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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 16-06-2021 and time 11:15:05 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 09:15:05 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 11:15:05 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1800, 15.0950 at 10 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 11 41583 61338
Patti ME 12 13431 74769
Basicò ME 13 612 75381
Merì ME 13 2338 77719
Castroreale ME 14 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 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
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 145347
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 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
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.6 2021-06-16
09:15:05		 38.1798 15.0947 10 2021-12-29
11:12:08		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 92102611
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2021-06-16
09:15:05		 38.1813 15.094 11 2021-06-16
09:27:46		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91383701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 09:15:05 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1798 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0947 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 92102611

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 281
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 248
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) 280.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 76
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.13
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14119
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42178
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92102611
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-01 14:43:49

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91383701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 09:27:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:18.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 37.2294 50 0.18 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:14.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 23.9538 50 0.18 49
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T09:15:14.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 26.751 50 -0.23 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:14.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 26.1516 50 -0.21 48
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:14.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 339 25.752 50 -0.25 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:14.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 24.5532 50 -0.17 73
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:14.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 250 46.8198 50 0.15 70
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:13.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 99 22.8549 114 -0.26 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:12.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 168 17.2716 121 0.02 51
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:12.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 37.2294 50 0.18 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:11.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 15.6732 123 -0.25 49
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T09:15:11.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 334 26.751 50 -0.06 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:11.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 152 26.1516 50 0.04 75
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:11.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 32.4453 50 0.02 74
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:10.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 24.5532 50 -0.04 75
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:10.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 335 23.9538 50 0.12 98
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:10.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 339 25.752 50 -0.02 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:10.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 22.8549 114 0.05 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:09.28 0.1 negative manual P 50 15.6732 123 0.12 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T09:15:09.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 168 17.2716 121 0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0007704999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:11.96
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0012734825 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:12.28
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0009835 1.68 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:12.15
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00060301725 0.2752 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:14.10
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00025550000000000003 0.42 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:14.66
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005011459499999999 0.1792 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:13.98
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00030049625 0.4032 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:14.26
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001555 0.12 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:15.42
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00013450000000000002 0.22 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:16.19
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00015165214999999997 0.2624 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:16.42
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010815 0.2 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:16.79
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00019906389999999998 0.1344 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:17.86
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008377195 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:16.60
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00017183904999999998 0.1216 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:17.49
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001516087 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:18.83
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00011098224999999999 0.1408 AML other m 2021-06-16T09:15:19.04
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