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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 16-06-2021 and time 13:07:42 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 11:07:42 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 13:07:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1800, 15.1190 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
Terme Vigliatore ME 6 7395 7395
Falcone ME 8 2808 10203
Oliveri ME 8 2181 12384
Furnari ME 8 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 18224
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 10 41583 59807
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 61338
Merì ME 11 2338 63676
Milazzo ME 12 31646 95322
Castroreale ME 12 2504 97826
San Filippo del Mela ME 14 7115 104941
Basicò ME 14 612 105553
Patti ME 14 13431 118984
Tripi ME 15 873 119857
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 15 4650 124507
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 126122
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 132361
Librizzi ME 17 1660 134021
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 18 1807 135828
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 137165
Condrò ME 18 493 137658
San Piero Patti ME 20 2915 140573
Montalbano Elicona ME 20 2287 142860
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 149934

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
47 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 2.2 2021-06-16
11:07:42		 38.1802 15.1187 10 2021-12-29
11:12:09		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 92368921
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2021-06-16
11:07:42		 38.1807 15.1133 10 2021-06-16
11:13:13		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91390931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 11:07:42 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1802 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1187 ± 0.0046
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 92368921

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 330
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 257
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 197
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 330.0
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 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12680
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.74284
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 21
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92368921
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-09 08:58:00

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91390931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 11:13:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:57.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 98 82.4508 50 -0.05 88
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:55.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 35.2425 50 0.16 71
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:54.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 312 63.5919 50 0.41 63
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:54.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 82 68.1762 50 -0.22 87
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:52.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 26.2515 50 -0.46 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:52.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 251 48.8178 50 0.05 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:52.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 157 25.2525 112 -0.17 72
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:52.83 0.6 undecidable manual P 111 54.4011 50 -0.1 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:52.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 331 24.8529 112 0.1 48
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:51.81 1.0 undecidable manual P 200 42.5241 50 0.71 20
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:50.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 100 20.7681 116 -0.05 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:50.02 0.1 negative manual P 75 35.2425 50 0.05 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:49.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 175 16.9719 120 0.03 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:48.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 44 14.0748 125 -0.26 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:48.22 0.1 positive manual P 331 24.8529 112 -0.14 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:48.41 0.1 negative manual P 235 26.2515 50 -0.17 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:48.51 0.1 positive manual P 157 25.2525 112 0.09 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:47.11 0.1 positive manual P 175 16.9719 120 0.18 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:47.79 0.1 positive manual P 100 20.7681 116 0.19 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:07:46.48 0.1 negative manual P 44 14.0748 125 0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0033 0.24 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:48.92
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.7 0.005328651 0.224 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:49.37
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.5 0.002505 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:50.39
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001685 0.48 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:51.36
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0033214585000000004 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:49.96
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.002494912 0.3392 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:51.25
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0011783375 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:52.38
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0007195 0.24 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:52.58
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00040492375000000005 0.2752 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:52.97
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0011496314999999999 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:52.52
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0006016219000000001 0.4224 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:55.34
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0008105 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:56.14
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00008324999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:08:00.71
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006654710999999999 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:08:01.80
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00012741225 0.2368 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:08:05.87
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00098600165 0.2944 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:08:08.37
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0004425 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:08:08.38
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00072701605 0.2432 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:53.22
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00026787975 0.736 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:07:52.78
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00009738825 0.2368 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:08:08.28
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.9 0.000130829865 0.4416 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:08:05.88
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