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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 16-06-2021 and time 10:24:01 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 08:24:01 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 10:24:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1760, 15.0990 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
Merì ME 13 2338 77107
Castroreale ME 13 2504 79611
Basicò ME 13 612 80223
Milazzo ME 14 31646 111869
Tripi ME 14 873 112742
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 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
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 136193
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 139108
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 145347
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 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
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 1.7 2021-06-16
08:24:01		 38.1765 15.0992 11 2021-12-29
11:12:07		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 91815561
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2021-06-16
08:24:01		 38.1742 15.1062 11 2021-06-16
08:32:41		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91378061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:24:01 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1765 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0992 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 91815561

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 375
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 369
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 104
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) 75
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14029
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42358
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91815561
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-24 10:42:03

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91378061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:32:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:16.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 47.0196 50 0.36 44
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:14.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 198 41.5251 50 -0.69 60
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:13.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 36.9297 50 0.15 47
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:12.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 32.745 50 -0.22 47
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:10.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 26.2515 50 0.05 49
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:10.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 24.4533 50 0.02 49
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:24:10.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 153 25.5522 50 -0.05 49
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:10.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 251 47.0196 50 0.2 91
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:24:10.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 27.2505 50 -0.52 44
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:09.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 233 24.6531 50 -0.31 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:09.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 98 22.3554 50 -0.19 48
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:09.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 41.5251 50 0.23 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:08.54 0.1 positive manual P 75 36.9297 50 0.29 91
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:07.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 48 15.5733 125 -0.39 69
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:07.83 0.6 undecidable manual P 259 32.745 50 0.24 46
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:07.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 16.7721 123 -0.13 73
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:24:06.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 334 27.2505 50 -0.25 47
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:06.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 26.2515 50 -0.14 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:06.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 22.3554 50 0.07 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:06.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 24.4533 50 0.35 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:06.53 0.1 negative manual P 233 24.6531 50 0.19 95
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:24:06.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 153 25.5522 50 0.03 73
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:05.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 16.7721 123 0.19 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:24:04.88 0.1 negative manual P 48 15.5733 125 -0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0013465 0.2 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:07.56
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0011200000000000001 0.36 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:07.55
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0009065 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:08.78
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000523 0.96 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:09.64
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000546 1.14 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:10.71
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00041749999999999996 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:10.29
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004435 1.18 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:10.87
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00023799999999999998 1.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:11.11
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000207 0.5 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:14.42
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002326824 0.5184 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:10.32
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001684069 1.2992 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:10.79
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00013178815 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:11.81
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000077806565 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:12.21
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001603894 0.9024 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:24:13.83
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