Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 16-06-2021 and time 08:54:22 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 06:54:22 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 08:54:22 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1770, 15.1010 at 8 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
Oliveri ME 7 2181 2181
Falcone ME 7 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 12384
Furnari ME 8 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 11 41583 61338
Patti ME 13 13431 74769
Merì ME 13 2338 77107
Castroreale ME 13 2504 79611
Basicò ME 13 612 80223
Milazzo ME 13 31646 111869
Tripi ME 14 873 112742
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 114357
San Filippo del Mela ME 15 7115 121472
Librizzi ME 15 1660 123132
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 127782
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 129119
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 135358
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 142432
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 145347
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 147634
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 19 1807 149441
Condrò ME 20 493 149934

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Catania (314555 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 0.8 2021-06-16
06:54:22
38.1767 15.101 9 2021-06-16
07:02:01
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91372201
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 06:54:22 ± 0.11
Latitude 38.1767 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1010 ± 0.0057
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 91372201

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 557
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 180
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 311
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 102
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13939
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33185
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91372201
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 07:02:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T06:54:35.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 36.8298 50 -0.14 48
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-06-16T06:54:32.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 153 25.5522 108 -0.24 73
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-06-16T06:54:31.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 99 22.2555 111 -0.1 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T06:54:31.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 233 24.753 109 -0.38 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T06:54:30.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 36.8298 50 -0.09 73
IV.NOV.HHE. 2021-06-16T06:54:29.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 16.7721 117 0.08 76
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T06:54:28.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 47 15.4734 119 -0.24 74
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-06-16T06:54:28.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 99 22.2555 111 0.39 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T06:54:28.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 24.753 109 0.15 74
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T06:54:28.43 0.6 negative manual P 335 24.5532 109 0.28 48
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-06-16T06:54:28.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 153 25.5522 108 0.08 75
IV.NOV.HHE. 2021-06-16T06:54:26.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 16.7721 117 0.16 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T06:54:26.42 0.3 positive manual P 47 15.4734 119 -0.07 76
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001413961 0.3392 AML other m 2021-06-16T06:54:30.04
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00007700196500000001 0.1792 AML other m 2021-06-16T06:54:28.91
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.5 0.00002021271 0.3584 AML other m 2021-06-16T06:54:31.83
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000033122690000000007 0.2592 AML other m 2021-06-16T06:54:31.88
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