11 4515 43380
Tortorici ME 12 6435 49815
Castell'Umberto ME 13 3128 52943
Naso ME 15 3813 56756
Sinagra ME 16 2705 59461
Ficarra ME 16 1469 60930
Ucria ME 17 1058 61988
Capo d'Orlando ME 17 13254 75242
San Teodoro ME 18 1403 76645
Cesarò ME 19 2439 79084
Floresta ME 19 485 79569
Maniace CT 19 3765 83334
Raccuja ME 20 1041 84375

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
61 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2021-04-06
07:16:15
38.0112 14.6912 9 2021-04-06
07:22:52
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 88812001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-04-06 07:16:15 ± 0.18
Latitude 38.0112 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.6912 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88812001

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1063
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 831
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 340
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1060.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 141
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
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) 0.08184
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42898
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88812001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-06 07:22:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-04-06T07:16:24.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 95 47.619 50 0.03 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-04-06T07:16:21.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 77 16.3725 118 -0.07 50
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-04-06T07:16:21.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 145 25.3524 109 0.46 45
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-04-06T07:16:21.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 16 12.5763 125 0.34 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-04-06T07:16:19.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 286 9.0798 134 0.03 51
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-04-06T07:16:18.61 0.3 positive manual P 16 12.5763 125 0.05 76
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-04-06T07:16:18.93 0.1 negative manual P 77 16.3725 118 -0.28 96
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-04-06T07:16:17.88 0.1 positive manual P 286 9.0798 134 -0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001785 0.26 AML other m 2021-04-06T07:16:21.30
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0002062454 0.32 AML other m 2021-04-06T07:16:21.27
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000076572115 0.1792 AML other m 2021-04-06T07:16:22.58
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00019350000000000001 0.26 AML other m 2021-04-06T07:16:22.02
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00011090710000000001 0.2592 AML other m 2021-04-06T07:16:20.19
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00006986142 0.1024 AML other m 2021-04-06T07:16:20.12
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00016730869999999999 0.64 AML other m 2021-04-06T07:16:27.49
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00014442720000000002 1.0208 AML other m 2021-04-06T07:16:33.78
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