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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 16-06-2021 and time 10:18:56 (Italy) 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 08:18:56 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 10:18:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1760, 15.0980 at 11 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.

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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
Milazzo ME 14 31646 111869
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 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
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 129119
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 132034
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 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
Shakemap
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
08:18:56		 38.1758 15.0977 11 2021-12-29
11:12:07		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 91768941
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2021-06-16
08:18:56		 38.1777 15.0912 11 2021-06-16
08:24:19		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91376611
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:18:56 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1758 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0977 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 91768941

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 359
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 216
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 16
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 70
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 29
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) 0.14209
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.85256
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 91768941
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-23 13:53:46

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91376611
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:24:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:19.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 302 75.7686 50 0.11 44
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:12.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 254 94.6386 50 0.19 62
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:11.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 46.9197 50 -0.13 46
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2021-06-16T08:19:10.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 83.5497 50 0.25 63
IV.SOI.EHN. 2021-06-16T08:19:10.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 97 84.249 50 -0.28 62
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:09.76 0.1 negative manual P 302 75.7686 50 0.35 83
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:08.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 37.1295 50 0.12 71
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:19:07.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 314 62.5929 50 0.62 59
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:06.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 259 32.5452 50 -0.61 63
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:19:06.16 1.0 undecidable manual P 110 55.9995 50 -0.19 22
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:05.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 233 24.4533 50 -0.29 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:05.17 0.1 positive manual P 251 46.9197 50 0.22 91
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:05.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 25.6521 50 -0.11 72
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:19:05.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 27.2505 50 -0.63 42
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:05.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 26.2515 50 0.02 49
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:05.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 24.4533 50 -0.13 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:04.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 98 22.4553 50 -0.18 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:03.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 37.1295 50 0.12 94
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:03.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 168 16.7721 123 -0.14 73
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:02.73 0.1 negative manual P 259 32.5452 50 -0.02 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:02.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 48 15.7731 124 -0.44 69
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:01.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 26.2515 50 -0.01 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:01.32 0.1 positive manual P 98 22.4553 50 0.12 96
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:01.54 0.1 positive manual P 335 24.4533 50 0.04 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:01.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 233 24.4533 50 0.08 97
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:19:01.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 334 27.2505 50 -0.14 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:01.82 0.1 positive manual P 152 25.6521 50 0.15 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:00.07 0.1 negative manual P 48 15.7731 124 0 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:19:00.38 0.1 positive manual P 168 16.7721 123 0.13 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0029875229999999997 0.1792 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:02.75
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00264 0.34 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:02.74
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0017654524999999998 0.2816 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:03.17
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0009755525 0.384 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:04.82
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00103850325 0.3008 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:04.91
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000769 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:05.48
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00067323115 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:05.50
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00048494950000000004 0.48 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:05.52
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000286 0.2 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:05.87
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003722782 0.224 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:05.93
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00028000000000000003 0.2 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:07.00
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001681682 0.224 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:07.40
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005405 0.4 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:07.59
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00021907539999999997 0.2624 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:07.62
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00035734515 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:09.61
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00023227255 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:09.82
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00005198814 0.2432 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:15.72
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000044848810000000004 0.3008 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:16.42
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000133 0.98 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:22.07
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000176 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:19:23.63
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