Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 16-06-2021 and time 07:56:53 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 07:56:53 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 09:56:53 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1820, 15.0840 at 8 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
Oliveri ME 7 2181 2181
Falcone ME 7 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 9 7395 12384
Furnari ME 9 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 11 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 19755
Patti ME 11 13431 33186
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 74769
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 76384
Basicò ME 13 612 76996
Merì ME 14 2338 79334
Librizzi ME 14 1660 80994
Castroreale ME 15 2504 83498
Milazzo ME 15 31646 115144
Tripi ME 15 873 116017
San Filippo del Mela ME 17 7115 123132
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 130206
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 133121
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 137771
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 140058
Novara di Sicilia ME 19 1337 141395
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 144485
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 150724
Piraino ME 19 3962 154686

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
64 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
75 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 1.9 2021-06-16
07:56:53
38.1823 15.084 8 2021-12-29
11:12:06
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 91707911
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2021-06-16
07:56:53
38.185 15.0817 5 2021-06-16
08:06:53
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91375331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 07:56:53 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1823 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0840 ± 0.0046
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 91707911

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 366
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 88
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 254
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 370.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
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) 0.14569
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66999
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91707911
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-23 07:07:45

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91375331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:06:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:07.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 183 41.2254 50 0.07 48
IV.IACL.HHE. 2021-06-16T07:57:06.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 302 74.37 50 0.16 89
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:05.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 38.0286 50 -0.56 43
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:03.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 31.5462 104 -0.79 60
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:02.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 340 25.1526 108 -0.18 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:02.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 151 26.751 107 -0.33 70
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:02.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 23.3544 109 0.43 46
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T07:57:02.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 336 26.0517 107 -0.51 45
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:01.01 0.6 undecidable manual P 183 41.2254 50 -0.23 47
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:01.53 1.0 undecidable manual P 196 41.8248 50 0.2 23
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:01.85 0.6 undecidable manual P 207 44.4222 50 0.11 47
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:01.99 0.1 positive manual P 249 46.0206 50 0.01 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:01.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 230 23.9538 108 -0.26 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:01.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 100 23.754 108 -0.28 71
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:01.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 187 40.8258 50 0.52 44
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:00.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 174 33.4443 103 0.39 69
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:57:00.53 0.1 positive manual P 76 38.0286 50 -0.22 94
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:56:59.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 165 17.7711 114 0.1 75
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:56:59.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 31.5462 104 -0.2 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:56:59.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 52 16.1727 116 -0.05 76
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:56:58.13 0.1 positive manual P 100 23.754 108 0.04 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:56:58.65 0.1 positive manual P 151 26.751 107 -0.02 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:56:58.37 0.1 positive manual P 337 23.3544 109 0.36 94
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T07:56:58.42 0.6 undecidable manual P 336 26.0517 107 -0.11 49
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:56:58.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 23.9538 108 0.32 94
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:56:58.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 25.1526 108 0.13 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:56:57.22 0.1 positive manual P 165 17.7711 114 0.25 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T07:56:56.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 16.1727 116 0.16 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00246 0.2 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:56:59.55
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0019950000000000002 0.36 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:56:59.55
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0016699999999999998 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:00.81
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00103 0.38 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:01.67
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0010385 1.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:02.73
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000711 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:02.33
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00026849999999999997 0.52 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:02.60
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003375 0.18 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:02.71
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000795 0.38 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:02.87
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003895 1.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:03.76
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002515 0.22 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:03.82
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00016 0.36 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:04.66
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000488 0.64 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:04.94
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000446 0.98 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:06.05
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000398 0.5 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:06.67
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00031800000000000003 0.46 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:07.31
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000445 0.54 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:08.95
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00005005 1.36 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:10.03
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001235 0.88 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:15.30
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001255 0.84 AML other m 2021-06-16T07:57:15.50
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