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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-06-2021 and time 11:26:13 (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 11:26:13 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 13:26:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1820, 15.1110 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 7 7395 7395
Falcone ME 8 2808 10203
Oliveri ME 8 2181 12384
Furnari ME 9 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 12 2338 63676
Milazzo ME 12 31646 95322
Castroreale ME 13 2504 97826
Patti ME 14 13431 111257
Basicò ME 14 612 111869
San Filippo del Mela ME 14 7115 118984
Tripi ME 15 873 119857
Montagnareale ME 15 1615 121472
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 16 4650 126122
Librizzi ME 16 1660 127782
Pace del Mela ME 17 6239 134021
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 18 1807 135828
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 137165
Condrò ME 19 493 137658
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 144732
San Piero Patti ME 19 2915 147647
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 149934

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 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
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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 2.0 2021-06-16
11:26:13		 38.1818 15.1107 10 2021-12-29
11:12:10		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 92490651
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2021-06-16
11:26:13		 38.1823 15.1095 10 2021-06-16
11:33:08		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91392211
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 11:26:13 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1818 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1107 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 92490651

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 400
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 379
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 103
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13040
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.68798
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92490651
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-09 17:29:03

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91392211
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 11:33:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:28.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 48.2184 50 0.09 70
IV.IACL.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:26.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 76.368 50 0.49 61
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:25.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 35.8419 50 0.06 72
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:24.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 33.8439 50 -0.74 40
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:22.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 335 26.1516 50 0.06 73
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:22.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 250 48.2184 50 0.01 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:22.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 233 25.752 50 -0.33 69
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:22.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 24.3534 50 0.22 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:22.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 155 25.6521 50 -0.25 71
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:22.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 331 27.1506 50 -0.48 67
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:21.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 100 21.4674 116 -0.21 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:20.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 17.2716 121 -0.03 75
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:20.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 35.8419 50 0.22 70
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:20.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 258 33.8439 50 0.43 45
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:18.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 331 27.1506 50 -0.18 71
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:18.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 335 26.1516 50 0.02 99
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-06-16T11:26:18.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 100 21.4674 116 0.12 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:18.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 25.752 50 0.18 72
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:18.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 47 14.4744 126 -0.32 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:18.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 332 24.3534 50 0.04 99
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:18.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 155 25.6521 50 0.21 71
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:17.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 17.2716 121 0.15 73
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T11:26:16.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 14.4744 126 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.002663495 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:26:19.51
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0011989384999999998 0.2432 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:26:20.26
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001641821 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:26:20.17
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0010741418 0.3008 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:26:20.59
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000381 0.22 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:26:22.78
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002595 0.44 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:26:23.22
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000296 0.22 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:26:23.21
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00062459905 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:26:23.35
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00059064625 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:26:23.44
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00035682035 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T11:26:23.41
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