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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 16-06-2021 and time 10:27:45 (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 08:27:45 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 10:27:45 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1810, 15.0920 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.

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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 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 14 2338 77719
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 79334
Castroreale ME 14 2504 81838
Milazzo ME 14 31646 113484
Tripi ME 15 873 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 17 7074 134856
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 137771
Novara di Sicilia ME 19 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
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 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
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
08:27:45		 38.1813 15.0923 8 2021-12-29
11:12:08		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 92062901
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2021-06-16
08:27:45		 38.1778 15.0927 10 2021-06-16
08:43:46		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91379231
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:27:45 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1813 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0923 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 8 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 92062901

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 299
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 49
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 36
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 300.0
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 30
Number of defining phases 30
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) 0.14119
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.75273
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 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92062901
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-30 08:28:36

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91379231
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:43:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:28:05.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 314 61.8936 50 0.71 39
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:28:03.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 110 56.5989 50 0.32 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:28:00.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 250 46.7199 50 -0.25 46
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:59.98 0.1 negative manual P 55 83.5497 50 -0.11 89
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:58.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 37.3293 50 -0.45 68
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:57.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 83 70.374 50 -0.12 68
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:56.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 32.2455 104 -0.49 45
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:27:56.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 314 61.8936 50 0.04 47
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:55.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 56.5989 50 -0.23 92
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:54.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 41.9247 50 0.43 67
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:54.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 339 25.5522 108 -0.24 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:54.21 0.1 undecidable manual S 231 24.4533 109 -0.18 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:54.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 336 23.754 109 0.16 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:54.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 26.3514 107 -0.28 72
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:54.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 250 46.7199 50 -0.01 73
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:27:54.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 334 26.4513 107 -0.4 70
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:53.77 0.1 undecidable manual S 100 23.0547 110 -0.14 99
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:53.91 1.0 undecidable manual P 184 41.1255 50 0.35 23
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:52.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 32.2455 104 -0.09 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:52.89 0.1 positive manual P 76 37.3293 50 -0.08 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:52.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 167 17.4714 115 0.05 76
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:51.03 0.3 positive manual P 152 26.3514 107 0.07 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:51.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 15.6732 118 0.06 76
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:27:50.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 26.4513 107 -0.06 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:50.47 0.1 positive manual P 100 23.0547 110 0.14 99
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:50.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 339 25.5522 108 0.16 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:50.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 231 24.4533 109 0.1 50
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:50.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 336 23.754 109 0.36 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:49.65 0.1 negative manual P 167 17.4714 115 0.36 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:27:49.20 0.1 negative manual P 50 15.6732 118 0.22 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00321 0.2 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:51.90
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0025099999999999996 0.34 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:51.88
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.4 0.002095 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:52.33
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0012174784999999999 0.1792 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:52.79
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0012341148 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:54.06
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0007899456 0.5376 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:54.19
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004153172 0.3008 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:54.45
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0008845000000000001 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:54.65
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00063813975 0.4608 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:54.67
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000411 1.82 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:55.02
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0004899365499999999 1.2992 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:55.14
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00025152644999999995 0.224 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:55.70
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000337 0.2 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:56.16
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001774548 0.1792 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:56.56
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00033610475 0.2624 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:59.24
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00030571324999999997 0.2624 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:27:59.47
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000029968745 0.3392 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:28:00.96
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000053754815 0.2368 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:28:01.33
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00035786625 0.3008 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:28:03.02
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002940849 0.3008 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:28:03.60
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001047 0.38 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:28:05.59
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001235 0.3 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:28:06.75
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000711351 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:28:08.73
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00011145 0.92 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:28:08.74
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