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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 16-06-2021 and time 12:25:42 (UTC) 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 12:25:42 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 14:25:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1870, 15.1090 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 10 2056 18224
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 11 41583 59807
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 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 17 1660 127782
Pace del Mela ME 17 6239 134021
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 18 1807 135828
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 142902
Novara di Sicilia ME 19 1337 144239
Condrò ME 19 493 144732
San Piero Patti ME 20 2915 147647
Montalbano Elicona ME 20 2287 149934

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
48 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
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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
12:25:42		 38.1872 15.1092 10 2021-12-29
11:12:10		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 92652141
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2021-06-16
12:25:42		 38.187 15.1132 10 2021-06-16
12:34:44		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91395071
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 12:25:42 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1872 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1092 ± 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 92652141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 230
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 227
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 48
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 230.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
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) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12770
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.68438
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 23
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91395071
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 12:34:44

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 23
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92652141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-12 07:08:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:03.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 68.8755 50 -0.08 45
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2021-06-16T12:26:01.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 312 62.493 50 -0.36 43
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:00.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 111 55.5 50 0.5 44
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2021-06-16T12:25:59.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 53.3022 50 0.05 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:57.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 250 48.2184 50 -0.08 47
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:55.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 75.9684 50 -0.07 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:54.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 35.8419 50 -0.16 71
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:54.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 68.8755 50 0.12 91
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2021-06-16T12:25:53.06 1.0 undecidable manual P 312 62.493 50 -0.61 20
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:52.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 156 26.2515 50 -0.12 73
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:52.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 25.5522 50 0.33 47
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:52.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 111 55.5 50 0.03 48
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2021-06-16T12:25:52.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 82 53.3022 50 0.26 46
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:51.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 250 48.2184 50 0.04 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:51.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 26.0517 50 -0.28 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:51.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 23.754 50 0.27 71
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:51.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 331 26.5512 50 -0.34 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:50.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 102 21.7671 116 -0.39 71
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:49.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 17.871 120 -0.14 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:49.64 0.1 negative manual P 76 35.8419 50 0.08 98
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:49.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 33.8439 50 0.03 74
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:48.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 49 14.1747 126 -0.36 72
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:48.00 0.1 positive manual P 335 25.5522 50 0.03 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:48.17 0.1 positive manual P 156 26.2515 50 0.08 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:48.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 26.0517 50 0.2 97
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:48.03 0.1 positive manual P 331 26.5512 50 -0.11 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:47.48 0.1 positive manual P 102 21.7671 116 0.12 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:47.90 0.1 positive manual P 332 23.754 50 0.19 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:46.14 0.1 negative manual P 49 14.1747 126 0.09 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:25:46.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 17.871 120 0.15 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.5 0.003105 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:48.58
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0064399999999999995 1.78 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:49.93
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0033269389999999997 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:49.70
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0028233135 0.3968 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:50.11
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.002425421 1.7248 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:51.93
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00130144335 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:52.14
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0010384725 0.2368 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:52.30
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00054414305 0.3648 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:52.51
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0007639376 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:52.74
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0006630001000000001 0.2816 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:52.72
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00088857025 0.1792 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:53.12
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0007702926 0.1984 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:53.66
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0008165 0.3 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:55.82
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0006214832999999999 1.8208 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:55.03
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006430441 0.3968 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:25:58.72
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00020283925 0.3968 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:02.70
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002662275 0.6016 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:03.03
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011649999999999999 0.52 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:05.50
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0001545745 0.5376 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:05.51
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00017235665 0.2624 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:06.03
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00017750684500000003 0.256 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:06.04
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00032324739999999995 0.3008 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:12.02
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00032399999999999996 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:12.58
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