Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-06-2021 and time 08:25:07 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 08:25:07 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 10:25:07 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1800, 15.0940 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Hai sentito il terremoto? Clicca qui

Did you feel it? Fill in the questionnaire.

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 8 7395 12384
Furnari ME 9 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 61338
Patti ME 12 13431 74769
Basicò ME 13 612 75381
Merì ME 13 2338 77719
Castroreale ME 14 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 16 7115 123132
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 127782
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 134856
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 137771
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 139108
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 141395
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 147634
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 20 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)
49 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 2.0 2021-06-16
08:25:07		 38.1803 15.094 9 2021-12-29
11:12:07		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 91826781
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2021-06-16
08:25:07		 38.1788 15.0928 11 2021-06-16
08:40:07		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91379001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:25:07 ± 0.04
Latitude 38.1803 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0940 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 91826781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 273
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 178
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 290
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 270.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 71
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
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) 0.14119
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55848
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91826781
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-24 15:19:47

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91379001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:40:07
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:23.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 46.7199 50 -0.05 72
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:20.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 37.2294 50 -0.34 69
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:25:19.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 61.9935 50 0.34 88
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:19.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 176 33.1446 50 0.31 46
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:18.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 110 56.3991 50 0.06 70
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:18.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 258 32.3454 50 -0.48 67
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:17.11 0.1 undecidable manual S 339 25.752 110 -0.13 98
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:16.68 0.1 undecidable manual S 232 24.5532 111 -0.17 97
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:16.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 336 23.8539 111 0.15 98
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:16.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 46.7199 50 0.12 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:16.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 26.1516 110 -0.4 46
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:16.12 1.0 undecidable manual P 185 41.0256 50 0.39 23
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:16.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 99 22.8549 112 -0.29 48
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:15.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 37.2294 50 0 98
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:15.76 0.6 undecidable manual P 208 44.622 50 -0.52 43
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:14.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 258 32.3454 50 -0.04 98
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:14.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 33.1446 50 0.32 70
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:14.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 168 17.2716 118 -0.03 51
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:13.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 339 25.752 110 -0.03 100
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:13.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 26.6511 109 -0.17 97
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:13.94 0.1 undecidable manual S 50 15.6732 121 -0.14 99
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:13.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 24.5532 111 0.06 99
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:13.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 23.8539 111 0.18 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:13.36 0.1 negative manual P 152 26.1516 110 0.04 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:12.87 0.1 negative manual P 99 22.8549 112 0.17 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:25:11.91 0.1 positive manual P 168 17.2716 118 0.22 97
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:25:11.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 15.6732 121 0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0015342405 0.3008 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:25:15.41
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00057256495 0.4608 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:25:16.48
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00099336735 0.2944 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:25:16.36
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0010741844 0.1792 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:25:16.24
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00020600000000000002 1.58 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:25:17.20
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002475 1.34 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:25:19.68
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download
Waveforms Seismic signals in miniseed + resp format Download