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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 16-06-2021 and time 08:17:50 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 08:17:50 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 10:17:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1760, 15.0970 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.

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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
Oliveri ME 7 2181 2181
Falcone ME 7 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 12384
Furnari ME 8 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 11 41583 61338
Patti ME 12 13431 74769
Basicò ME 13 612 75381
Merì ME 13 2338 77719
Castroreale ME 13 2504 80223
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 81838
Milazzo ME 14 31646 113484
Tripi ME 14 873 114357
Librizzi ME 15 1660 116017
San Filippo del Mela ME 15 7115 123132
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 127782
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 134856
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 136193
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 139108
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 141395
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 147634
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 19 1807 149441
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 20 3090 152531

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
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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2021-06-16
08:17:50		 38.1762 15.0972 9 2021-06-16
08:23:24		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91376531
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:17:50 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.1762 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0972 ± 0.0046
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 91376531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 479
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 298
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 164
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 480.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 135
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33455
Number of stations at which the event was observed 27
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91376531
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:23:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.TRIF.CHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:18.24 3.0 negative manual Pg 9.42 0
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:18.25 3.0 negative manual Pn -9.45 0
IV.PE3.EHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:14.95 3.0 negative manual Pg 11.7 0
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:03.09 3.0 negative manual Pg 13.34 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:01.59 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 2.99 0
IV.PP3.EHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:51.59 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.61 0
IV.PCRO.HNZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:48.68 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -7.61 0
IV.ATPI.EHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:48.21 3.0 negative manual Pn -9.99 0
IV.TERO.HNZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:45.18 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 0.27 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:38.02 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.86 0
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:33.18 3.0 positive manual Pn -9.99 0
IV.COLB.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:29.60 3.0 negative manual Pg 6.53 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:28.02 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -7.06 0
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:26.13 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.68 0
IV.TST02.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:26.85 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -6.11 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:26.53 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -9.99 0
IV.ERC.EHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:17.10 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -9 0
IV.MTMR.EHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:09.41 3.0 negative manual Pn -8.25 0
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:05.72 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -7.57 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:18:02.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 37.1295 50 -0.23 70
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:59.24 3.0 positive manual Pg 6.65 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:59.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 335 24.4533 111 -0.1 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:58.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 98 22.5552 113 -0.08 74
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:58.96 0.1 undecidable manual S 233 24.4533 111 -0.22 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:57.55 0.3 positive manual P 75 37.1295 50 0.11 72
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:56.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 48 15.7731 121 -0.16 99
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:55.65 0.6 positive manual P 335 24.4533 111 0.32 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:55.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 98 22.5552 113 0.21 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:55.52 0.3 negative manual P 233 24.4533 111 0.18 73
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:53.87 0.1 negative manual P 48 15.7731 121 0.1 100
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:51.98 3.0 negative manual P 4.87 0
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:17:49.51 3.0 undecidable manual P -2.09 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000169 1.14 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:17:59.71
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003489005 0.3392 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:17:56.52
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0005008315500000001 0.2048 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:17:56.54
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00009304986000000002 0.3776 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:17:58.84
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00012174931 0.256 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:17:59.30
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000061267745 0.1408 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:18:00.11
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000052122445000000004 0.48 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:18:02.82
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00004620021 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:18:03.41
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