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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 16-06-2021 and time 14:26:52 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 12:26:52 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 14:26:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1890, 15.1110 at 11 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
Oliveri ME 8 2181 9576
Falcone ME 8 2808 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
Milazzo ME 12 31646 92984
Merì ME 12 2338 95322
Castroreale ME 13 2504 97826
Patti ME 14 13431 111257
San Filippo del Mela ME 14 7115 118372
Basicò ME 15 612 118984
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 120599
Tripi ME 16 873 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
Condrò ME 19 493 136321
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 143395
Novara di Sicilia ME 19 1337 144732
San Piero Patti ME 20 2915 147647

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 2.1 2021-06-16
12:26:52		 38.1893 15.111 11 2021-12-29
11:12:10		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 92652391
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2021-06-16
12:26:52		 38.1883 15.1107 11 2021-06-16
12:40:10		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91395251
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 12:26:52 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1893 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1110 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 92652391

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 362
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 283
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 204
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 360.0
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 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12501
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32106
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92652391
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-12 07:15:54

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91395251
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 12:40:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:27:04.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 35.6421 50 -0.11 48
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:27:03.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 34.0437 50 -0.44 67
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:27:01.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 331 23.6541 50 0.32 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:27:01.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 232 26.2515 50 -0.11 48
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:27:01.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 335 25.3524 50 -0.31 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:27:01.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 156 26.4513 50 -0.18 48
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:27:01.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 26.4513 50 -0.29 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:27:00.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 103 21.6672 50 -0.17 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:59.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 173 18.0708 121 -0.28 47
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:59.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 34.0437 50 0.14 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:59.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 35.6421 50 0.17 94
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:57.64 0.1 positive manual P 330 26.4513 50 -0.06 98
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:57.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 156 26.4513 50 0.12 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:57.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 26.2515 50 0.23 94
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:57.49 0.1 positive manual P 331 23.6541 50 0.22 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:57.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 49 13.875 128 -0.3 71
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:57.59 0.1 positive manual P 335 25.3524 50 0.06 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:57.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 21.6672 50 0.15 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:56.54 0.1 negative manual P 173 18.0708 121 0.14 98
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:26:55.76 0.1 negative manual P 49 13.875 128 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0013971710000000002 0.2176 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:58.19
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0018806864999999999 0.2048 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:58.52
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0017806289999999997 0.256 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:59.46
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00120201395 1.1776 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:26:59.75
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00080189475 0.2816 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:27:00.56
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008752807 0.4608 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:27:00.66
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005022272999999999 0.96 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:27:01.75
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00042809715 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:27:02.32
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002955407 0.3584 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:27:04.62
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00031335944999999997 0.2624 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:27:05.43
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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