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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 16-06-2021 and time 10:37:37 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 08:37:37 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 10:37:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1850, 15.0940 at 7 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 8 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 12384
Furnari ME 9 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 11 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 61338
Patti ME 12 13431 74769
Merì ME 14 2338 77107
Milazzo ME 14 31646 108753
Basicò ME 14 612 109365
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 110980
Castroreale ME 14 2504 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 18 7074 134856
San Piero Patti ME 19 2915 137771
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 144010
Novara di Sicilia ME 19 1337 145347
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 147634
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 20 1807 149441

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)
64 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
76 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 2.3 2021-06-16
08:37:37		 38.1847 15.0943 7 2021-12-29
11:12:08		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 92067801
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2021-06-16
08:37:37		 38.185 15.0922 7 2021-06-16
08:51:01		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91379841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:37:37 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1847 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0943 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 92067801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 372
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 133
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 247
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) 73
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 36
Number of defining phases 36
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13850
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.85256
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92067801
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-25 14:04:54

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91379841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 08:51:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:37:57.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 313 61.6938 50 0.58 43
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:53.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 246 94.0392 50 -0.13 42
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:53.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 94.6386 50 -0.46 79
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:37:52.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 187 43.9227 50 -0.01 47
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:51.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 84.6486 50 -0.35 61
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:51.58 0.1 negative manual P 56 83.25 50 -0.34 82
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:50.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 301 75.0693 50 -0.17 87
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:49.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 37.1295 100 -0.54 65
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:37:48.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 61.6938 50 0.28 90
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:48.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 32.5452 102 -0.62 66
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:47.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 111 56.5989 50 -0.4 64
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:37:46.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 43.9227 50 0.46 67
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:46.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 42.3243 50 0.66 63
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:46.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 153 26.5512 104 -0.32 71
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2021-06-16T08:37:46.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 167 45.0216 50 0.47 89
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:46.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 188 41.2254 50 0.69 82
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:37:46.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 26.2515 105 -0.23 48
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:46.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 207 45.0216 50 0.33 91
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:46.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 25.2525 105 0.13 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:45.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 335 23.4543 106 0.35 69
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:45.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 185 41.5251 50 0.29 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:45.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 101 22.9548 107 -0.06 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:45.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 24.8529 105 -0.26 73
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:45.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 249 46.9197 50 -0.4 88
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:44.35 0.1 negative manual P 76 37.1295 100 -0.35 91
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:43.43 0.1 positive manual P 257 32.5452 102 -0.36 93
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:43.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 51 15.3735 114 0.24 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:43.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 168 17.7711 111 -0.01 75
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T08:37:42.42 0.1 positive manual P 334 26.2515 105 -0.15 98
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:42.45 0.1 positive manual P 338 25.2525 105 0.07 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:42.27 0.1 positive manual P 335 23.4543 106 0.24 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:42.04 0.1 positive manual P 101 22.9548 107 0.11 98
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:42.55 0.1 positive manual P 153 26.5512 104 -0.08 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:42.21 0.1 negative manual P 231 24.8529 105 -0.08 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:41.10 0.1 positive manual P 168 17.7711 111 0.15 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T08:37:40.80 0.1 negative manual P 51 15.3735 114 0.31 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.7 0.005845 0.36 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:43.49
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0072699999999999996 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:43.80
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0061400000000000005 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:44.69
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0033767945 0.3392 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:45.52
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0041362065000000005 0.3008 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:45.64
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00196 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:46.22
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0007100641000000001 0.2368 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:46.49
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0015036404999999998 0.416 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:46.31
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0009471736499999999 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:46.60
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00237 1.18 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:46.80
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00102388185 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:47.05
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0009187979500000001 0.2176 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:47.75
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.001905 0.46 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:48.37
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00094554015 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:50.37
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00050714675 0.48 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:50.51
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0006254947 0.2752 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:51.07
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00014500000000000003 1.04 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:54.60
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.6 0.001335 0.3 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:54.56
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00015900000000000002 0.66 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:56.46
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000761 1.4 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:56.05
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00033199999999999994 0.46 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:57.14
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0003165 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:58.34
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00047 0.48 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:37:58.92
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0004685 0.6 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:38:00.64
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0004515 1.02 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:38:02.23
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0000896 1.24 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:38:02.93
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00045200000000000004 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:38:04.53
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00009379999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:38:04.70
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0000819 0.62 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:38:05.23
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00011750000000000001 0.8 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:38:09.25
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00009735 0.38 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:38:09.47
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00009159999999999999 0.44 AML other m 2021-06-16T08:38:10.53
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